ECTS - History and the Politics of the Balkans
History and the Politics of the Balkans (IR507) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| History and the Politics of the Balkans | IR507 | General Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Social Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Problem Solving. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The aim of the course is to give students information about the political development process of the Balkans at graduate level and to ensure that students acquire an academic opinion in this area. In the end of the course the students will understand inter-state relations of the region, the reasons and importance of Balkans for the great powers in global politics and the relations between Turkey and the region. Besides, the students will obtain have sufficient information to be able to analyze the political developments in the region. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | The historical and political developments of 20th century in the Balkans, the new national-state entities in the Balkans caused by the political and economic crisis, the disintegration of Yugoslavia. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction to the Course | None |
| 2 | The Causes for Yugoslavia Unification | Crampton, pp. 1-26, 113-146 |
| 3 | The Balkans during Cold War Years | Crampton, pp. 107-225 |
| 4 | Disintegration of Yugoslavia | Crampton, pp. 239-270 |
| 5 | Beginning of Yugoslav disintegration: Wars in Slovenia and Croatia | Crampton, pp. 247-254 |
| 6 | War and peace in Bosnia | Crampton, pp.244-245, 285-289 |
| 7 | Mid-term | |
| 8 | The Kosovo Question | Crampton, pp. 240-241, 270-283 |
| 9 | The Albanian Question in the Balkans | Crampton, pp. 295-308 |
| 10 | Greco-Macedonian dispute | Crampton, pp. 293-299, 335-343 |
| 11 | Macedonian question in general | Crampton, pp. 293- 299 |
| 12 | Greek foreign policy in the Balkans | Crampton, pp. 335-343 |
| 13 | Bulgaria’s transition | Crampton, pp. 308-324 |
| 14 | Romania’s transition | Crampton, pp. 324-335 |
| 15 | Enlargement of the EU and NATO in the Balkans | |
| 16 | Review Week |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Crampton, R.J., The Balkans Since the Second World War, Pearson Education Limited, 2002 |
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Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 40 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 60 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Develop understanding of translation theories, concepts and history, and their application to the processes used in translating | |||||
| 2 | Develop critical knowledge and understanding of current issues, European Union and international relations, law and technical issues in terms of translation studies | |||||
| 3 | Detect, define, formulate and solve the problems to be encountered in translation process | |||||
| 4 | Acquire the skills of translation analysis, criticism and hermeneutics | |||||
| 5 | Develop critical understanding of international affairs and cultural studies regarding to profession of translation | |||||
| 6 | Improve skills of research techniques, use CAT tools, databases and other printed and electronic devices and sources efficiently | |||||
| 7 | Develop efficient individual and group working skills, build self-confidence for taking responsibility and acquire powerful communication skills. | |||||
| 8 | Build awareness for life-long learning; to catch the developments in science and technology and sustain continuous personal development. | |||||
| 9 | Acquire knowledge on ethical and professional issues in translation | |||||
| 10 | Build awareness about project management and the rights of employees and the legal consequences of translation applications. | |||||
| 11 | Build awareness about the universal and societal dimensions of translation studies and gather information about the problems of the contemporary World. | |||||
| 12 | Improve skills to use source and target languages fluently in presentations and academic studies | |||||
| 13 | Acquire knowledge on terminology management and global translation quality standards at a professional level | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||