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Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

UNI383

Course Name:

Rising China: Power and Problems

Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

English

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

University Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

E-Learning

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Öğr. Üy. EYLÜL BEYZA ÇİFTÇİ

Course Lecturer(s):

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Eylül Beyza Ateş Çiftçi

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course, students should be able to analyse the rising China and its effectiveness in regional and global order in terms of economic, military and nuclear power while they also know current global problems and debates.

Course Content:

This course provides undergraduates with a broad introduction to China’s political, economic, and strategic development during the modern era. The discussion begins with the lowest point in Chinese history when the country was rendered as a socialist country and ends with China’s contemporary rise and implications for the world. The questions asked include: In what ways is China rising? How did it happen? How does China’s rise impact the U.S and the global system?

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Students will finish the course with basic knowledge on China Studies.
2) They will have acquired critical thinking skills and a broad range of analytical tools for understanding the rise of China and its global implications.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Establishment of the People’s Republic of China and Socialist Order
2)	New World Order in the Post-Cold War Area and Multipolarity Discourse of China
3)	Regional Alliance Initiatives of China in the Globalization Period
4)	Global Policies of China in the Globalization Period
5)	Economic Power Achievements of China
6)	Military and Nuclear Potential of China
7)	Midterm
8)	Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
9)	One Belt One Road Initiative
10)	Taiwan Policy of China and Problems
11)	Competition Areas of China and Problems
12)	Regional and Global Effectiveness of China
13)	China’s Future and Popular Debates
14)	Final

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	June Teufel Dreyer, China’s Political System: Modernization and Tradition, fifth edition, New York: Pearson / Longman, 2006. Barry Naughton, The China’s Economy: Transition and Growth, Cambridge, MA: MIT University Press, 2007. Susan Shirk, China: Fragile Superpower, New York: Oxford University Press, 2007.
References:	Lecturer's handouts, presentations

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2
Program Outcomes
1) Uses academic English language skills effectively.
2) Knows the historical and cultural foundations of English Language and its developmental periods in detail.
3) Knows the periods of English Literature in detail with its cultural and historical features.
4) Evaluates the basic literary genres such as fiction (novel, story), theater and poetry according to their characteristics.
5) Can apply various analytical concepts and tools in literary theory to literary examples.
6) Comprehends the modern language and linguistic theories in a comprehensive way.
7) Can evaluate the important literary figures and works in American and world literature together with their cultural and historical features.
8) Evaluates the history of world civilization from the cultural and historical perspective.
9) To be able to translate English to Turkish and Turkish to English in different text types.
10) Apply contemporary teaching methods and techniques related to teaching English as a foreign language.
11) Develops course materials related to teaching English as a foreign language.
12) Uses a second foreign language at B1 General Level at least according to the European Language Portfolio criterion.
13) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the basic level of European Computer Driving License.
14) Applies basic research methods and theories of social sciences.
15) Takes responsibilities by adopting fundamental universal values and developing a prudent, respectful, open to communication and learning attitude towards different language, race, gender, religion and social class groups.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Uses academic English language skills effectively.
2)	Knows the historical and cultural foundations of English Language and its developmental periods in detail.
3)	Knows the periods of English Literature in detail with its cultural and historical features.
4)	Evaluates the basic literary genres such as fiction (novel, story), theater and poetry according to their characteristics.
5)	Can apply various analytical concepts and tools in literary theory to literary examples.
6)	Comprehends the modern language and linguistic theories in a comprehensive way.
7)	Can evaluate the important literary figures and works in American and world literature together with their cultural and historical features.
8)	Evaluates the history of world civilization from the cultural and historical perspective.
9)	To be able to translate English to Turkish and Turkish to English in different text types.
10)	Apply contemporary teaching methods and techniques related to teaching English as a foreign language.
11)	Develops course materials related to teaching English as a foreign language.
12)	Uses a second foreign language at B1 General Level at least according to the European Language Portfolio criterion.
13)	Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the basic level of European Computer Driving License.
14)	Applies basic research methods and theories of social sciences.
15)	Takes responsibilities by adopting fundamental universal values and developing a prudent, respectful, open to communication and learning attitude towards different language, race, gender, religion and social class groups.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 60
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	13	39
Midterms	7	21
Final	5	15
Total Workload		75