INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DERS TANITIM VE UYGULAMA BİLGİLERİ

Kodu	Dersin Adı	Yarıyıl	Süresi(T+U)	Kredisi	AKTS Kredisi
POL101	INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS	1	3	3	7

DERS BİLGİLERİ
Dersin Öğretim Dili :	İngilizce
Dersin Düzeyi	BACHELOR'S DEGREE, TYY: + 6.Level, EQF-LLL: 6.Level, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Dersin Türü	Zorunlu
Dersin Veriliş Şekli	-
Dersin Koordinatörü	Prof. NEZİHA MUSAOĞLU
Dersi Veren Öğretim Üyesi/Öğretim Görevlisi	Dr.Öğr.Üyesi SİBEL ZENGİN
Ders Ön Koşulu	Yok

AMAÇ VE İÇERİK
Amaç:	This course aims to introduce basic concepts, approaches and theories of International Relations and improve aptitude for explaining national and international events and developments, analyzing them in the basic level.
İçerik:	Contents of the course include development of discipline from a historical, academic, political and academic perspective, basic concepts, medias, structures and problems of international policies in the modern period, developing security, law, justice and economy-policy concepts from international system to global system.

DERSİN ÖĞRENME ÇIKTILARI (Öğrenciler, bu dersi başarı ile tamamladıklarında aşağıda belirtilen bilgi, beceri ve/veya yetkinlikleri gösterirler.)
1. Describe discipline in International Relations from all aspects
2. Identify primary media and actors being effective in international policy.
3. Observe structural and historical changes in modern international system
4. Interpret factors effecting international policy and elements directing international relations
5. Explain basic concepts in the international relations discipline and current political discussions.

HAFTALIK DERS KONULARI VE ÖNGÖRÜLEN HAZIRLIK ÇALIŞMALARI
Hafta	Ön Hazırlık	Konular	Yöntem
1	Reading the related subject in the coursebook	General introduction and information on course requirements	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
2	Reading the related subject in the coursebook	Actors, levels of analysis, and the evolving international system	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
3	Reading the related subject in the coursebook	Realism (I): Power, anarchy, balance of power, hegemony	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
4	Reading the related subject in the coursebook	Realism (II): Alliances, NATO, collective defense, rationality	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
5	Reading the related subject in the coursebook	Liberalism: democratic peace theory, economic interdependence, international institutions	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
6	Reading the related subject in the coursebook	Decision making, domestic sources of foreign policy	Documentary Screening - Discussion
7	Reading the related subject in the coursebook	Theories of the causes of war	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	Reading the related subject in the coursebook	Conventional forces, weapons of mass destruction, and arms control	Documentary Screening - Discussion
10	Reading the related subject in the coursebook	United Nations (UN), collective security, humanitarian intervention	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
11	Reading the related subject in the coursebook	Political Economy and theories of trade	Documentary Screening - Discussion
12	Reading the related subject in the coursebook	European Union (EU) and integration theory	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
13	Reading the related subject in the coursebook	Global South, development gap, the world-system theory	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
14	Reading the related subject in the coursebook	International Development, IMF Conditionality and Foreign Assistance	Documentary Screening - Discussion
15	Reading the related subject in the coursebook	Wrap-up discussion and final exam review	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

KAYNAKLAR
Jon C. W. Pevehouse and Joshua S. Goldstein, International Relations, 11th edition, (New York: Pearson, 2017).
John J. Mearsheimer, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (New York: W. W. Norton, 2014)
David Kinsella, Harvey Starr, Bruce Martin Russett, World Politics : The Menu for Choice (6th edition, wadsworth publishing)
Joseph Grieco, G. John Ikenberry, Michael Mastanduno, Introduction to International Relations: Perspectives, Connections and Enduring Questions (Bloomsbury academic, 2022 (3rd edition)

ÖLÇME VE DEĞERLENDİRME
Yarıyıl İçi Yapılan Çalışmaların Ölçme ve Değerlendirmesi	Etkinlik Sayısı	Katkı Yüzdesi	Açıklama

(0) Etkisiz	(1) En Düşük	(2) Düşük	(3) Orta	(4) İyi	(5) Çok İyi
0	1	2	3	4	5

KNOWLEDGE
Theoretical
	Program Yeterlilikleri/Çıktıları	Katkı Düzeyi
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Define the basic theoretical, political, economic and administrative theories used in the field of Political Science and International Relations.	0
2	Explain the political history, political ideas, intellectual accumulation of understanding international relations and the way that the history of diplomacy has passed from past to present.	0
3	List the norms of universal law and human rights, the principles of the modern legal system, the names of modern bureaucratic and administrative structures.	0

KNOWLEDGE
Factual
	Program Yeterlilikleri/Çıktıları	Katkı Düzeyi
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Explain the Turkish state tradition, the influence of Islam, the accumulation of political thought and its historical background, and compare this accumulation with the current approaches.	0
2	Evaluate the chronological development of relations between political and diplomatic developments and political / diplomatic facts / events / ideas / actors from past to present.	0
3	Analyze the structure and functioning of actors, organizations and organizations that determine international relations.	0

SKILLS
Cognitive
	Program Yeterlilikleri/Çıktıları	Katkı Düzeyi
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	In the light of current theoretical debates, apply relevant concepts to current political and international developments.						5
2	Evaluate the Turkish political tradition, developments with the Turkic community.						5
3	Use information on the field when comparing the administrative structures of different countries and their diplomatic traditions.					4

SKILLS
Practical
	Program Yeterlilikleri/Çıktıları	Katkı Düzeyi
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Formulate the current political developments, developments and arrangements in international relations in the historical and theoretical accumulation.			2
2	Analyze the functioning of modern political regimes in the light of political and public bureaucratic structures, regulations and developments.				3
3	Examine and analyze current political developments in the Balkans, the Middle East, Central Asia, North Africa and the Caucasus in terms of both Turkish political history and international relations discipline.	0

OCCUPATIONAL
Autonomy & Responsibility
	Program Yeterlilikleri/Çıktıları	Katkı Düzeyi
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	To conduct a field-specific study individually and to complete it with discipline and responsibility.	0
2	To assume duties and responsibilities in a team work as leader or team member and to fulfil them flawlessly.	0

OCCUPATIONAL
Learning to Learn
	Program Yeterlilikleri/Çıktıları	Katkı Düzeyi
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Follow the political and administrative developments in the international political system and the bureaucratic organizations operating in this system.	0
2	Examine the international problems and conflicts, and the problems in the field of administration and politics in detail.	0

OCCUPATIONAL
Communication & Social
	Program Yeterlilikleri/Çıktıları	Katkı Düzeyi
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Follow the current developments in the field of Political Science and International Relations and collaborate with leading names in the field.	0
2	Examine and analyze academic resources and the written and oral studies on the political developments in the region and the world, especially in the Middle East.	0
3	Debate in the field of political science and public administration with different target groups in multicultural environments.	0

OCCUPATIONAL
Occupational and/or Vocational
	Program Yeterlilikleri/Çıktıları	Katkı Düzeyi
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	With the current historical and theoretical knowledge of the field, suggest sustainable, organizational and administrative arrangements aimed at meeting specific goals and solving certain problems.	0
2	To follow latest developments in the field and direct personal studies accordingly within the framework of the lifelong learning principle.Using the theoretical, economic, political and managerial knowledge, and produce reports on current developments, conflicts and agreements in geography related to world politics and especially in the Middle East.	0
3	Construct arguments on the current developments in Turkish politics in the light of the laws, regulations, and the important changes in the constitution and administrative law that determine Turkish political life and foreign relations.	0

DERSİN İŞ YÜKÜ VE AKTS KREDİSİ
Öğrenme-Öğretme Etkinlikleri İş Yükü
Öğrenme-Öğretme Etkinlikleri	Etkinlik(hafta sayısı)	Süresi(saat sayısı)	Toplam İş Yükü
Lecture & In-Class Activities	14	3	42
Preliminary & Further Study	9	4	36
Land Surveying	0	0	0
Group Work	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Reading	0	0	0
Assignment (Homework)	0	0	0
Project Work	0	0	0
Seminar	0	0	0
Internship	0	0	0
Technical Visit	0	0	0
Web Based Learning	0	0	0
Implementation/Application/Practice	0	0	0
Practice at a workplace	0	0	0
Occupational Activity	0	0	0
Social Activity	0	0	0
Thesis Work	0	0	0
Field Study	0	0	0
Report Writing	0	0	0
Final Exam	1	18	18
Preparation for the Final Exam	14	4	56
Mid-Term Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam	1	30	30
Short Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Short Exam	0	0	0
TOTAL	41	0	184