ISTINYE UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Code: | INR105 | ||||
| Course Name: | Introduction to International Relations | ||||
| Semester: | Fall | ||||
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| Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
| Type of course: | Compulsory Courses | ||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||
| Course Coordinator: | Dr. Öğr. Üy. CAN DONDURAN | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üy. BİLGEN SÜTÇÜOĞLU Dr. Öğr. Üy. SUAT EREN ÖZYİĞİT Dr. Öğr. Üy. CAN DONDURAN |
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Course Objective and Content
| Course Objectives: | The goal of the course is to enable the students to understand the main tenets of the international relations, the concepts and the elements that constitute these tenets. |
| Course Content: | Core actors, problematique and theories of international relations will be analyzed. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Percieve the foundations of theories of international politics 2) Understand the factors that affect and shape international politics. 3) Learn the domestic and external factors that affect the decision-making process of states and non-state actors 4) Gain the ability to analyze and evaluate the significant events in globalizing world. 5) Learn and analyze the concepts of power and balance of power in a multidimensional framework. 6) Recognize actual incidents and problems that occured on global scale. |
Course Flow Plan
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction | |
| 2) | What is International Relations: The Evolution of the Concept and the Discipline | |
| 3) | Historical Context | |
| 4) | IR Theory: Realism & Liberalism | |
| 5) | IR Theory: Feminist and Critical Theory | |
| 6) | Intenational Organizations: UN | |
| 7) | Midterm Week | |
| 8) | International Law | |
| 9) | Supranational Organizations | |
| 10) | Other Actors: NGOs; MNCs | |
| 11) | International Political Economy | |
| 12) | Climate Crisis | |
| 13) | Migration and Refugees | |
| 14) | Conclusion | |
| 15) | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Devetak, R.; Burke, A.; George, J. (2012) (2nd Ed.) An Introduction to International Relations, Cambridge: Cambridge Uni. Press. |
| References: | Ek okumalar fotokopiciye bırakılacaktır. Additional texts may be left to the copy center. |
Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship
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Course - Learning Outcome Relationship
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution |
Assessment & Grading
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 1 | % 0 |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | % 10 |
| Midterms | 2 | % 50 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
| total | % 100 | |
Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 13 | 39 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 15 |
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 13 |
| Midterms | 13 | 53 |
| Final | 7 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 150 | |