Economics is the study of the choices people make and the actions they take in order to make the best use of scarce resources to fulfil their wants and needs. This course is an introduction to the basic principles of microeconomics, which analyzes the choices and actions of the individual parts of the economy – households, firms, and the government. This course covers resource allocation and opportunity cost; supply and demand; pricing and the market system; elasticity; theories of production and consumption; perfect and imperfect competition and factor markets.

This course is intended to introduce the students to some basic macroeconomic concepts, with special emphasis on determinants of the level of national income, prices and employment. Current problems of inflation and unemployment are explored with the aid of such analysis and tools available to government to deal with economic problems and their limitations are analyzed. This course covers the concepts of national income determination, aggregate demand and aggregate supply analysis in both the shortrun and the longrun, monetary policy, inflation, unemployment, government deficits and economic growth.

This course introduces the students to the basics of the international monetary theory. It analyzes the relationships between economic indicators and international transactions from a macroeconomic perspective. This course is built on three main topics. First part consists of the basics of international monetary economics; in the second part emphasis will be on macroeconomic policies in an open economy framework; and international monetary agreements will be analyzed in the last part of the course. Other topics include balance of payments, foreign exchange markets, international financial markets and instruments, fixed and flexible exchange rate regimes, and international monetary systems.

This course aims at equipping students with skills related to two main aspects of Academic English, which are listening and notetaking and academic speaking.

This course aims at equipping students with skills related to two main aspects of Academic English, which are reading and academic writing.

This course provides a general information of the events from the end of the 19. century until the end of the Turkish War of Independence and the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923.

With special reference to the Principals of Atatürk the course will examine the philosophy of the foundation and existence of the republican regime as well as the democratic developments in secular Turkey during the twentieth century and in the era of extending globalization.

In addition to a specific discussion on the nature of scientific knowledge and social sciences, the course will cover selected issues from anthropology, sociology, psychology, social psychology, political science and economics.

The course involves a careful study of the formation of various aspects of modern societies. It examines the key ideas of the Enlightenment, the development of the modern state, the economic formation of modernity, the relevance of class and gender issues to industrial societies, and the political and cultural significance of religion, secularism and ideology in the modern world.

This course is an introduction to the main theories of IR. The course examines Realist, Liberal and Kantian Idealist perspectives regarding the nature, structure, functioning, and transformation of the international system. Throughout the course, main IR concepts will be introduced such as power, conflict, cooperation and types of state and international organizations. Furthermore, the relevance of theoretical debates for political reality will be illustrated through the analysis of empirical cases.

Based on the major theoretical approaches of International Relations discipline, this course aims to give students basics of foreign policy implementation, particularly the decision making processes of nationalactors. The course explains the main objectives and fundamental instruments of foreign policy by focusing on definitions and numerous examples of international events.

The course consists of the following aspects: (1) Overview of basic European integration theories: Why did the governments surrender national sovereignty in some areas? Which actors drive the integration process? Which factors influence their preferences? (2) Overview of the different political and economical integration steps (3) Overview of the different enlargements of the EU (4) Analysis of the positions and interests of key actors (5) Analysis of external and internal constraining factors of political action (6) Use of historical documents (speeches, press declarations, photos, videos, cartoons) in order to illustrate/visualize historical events and facilitate understanding (7) Use of the Online Resource Center of the textbook (interactive maps, multiple choice questions, web links, interactive flashcards containing key terms and concepts) in order to maximize the learning experience

The course explores main subjects; the meanings of concepts of politics, power, legitimacy and authority; the emergence of modern state; nationalism; modern political ideologies; different government styles such as democracy and authoritarianism; political culture; organization ad mechanisms of legislative and executive branches; political parties and interest groups.

The course is divided into three parts. First part explores the mechanisms of decision making, heuristics and biases, and how to avoid them. Second part explores the use of office applications in assisting the research and dissemination process. Third part focuses on online resources, benefits and costs of such resources and academic ethics.

Diplomatic History focuses on nations, states, politics, decisionmakers and their interactions and conflicts through the ages. It is the study of international relations between states or across state boundaries and is the most important form of history. IREU 201 Diplomatic History I classes cover the 14921918 period in international relations.

Diplomatic History focuses on nations, states, politics, decisionmakers and their interactions and conflicts through the ages. It is the study of international relations between states or across state boundaries and is the most important form of history. INT 202 Diplomatic History II classes cover the period of 19191991 in international relations.

This course focuses on the executive, legislative and juridical institutions of the EU.

The aim of this course is to familiarize the student with the historical background, structure, actors, ideology and dynamics of Turkish politics. Topics to be covered include the historical background, the early republican period, the singleparty rule, transition to the multiparty period and the Democratic Party rule, the 1960 military intervention and the political context of the 1960s and 1970s.

The course will take the form of an intensive, analytical reading of some of the seminal texts of European political philosophy. Among the thinkers to be studied are Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes and Locke. The key concepts to be investigated are justice, citizenship, freedom, power, sovereignty, state and legitimacy. By way of conclusion the French, American and UN declarations of human rights are to be read and assessed.

The course will take the form of an intensive, analytical reading of some of the seminal texts of the European tradition of political philosophy, written by some of its most influential thinkers. Particular attention will be paid to the principal concepts that structure European political thinking and its vision of the state, civil society, freedom, democracy, citizenship and justice. Among the political philosophers to be studied are Rousseau, Kant, Mill, Marx, Marcuse, and Rawls.

Please advised that plagiarism of any kind will not be tolerated. If you are caught plagiarizing, you will be given a grade of “0” for that assignment. Continous plagiarism will lead to an overall grade reduction for the class. The Attendance and Participation grade will be assigned based on (1) your physical presence in class and (2) your contribution to the class discussion regarding the required reading materials for the week. Please be advised that students will be chosen arbitrarily to contribute their thoughts on the assignments and that all students should come to class ready and prepared to make comments. Class Assignments will consist of short homeworks designed to familiarize you with basic concepts in the field. All assignments are due no later than 1 week from the assigned date and are to be handed in to me at your assigned class hour. One letter grade will be deducted for each late assignment and no late homeworks will be accepted 1 week after the due date. There will also be three unannounced short quizzes during the semester where students will be tested on their basic knowledge of the lessons that were taught in class. The quizzes consist of 10 short questions and are in multiple choice, true/false and fill in the blanks format. There will be no make up quizzes, those students that fail to take the quiz will receive a grade of “0”. You are also expected to have a 30 minute group presentation in class on a selected topic. Groups and topics will be assigned to you in the upcoming weeks. If class time is not enough for all student presentations then a make-up class will be scheduled so that all of the students may present their topics. Please come to class prepared with handouts and a printed version of your presentation for my records. Although the group will present as one, your presentation grades will be given individually. Please be advised that there is a minimum attendance requirement. Those students failing to be present in 70% of the classes will be given a grade of “NA” for the course and will not be allowed to take the final examination. This policy is non-negotiable and the student is responsible for keeping track of absences. There is also one mandatory book report that must be handed in on the last day of class for the semester. Students must choose one of the books listed below and prepare a book report of at least 5 pages that consists of: the biography of the author, the summary of the book, the main idea of the book and the theories it uses, counter-arguments to these theories and whether or not you find the arguments of the book to be relevant and valid. (Turkish names of the books’ translations are provided in parantheses if they are available).  Karl Polanyi, The Great Transformation: The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time (Büyük Dönüşüm), 1944  Mancur Olson, The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups, 1965  Charles P. Kindleberger, Manias, Panics and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises (Cinnet, Panik ve Çöküş: Mali Krizler Tarihi), 1978  Cynthia Enloe, Bananas, Beaches and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics (Muzlar, Plajlar ve Askeri Üsler: Feminist Bakış Açısından Uluslararası Siyaset), 1989  Robert Reich, The Work of Nations, 1992  Amartya Sen, Development as Freedom (Özgürlükle Kalkınma), 1999  J. Ann Tickner, Gendering World Politics: Issues and Approaches in the Post-Cold War Era, 2001  William M. Adler, Mollie’s Job: A Story of Life and Work on the Global Assembly Line (Mollie’nin İşi: Bir Küreselleşme Hikayesi), 2001  John Mueller, Capitalism, Democracy and Ralph’s Pretty Good Grocery, 2001  Joseph E. Stiglitz, Globalization and Its Discontents (Küreselleşme: Büyük Hayal Kırıklığı), 2002  Daniel Yergin and Joseph Stanislaw, The Commanding Heights, 2002  Ha-Joon Chang, Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective (Kalkınma Reçetelerinin Gerçek Yüzü), 2002  Lourdes Beneria, Gender, Development and Globalization: Economics as if People Mattered, 2003  Barbara Ehrenreich and Arlie Russell Hochschild, Global Woman: Nannies, Maids, and Sex Workers in the New Economy, 2004  Kevin Bales, Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy (Küresel Ekonomide Yeni Kölelik: Kullanılıp Atılanlar), 2004  Jeffrey D. Sachs, The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time, 2006  Jagdish Bhagwati, In Defense of Globalization, 2007  Thomas L. Friedman, The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century (Dünya Düzdür: Yirmibirinci Yüzyılın Kısa Tarihi), 2007  Joseph Stiglitz, Making Globalization Work Why the West’s Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good, 2007  Thomas L. Friedman, Hot. Flat and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution (Sıcak, Düz ve Kalabalık), 2008  Paul Collier, Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It, 2008  Ha-Joon Chang, Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism, 2008  Pietra Rivoli, The Travels of a T-Shirt in the World Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power and the Politics of World Trade, 2009  Paul Collier, Plundered Planet: Why We Must – And How We Can – Manage Nature For Global Prosperity, 2010

The course introduces students to different research method techniques in political science. Students will become familiar with terms such as hypothesis, dependent/independent/control variables, data, comparative methods, surveys and discourse analysis.

This course is designed to introduce the students to the basics of Turkey’s foreign policy. The course will cover the period of 1919-2001 in the history of Turkish Foreign Policy and analyze the different eras of foreign policy-making of the Republic of Turkey with periods of “relative autonomy” and “attachment to the Western World”, and in a fnal chapter “the post-Soviet years” in a global world.

In this course, international organizations active in world politics will be analyzed in terms of historical and theoretical perspectives. In addition, contribution of the international organizations in the areas of security, social and humanitarian issues, development and trade, and environment will be examined. The following is a tentative schedule for this semester.

This course is designed as an introduction to EU's political economy.

Evaluation of the political, economic and legal dimensions in the historical evolution of TurkeyEU relations in a comparative perspective

In this course the discipline of International Relations will be handled in the framework of different theories, its philosophical foundations, main assumptions, basic problems and its answers to those problems. Discussed theoretical approaches will be applied to historical and contemporary events. Attendance will be taken randomly. You are expected to contribute to the discussions in the class. Plagiarism and cheating will NOT be tolerated under ANY circumstances. Lecture notes and announcements will be posted on Blogy (http://blogy.ieu.edu.tr)

The course is designed as to specialise students through a problem-based learning process in the comparative study of different political systems, with academic sources in English as main references. It familiarises the students with basic concepts, categories and analytical techniques specific for this field. One of the main objectives of the course is also to train the students to work in a disciplined way in their practical research on comparative politics. The students are expected to: I. Come to each class having read the assigned materials and prepared to participate in debates. II. Choose the TWO states to be compared in the individual comparative research project (ICRP). The students’ own countries of origin CANNOT be among the states analysed comparatively. Students CANNOT choose the same sets of states. Prepare a brief analytical report according to the model provided by the instructor. III. Prepare and submit the result of the ICRP, i.e. the research paper. The research paper will contain the following: • Introduction: analytical mechanism, including the main purpose of the research, the type of comparative analysis method involved, the main and subordinate research questions (MRQ and SRQ 1, 2) in connection with the terms of comparison (TCs), the working hypothesis, the basic IV-DV relation, the main bibliography, the predictability value of the research; • First section addressing the first term of comparison, with concluding observations (first subordinate answer, SA 1); • Second section addressing the second term of comparison, with concluding observations (second subordinate answer, SA 2); • Conclusions of the ICRP summarising SA 1, 2 to produce the main answer (MA) to the main research question (MRQ); • Bibliographic list. As to produce these results, the students will use the instructor’s guidance in class (Course Tutorial), the course book, the relevant additional bibliography, the Syllabus, the Harvard Citation Style information, and the Evaluation System for the Final ICRP (see course file on the course webpage). University regulations apply in cases of unethical conduct in classes, oral performances and exams. Any cases of persistent plagiarism, under any circumstances, will be marked with 0 (zero) points. IV. Prepare adequately for the final exam. The topics for the final exam will be communicated by the instructor on the last course day and will include questions about the theory of comparative politics and about the ICRPs.

This course examines the different aspects of EU politics and polity in terms of different theoretical approaches

This course will offer students the hands-on environment necessary to begin their job search. Students will be expected to get to know themselves better via personality assessment tests and life coaching activities. Students will also begin to evaluate themselves as potential employees and question what they offer to future employers by putting together a career portfolio. During the last two classes of the course students will be expected to present themselves and their career objectives in a 5 minute presentation to the class (in business attire). Career Portfolio must include: (1) Results of personality assessment test, (2) CV, (3) Your targets (questions to be handed out in class), (4) How 3 close friends and how 3 not-so-close friends indentify you, (5) Results of your name’s Google search, (6) 1 photograph to be used for job applications, (7) 3 jobs/career choices you plan to apply for upon graduation and the requirements to become successful at these jobs, (8) The best paper/homework you feel you have prepared during your studies at our Department, (9) At least 1 reference letter, (10) A print-out of your Linkedin profile, (11) Your university transcript, (12) Any diplomas, certificates, licenses, etc that you may have, (13) Results of any exam you may have taken such as TOEFL, İELTS, ALES, KPSS, ÜDS, etc, (14) Information regarding any rewards you may have received, both academic and non-academic, (15) Information on any training programs you may have participated in outside of the Department’s program.

This course will offer students the hands-on environment necessary to begin their job search. Students will be expected to further refine the skills they assessed during the Fall semester by participating in competency-based interviews. Different career options will also be introduced in class and students will be expected to apply for 3 jobs or graduate programs by the end of the semester.

Presentation of Administrative Units, Academic Units and Student Clubs

The concept of law, rights, systems of law, the distinction between private and public law, various branches of law, sources of law, implementation of the law, courts and their competence, legal personality, natural and legal persons, capacity to act, basic concepts of property law and law of obligations.

A broad range matters is going to be discussed and illustrated through explanations and cases from the practice of international relations. The course aims to identify and explain conventional aspects of interstate transactions (treaties, diplomatic and consular relations), disputes (territorial issues, nationality and jurisdiction) and conflicts (state responsibility, selfhelp, rules of armed actions) together with more recent (environmental and human rights) developments within the international society.The series of topics is composed to highlight and demonstrate the significance of the understanding of the rules, procedures and means governing international order in spite of its fundamentally political nature. International law will be offered as an indispensable and complementary tool of analyses in pursuit of a correct and comprehensive view of often simplified, but nevertheless highly complex occurrences in international relations.

International law will be offered as an indispensable and complementary tool of analyses in pursuit of a correct and comprehensive view of often simplified, but nevertheless highly complex occurrences in international relations.International Law II intends to introduce and outline the various subjects regulated by the contemporary rules of international law. A broad range matters is going to be discussed and illustrated through explanations and cases from the practice of international relations. The subjects to be reviewed include the international law of the sea, international law of armed conflicts, international law of human rights, international environmental law. The course also aims to discuss the disputes between States that are related to the said subjects.

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Internship covers field experience at any work place (public or private) for four weeks (twenty work days). Students should follow the instructions stated in IUE Internship Guide in order to successfully complete their internships.

Internship covers field experience at any work place (public or private) for four weeks (twenty work days). Students should follow the instructions stated in IUE Internship Guide in order to successfully complete their internships.

Students will be taught how to use the written communication tools accurately and efficiently in this course. Various types of written statements will be examined through a critical point of view by doing exercises on understanding, telling, reading, and writing. Punctuation and spelling rules, which are basis of written statement, will be taught and accurate usage of these rules for efficient and strong expression will be provided.

Students will be taught how to use the written communication tools accurately and efficiently in this course. There will be exercises on understanding, telling, reading, and writing; types of speeches (panel, symposium, conference, etc.) will be introduced; the student will be equipped with information on using body language, accent and intonation, and presentation techniques.