International Relations (English) Preview
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

INR401

Course Name:

International Organizations

Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

English

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Compulsory Courses

Course Level:

Bachelor

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

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Öğr. Üy. EYLÜL BEYZA ATEŞ ÇİFTÇİ

Course Lecturer(s):

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Eylül Beyza Ateş Çiftçi

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

The aim of this course is to enable students to analyze the role of international organizations in world politics in a comparative way with their theoretical and empirical dimensions.

Course Content:

This course consists of two main parts. The first part of the course covers definitions, historical developments, classification, roles, functions and different perspectives on international organizations. The second part of the course discusses the details of organizations such as the League of Nations, the United Nations, the European Union, MERCOSUR, NATO, ASEAN and APEC. In this sense, the major international organizations that shape world politics will be analyzed in depth in a comparative manner.

Learning Outcomes

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 that have an important role in resolving international and regional conflicts today.
3) Enabling students to make preliminary studies and prepare presentations on the subjects to be covered in the course in order to develop their research, analysis and presentation skills.
4) 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)	Definition and Classification of International Organizations
2)	International Organizations and Their Functions As Actors
3)	International Organizations From the Perspective of Internatişonal Relations Theories
4)	International Organizations In the Era of Globalization
5)	Development of League of Nations
6)	Presentations
7)	Development of United Nations
8)	Midterm
9)	Regionalism and International Organizations
10)	Regional-Political Organizations: EU, Arab Union, African Union
11)	Regional-Economical Organizations: EU, MERCOSUR, NAFTA, APEC
12)	Regional-Security Organizations: NATO, ASEAN
13)	Presentations
14)	Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Davut Ateş, Uluslararası Örgütler: Devletlerin Örgütlenme Mantığı, DORA 3. Bsk., 2016.
References:	Yoktur/None

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4
Program Outcomes
1) Has knowledge about basic theoretical debates in the field of International Relations.	2	2
2) Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of International Relations at national and international level.	3	3
3) Relates the interaction of the Department of International Relations with other social sciences (history, political science, law, economy).	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	2	3
5) Using social sciences methods, can conduct research and follow the field.	1	1	3	2
6) Uses leadership characteristics with awareness of teamwork.	1	3	3	3
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	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	2
9) Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in the field of International Relations to the related persons and institutions in written and orally.	3	3	2	3
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	1
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	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.	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.	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	% 30
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	Workload
Course Hours	14	42
Presentations / Seminar	11	26
Midterms	7	22
Final	10	35
Total Workload		125