ISTINYE UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| Political Science and International Relations (Master) (with Thesis) (English) | |||||
| Master | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 7 | ||
Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Code: | PIR5009 | ||||
| Course Name: | International Organizations and Current İssues | ||||
| Semester: | Fall | ||||
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| Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective | ||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | E-Learning | ||||
| Course Coordinator: | Prof. Dr. YUSUF ERBAY | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | Prof. Dr. Yusuf ERBAY | ||||
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Course Objective and Content
| Course Objectives: | The aim of the lesson for each student; The number of international organizations that are among the most active and indispensable members of the world system is increasing rapidly. The aim of the course is to explain the reasons for the need for international organizations; the emergence and historical development of these organizations; its types, functioning and organs; their legal structures and powers; the roles they play and the functions they fulfill in global politics; It aims to explain their relations and interactions with states. |
| Course Content: | International organizations, international law, international political organizations will be discussed. The operation of important international political organizations in the world will be examined. In this context, European Integration, NATO, UN, the process coming to the European Union will be the subject of this course. The political and social problems faced by international organizations in the 21st century will be examined. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Drawing the historical process and theoretical framework of international organizations, and discussing their general structures and processes. 2) Examining international organizations such as the United Nations, the European Union, the Council of Europe and NATO, which have an important role in resolving international and regional conflicts today. 3) Ensuring that the teaching method of the course gains an interactive feature that includes mutual discussions with the participation of students. |
Course Flow Plan
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction | |
| 2) | The past of international organizations and their role in today's world. | |
| 3) | Definitions, evaluations and approaches related to international organizations. | |
| 4) | Globalization, the concept of global governance and the elements and actors of global governance. | |
| 5) | Types of international organizations. | |
| 6) | Universal international organizations: League of Nations | |
| 7) | Universal international organizations: United Nations | |
| 8) | Midterm Exam | |
| 9) | Regional international organizations, 1: Regionalism and the European Union; the path from economic community to political integration. | |
| 10) | Regional international organizations, 2: The Council of Europe, the framework of democracy and human rights; | |
| 11) | International organizations under the UN umbrella: WHO, ILO, UNCTAD, IMF, GATT, UNESCO, FAO. | |
| 12) | Other International Organizations: OECD, OSCE, NAFTA, OPEC, OIC, OSA and ASEAN | |
| 13) | The place of non-governmental organizations in the international system as non-governmental international organizations. | |
| 14) | General evaluation | |
| 15) | Final |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Şaban Çalış, Birol Akgün ve Önder Kutlu (der.) (2006), Uluslararası Örgütler ve Türkiye, Çizgi Yayınları, Konya. |
| References: | Mehmet Hasgüler ve Mehmet B. Uludağ (2012), Uluslararası Örgütler, Tarihçe- Organlar-Belgeler-Politikalar, 5.Basım, Alfa, İstanbul. Cengiz Başak (2010), Uluslararası Örgütler, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara. |
Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship
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Course - Learning Outcome Relationship
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
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Assessment & Grading
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Midterms | 1 | % 50 |
| Final | 1 | % 50 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
| total | % 100 | |
Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation
| Activities | Number of Activities | Preparation for the Activity | Spent for the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | Workload | ||
| Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 98 | ||
| Midterms | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | ||
| Final | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 25 | ||
| Total Workload | 138 | ||||||