ISTINYE UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| International Relations (English) | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Code: | INR301 | ||||
| Course Name: | International Political Economy | ||||
| Semester: | Spring | ||||
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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: | Face to face | ||||
| Course Coordinator: | Dr. Öğr. Üy. SUAT EREN ÖZYİĞİT | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | Doç. Dr. Efe Can Gürcan | ||||
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Course Objective and Content
| Course Objectives: | The course aims to introduce students to international political economy. |
| Course Content: | This course will revolve around fundamental questions concerning the global functioning of the economy: How does globalization affect the economy and politics? What are the main issues and contemporary trends regarding the global economy? How is the agency of political actors shaped by global economic forces? This course aims to provide students with a basic familiarity with current theoretical and practical trends in IPE. Several issues –e.g. production, trade, finance, labor relations, development, technology, multinational corporations, and economic crises – will be addressed in the context of globalization. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) A broad understanding of the global economic dynamics 2) A basic familiarity with the functioning of the global economy within an analytical and practical framework 3) An ability to analyze economic issues in a contemporary and global context |
Course Flow Plan
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction to International Political Economy | |
| 2) | Theories of International Political Economy | |
| 3) | Production, Trade, and Globalization | |
| 4) | International Money and Finance | |
| 5) | Globalization of Labor | |
| 6) | Review | |
| 7) | Midterm | |
| 8) | Exam Grades and Feedback Session | |
| 9) | The Environment and Global Economy | |
| 10) | International Development | |
| 11) | Multinational Corporations | |
| 12) | Documentary Session and Discussion: The Shock Doctrine | |
| 13) | The Political Economy of Ideas and Technology | |
| 14) | Global Capitalism and Crisis | |
| 15) | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Robert O’Brien & Marc Williams, Global Political Economy: Evolution and Dynamics, Palgrave Macmillan, 2012 (no purchase required) |
| References: | ders kitabı |
Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship
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| 1) Has knowledge about basic theoretical debates in the field of International Relations. | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2) Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of International Relations at national and international level. | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 3) Relates the interaction of the Department of International Relations with other social sciences (history, political science, law, economy). | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 4) Gains knowledge and skills to evaluate and discuss the events in an interdisciplinary dimension, and analyze the political, social and economic problems encountered in national and international contexts within a certain conceptual framework. | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 5) Using social sciences methods, can conduct research and follow the field. | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 6) Uses leadership characteristics with awareness of teamwork. | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 7) Can design and prepare scientific projects such as projects, reports, articles and theses with their own or others with uses qualitative and quantitative research techniques. | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 8) Develops behavior according to ethics and social values and evaluates what they have learned by deciding what he/she needs and critically question the information has acquired. | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 9) Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in the field of International Relations to the related persons and institutions in written and orally. | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 10) Follows the developments in the field and communicates with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B1. | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 11) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field. | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Course - Learning Outcome Relationship
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Has knowledge about basic theoretical debates in the field of International Relations. | 3 |
| 2) | Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of International Relations at national and international level. | 3 |
| 3) | Relates the interaction of the Department of International Relations with other social sciences (history, political science, law, economy). | 2 |
| 4) | Gains knowledge and skills to evaluate and discuss the events in an interdisciplinary dimension, and analyze the political, social and economic problems encountered in national and international contexts within a certain conceptual framework. | 3 |
| 5) | Using social sciences methods, can conduct research and follow the field. | 2 |
| 6) | Uses leadership characteristics with awareness of teamwork. | |
| 7) | Can design and prepare scientific projects such as projects, reports, articles and theses with their own or others with uses qualitative and quantitative research techniques. | 3 |
| 8) | Develops behavior according to ethics and social values and evaluates what they have learned by deciding what he/she needs and critically question the information has acquired. | 3 |
| 9) | Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in the field of International Relations to the related persons and institutions in written and orally. | 2 |
| 10) | Follows the developments in the field and communicates with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B1. | 3 |
| 11) | Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field. |
Assessment & Grading
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Presentation | 1 | % 20 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
| 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 | 14 | 42 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 6 | 14 |
| Midterms | 5 | 13 |
| Final | 9 | 31 |
| Total Workload | 100 | |