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11111

COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

ireu.ieu.edu.tr

Course Name
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
Fall/Spring
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
-
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s)
Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • to define globalization
  • to compare theoretical approaches towards globalization
  • to discuss consequences of globalization
  • to analyze the implications of the structural challenges posed by globalization to the nation-state
  • to explain negative implications of globalization
Course Description

 



Course Category

 Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction
2 What is Globalization? Robert Keohane and Joseph Nye, Globalization: What's New? What's Not?(And So What?), Foreign Policy (Issue 118, Spring 2000), pp. 104-119.
3 Economic Globalization Corporate Power in Global Context Held et al, Ch. 3 Global Trade, Global Markets Frieden, Jeffry. "Invested Interests: The Politics of National Economic Policies in a World of Global Finance." International Organization 45 (1991): 425-451. Held et al, Ch. 5 Corporate Power and Global production networks
4 Nation-State, Sovereignty and Citizenship I Berger, Suzanne. "Globalization and Politics." In Annual Review of Political Science, 3 (2000).
5 Nation-State, Sovereignty and Citizenship II Held and McGrew, Ch. 12 Has Globalization Ended the Rise and Rise of the Nation-State?-Mann Held and McGrew, Ch. 14 The Changing Structure of International Law: Sovereignty Transformed?- Held
6 The Making of a Global Culture Held and McGrew, Ch. 23 Globalization and Cultural Identity- Tomlinson Held and McGrew, Ch. 24 Towards a Global Culture
7 Global civil society? Giugni, Marco. Explaining Cross-National Similarities among Social Movements, 13-29
8 Midterm 17 November 2015
9 Global Inequality Held and McGrew, Ch. 36 The Rise of the Fourth World-Castells Held and McGrew, Ch.37 Are Global Poverty and Inequality Getting Worse?- Wade and Wolf
10 Justice in a Globalizing World Fraser, Nancy. “Reframing Justice in a Globalizing World”; in Global Inequality, Held, D. and Kaya, A. (eds.) pp: 252-273.
11 Mobility on a Global Scale Sassen, Section 1 (Chapters 1,2&3) People on the Run
12 World-City Sassen, Introduction: Whose City Is It? Globalization and the Formation of New Claims Sassen, Ch. 10 The State and the Global City
13 A World-Systems Approach to Globalization Wallerstein- Globalization or the Age of Transition? Wallerstein- After developmentalism and Globalization, What?
14 Concluding Remarks
15 Review of the Semester  
16 Review of the Semester  
Course Notes/Textbooks Lecture and power point presentations
Suggested Readings/Materials International newspaper articles, http://homes.ieu.edu.tr/~igurleyen/Teaching/IREU%20101/\

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
15
Presentation / Jury
1
15
Project
1
30
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
30
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
5
100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
16
1
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
10
Presentation / Jury
1
20
Project
1
35
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
36
Final Exams
    Total
165

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1 To be able to use the advanced theoretical and practical knowledge that the graduates have acquired in the areas of international relations X
2 To be able to examine, interpret data and assess concepts and ideas with the scientific methods in the area of international relations/political science X
3 To take the responsibility as a group team member and as an individual to solve unforeseen and multidimensional problems that are unforeseen in practice X
4 To be able to recognize regional and global issues/problems, and to be able to develop solutions based on research and scientific evidence X
5 To be able to assess the acquired knowledge and skills in the area of international relations/political science critically and to detect learning requirements and to guide learning. X
6 To be able to inform authorities and institutions in the area of international relations; to be able to transfer ideas and proposals supported by quantitative and qualitative data about the problems verbally and in writing to experts and nonexperts. X
7 To be able to interpret theoretical debates regarding relations among factors in global politics such as structures, institutions and culture, to be able to pinpoint the continuities and changes of main dynamics of international relations, X
8 To be able to distinguish the differences between the classical and contemporary theories and to assess their relationship, X
9 To be able to make use of other disciplines that international relations are based upon (political science, law, economics, sociology, psychology, etc.) and to have the basic knowledge of these disciplines.
10 To be able to keep abreast of current news on international relations, learn a foreign language and to communicate with one’s peers (European language portfolio global scale, level B1) X
11 To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently
12 To have ethical, social and scientific values in the stages throughout the processes of collecting, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data related to international relations. X
13 To be able to improve the acquired knowledge, skills and qualifications for personal and social reasons X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 

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