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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:

UNI033

Course Name:

International Organizations

Semester:

Spring

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

Turkish

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:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Prof. Dr. YUSUF ERBAY

Course Lecturer(s):

Dr. Öğr. Üy. EYLÜL BEYZA ÇİFTÇİ

Course Assistants:

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:

Starting from the 19th century, international organizations started to take place in the international system as well as states. Global and regional international organizations, established with the aim of eliminating the disasters caused by the two world wars and the negativities they caused, added a new dimension to international relations.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Drawing the historical process and theoretical framework of international organizations and dealing with their general structures and functions.
2) Examination of international organizations such as the United Nations, European Union, Council of Europe and NATO, which play an important role in the resolution of international and regional conflicts today.
3) Providing students to make preliminary studies and prepare presentations on the topics to be covered in the course in order to improve 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 the 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 about 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)	Regional international organizations, 1: Territoriality and the European Union; the path from the economic community to political integration.
9)	Regional international organizations, 2: Council of Europe, framework of democracy and human rights;
10)	NATO is the defense mechanism of western countries.
11)	International organizations under the umbrella of the UN: WHO, ILO, UNCTAD, IMF, GATT, UNESCO, FAO.
12)	Other International Organizations: OECD, OSCE, NAFTA, OPEC, OIC, OUA 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:

A.LeRoy Bennett ve James K. Oliver (2002), International Organizations, Principles and
Issues, Seventh Edition, Pearson Education, New Jersey.
Margaret P. Karns and Karen A. Mingst, International Organizations, The Politics and Process of Global Governance, Boulder, Lynne Rienner, 2010.
Şaban Çalış, Birol Akgün ve Önder Kutlu (der.) (2006), Uluslararası Örgütler ve Türkiye, Çizgi Yayınları, Konya.
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.

References:

Uluslararası Örgütlerin Kuruluş Anlaşmaları
Uluslararası Örgütlerin İnternet Siteleri

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4
Program Outcomes
1) To understand the structure and dynamics of a design team and to continue the production processes in a flow with team members from different disciplines.
1) To have the necessary knowledge and skills about computer technologies required to produce designs.
1) To be able to manage the design, development and presentation processes by applying the right theoretical steps and to be involved in the production process from start to finish.
1) To be able to criticize and evaluate different problems through these concepts by mastering the design processes.
1) To understand the conceptual importance of Visual Communication Design and to gain the ability to develop user-centered experience-oriented designs.
2) To be able to create balanced interactive narratives with communication and design processes by understanding the ways in which visual designs convey ideas, messages and emotions in experience.
2) To be able to analyze, evaluate and interpret the situations and facts about design issues by using different disciplines.
3) To be able to develop professional projects by producing components for different media, to evaluate these components consistently in the context of the designs developed.
3) To be able to analyze and use design-oriented thinking processes for visual communication products.
4) To have the necessary computer technologies and software knowledge to develop design in line with the needs of the sector, to be able to use computer-aided design applications to reflect their creative ideas.
4) To be able to use these designs effectively in the context of theme, subject and target audience by applying effective visual and audio solutions for communication design products.
5) Mastering contemporary design methodology; To produce designs that appeal to the audience by prioritizing the target audience of the designs.
6) To understand the experience of the users and the target audience, to understand the measurement methods and to benefit from these concepts in the design process.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To understand the structure and dynamics of a design team and to continue the production processes in a flow with team members from different disciplines.
1)	To have the necessary knowledge and skills about computer technologies required to produce designs.
1)	To be able to manage the design, development and presentation processes by applying the right theoretical steps and to be involved in the production process from start to finish.
1)	To be able to criticize and evaluate different problems through these concepts by mastering the design processes.
1)	To understand the conceptual importance of Visual Communication Design and to gain the ability to develop user-centered experience-oriented designs.
2)	To be able to create balanced interactive narratives with communication and design processes by understanding the ways in which visual designs convey ideas, messages and emotions in experience.
2)	To be able to analyze, evaluate and interpret the situations and facts about design issues by using different disciplines.
3)	To be able to develop professional projects by producing components for different media, to evaluate these components consistently in the context of the designs developed.
3)	To be able to analyze and use design-oriented thinking processes for visual communication products.
4)	To have the necessary computer technologies and software knowledge to develop design in line with the needs of the sector, to be able to use computer-aided design applications to reflect their creative ideas.
4)	To be able to use these designs effectively in the context of theme, subject and target audience by applying effective visual and audio solutions for communication design products.
5)	Mastering contemporary design methodology; To produce designs that appeal to the audience by prioritizing the target audience of the designs.
6)	To understand the experience of the users and the target audience, to understand the measurement methods and to benefit from these concepts in the design process.

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	14	42
Study Hours Out of Class	14	14
Midterms	8	28
Final	14	34
Total Workload		118