| International Trade and Business (English) | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code: | UNI051 | ||||
| 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: | University Elective | ||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||
| Course Coordinator: | Dr. Öğr. Üy. BİLGEN SÜTÇÜOĞLU | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | Bilgen Sütçüoğlu | ||||
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| 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. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) 1- Percieve the foundations of theories of international politics 2) 2- Understand the factors that affect and shape international politics. 3) 3- Learn the domestic and external factors that affect the decision-making process of states and non-state actors. 4) 4- Gain the ability to analyze and evaluate the significant events in globalizing world. 5) 5- Learn and analyze the concepts of power and balance of power in a multidimensional framework. 6) 6- Recognize actual incidents and problems that occured on global scale. |
| 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 Exam | |
| 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) | Finals |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Devetak, R.; Burke, A.; George, J. (2012) (2nd Ed.) An Introduction to International Relations, Cambridge: Cambridge Uni. Press. |
| References: | Ders Kitabı |
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| 1) Has a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on international business and trade by the use of social sciences and mathematics, | |||||||||||||
| 2) Possess the knowledge and skills related to different functions and interactions of international business and trade. | |||||||||||||
| 3) Possess the knowledge and skills to interpret the data, concepts and ideas in the field of international business and trade with scientific and technological methods. | |||||||||||||
| 4) Use different theoretical approaches to understanding and solving various business and trade problems. | |||||||||||||
| 5) Explains the competitiveness of the countries with the requirements of international competition and interprets the functioning of the actors and regulatory structures in the international environment. | |||||||||||||
| 6) Understands the value of developing new trade projects and generating strategies within international market needs. | |||||||||||||
| 7) Solves complex business and global trade problems by using various statistical techniques and numerical methods and makes analyzes by using statistical programs effectively. | |||||||||||||
| 8) Uses a foreign language at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education. | |||||||||||||
| 9) Develops teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship skills. | |||||||||||||
| 10) Possess the knowledge of universal ethical values, social responsibility and sufficient legal and regulatory knowledge. | |||||||||||||
| 11) Develops positive attitudes related to lifelong learning and identifies individual learning needs and carries out studies to correct them. | |||||||||||||
| 12) Students will be able to communicate their ideas and solutions both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms. | |||||||||||||
| 13) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Using License required by the field. | |||||||||||||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Has a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on international business and trade by the use of social sciences and mathematics, | |
| 2) | Possess the knowledge and skills related to different functions and interactions of international business and trade. | |
| 3) | Possess the knowledge and skills to interpret the data, concepts and ideas in the field of international business and trade with scientific and technological methods. | |
| 4) | Use different theoretical approaches to understanding and solving various business and trade problems. | |
| 5) | Explains the competitiveness of the countries with the requirements of international competition and interprets the functioning of the actors and regulatory structures in the international environment. | |
| 6) | Understands the value of developing new trade projects and generating strategies within international market needs. | |
| 7) | Solves complex business and global trade problems by using various statistical techniques and numerical methods and makes analyzes by using statistical programs effectively. | |
| 8) | Uses a foreign language at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education. | |
| 9) | Develops teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship skills. | |
| 10) | Possess the knowledge of universal ethical values, social responsibility and sufficient legal and regulatory knowledge. | |
| 11) | Develops positive attitudes related to lifelong learning and identifies individual learning needs and carries out studies to correct them. | |
| 12) | Students will be able to communicate their ideas and solutions both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms. | |
| 13) | Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Using License required by the field. |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Presentation | 1 | % 10 |
| Midterms | 2 | % 50 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
| total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 13 | 39 |
| Homework Assignments | 13 | 52 |
| Midterms | 3 | 12 |
| Final | 6 | 25 |
| Total Workload | 128 | |