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COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION
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| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| Fall/Spring |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
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| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | - | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
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| Course Objectives | |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description |
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| 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 | Kaufman Ch 1 |
| 2 | Understanding American Foreign Policy | Kaufman Ch 1 |
| 3 | From Founding to Second World War | Kaufman Ch 2 and Ch 3 |
| 4 | Cold War – I | Kaufman Ch 4 |
| 5 | Cold War – II | Kaufman Ch 4 |
| 6 | Cold War – III | Kaufman Ch 4 |
| 7 | First Exam | |
| 8 | Post-Cold War | Kaufman Ch 5 Kaufman Ch 6 |
| 9 | Current Issues in American Foreign Policy – I | Kaufman Ch 7 |
| 10 | Current Issues in American Foreign Policy – II | Kaufman Ch 8 |
| 11 | The Future of American Foreign Policy | Kaufman Ch 8 |
| 12 | Presentations of Policy Briefs | |
| 13 | Presentations of Policy Briefs | |
| 14 | Second Exam | |
| 15 | Review of the Semester | |
| 16 | Review of the Semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | A Concise History of U.S. Foreign Policy(3rdEdition) by Joyce P. Kaufman. I expect you to do the readings as well as follow newspapers (such as The New York Times and Washington Post) and magazines (such as Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Economist, The National Interest etc.) about current issues in American foreign policy. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Suggested Readings I also suggest you to have a look at one or more of the following books on American Foreign Policy for relevant chapters if you need additional sources/readings for particular subjects (such as AFP during the Founding or Post-Cold War era etc.). They are all available in the library. Strategies of Containment: A Critical Appraisal of American National Security Policy during the Cold War by John Lewis Gaddis The Domestic Sources of American Foreign Policy: Insights and Evidence (6th Edition) edited by James M. McCormick Special Providence: American Foreign Policy and How It Changed the World by Walter Russell Mead American foreign policy in a new era by Robert Jervis American foreign policy since World War II by Steven Hook American foreign policy: the dynamics of choice in the 21st century by Bruce Jentleson US foreign policy by Michael Cox and Doug Stokes Notes: You have to present a policy brief on a contemporary issue in American foreign policy. It will be a group project. Your groups and issues will be assigned by lecturer in the first couple weeks of the semester. More information will be provided about policy briefs during the semester. Additional readings and announcement about the course will be done via Blackboard http://ieu.blackboard.com ACADEMIC HONESTY: Honesty and trust are the most fundamental pillars of learning and are necessary foundation for success and academic freedom in a university. Hence, any behavior that jeopardizes the learning environment by violating the rules of academic honesty will not be tolerated or condoned: Violations of academic honesty include but are not limited to: • Cheating or facilitating cheating • looking or attempting to look at another student's answers or allowing others to copy one's answers • copying other student’s in-class or take-home exam answers or letting others use take-home exam answers • using "cheat sheet," pre-programmed calculator if not allowed by the instructor • having someone else prepare the term project or homework or letting others use one’s homework/term project/paper • Assistance of another person in preparation of a tem paper/homework/project if not allowed by the instructor 3 • Taking an exam for another student • Purchasing term projects or homework or other assignments • Signing in place of another student using their name/signature/student id number • Plagiarism • showing the work of another as one's own • Not properly citing an earlier own work • Submitting the same homework/paper/term project in one more one course if not allowed by the instructor • Inaccurately or inadequately citing sources including those from the Internet Violations of academic honesty can result in disciplinary action, as stated in the "Student Disciplinary Rules and Regulation" of the University. http://www.ieu.edu.tr/en/bylaws/type/read/id/13 and http://kariyer.ieu.edu.tr/en/bylaws/type/read/id/81 By enrolling in the University, each student is assumed to have read the rules and regulations regarding academic dishonesty, and lack of knowledge of this policy is not an acceptable defense. |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 70 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 30 |
| 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 | 9 | 5 | |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | |||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 8 | |
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 10 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 20 | |
| Total | 131 |
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. | |||||
| 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. | X | ||||
| 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) | |||||
| 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 | ||||
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