ISTINYE UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| Political Science and Public Administration | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Code: | SBK409 | ||||
| Course Name: | Modern Middle Eastern Politics | ||||
| Semester: | Fall | ||||
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| Language of instruction: | Turkish | ||||
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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. FATEME AYŞİN ANKA | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | Fatemeh Dehghan | ||||
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Course Objective and Content
| Course Objectives: | This course aims to make a comprehensive analysis of the components of Middle Eastern history. Within the scope of this course, the background of the political events in the Middle East countries in recent years and their effects on today will be analyzed. |
| Course Content: | This course is to provide students with a holistic approach about the region by examining the evolution of the modern Middle East. Accordingly, in this course, the political and strategic position of the contemporary Middle East and related developments are tried to be understood as a basic introduction, starting from a historical, cultural and geographical background. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Knows the birth and development of modern political history, the historical background of the concepts used in the field of political science. 2) Basic terms related to political science are taught. He can make inferences about the political future. 3) Knows the effects and institutional development of politically defined actors in history. 4) Defines the Modern International System. Knows the basic facts and problems on which the system is based. 5) Defines and discusses the formation and development of the world system after the Industrial Revolution and Finally in the Twentieth Century. 6) To be able to describe major problems, political systems, ideas, actors and to draw inferences from historical experiences in the region. |
Course Flow Plan
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Meeting and Introduction to the Course | |
| 1) | Arab Spring | |
| 2) | The Interwar Period and the Independent Middle East | |
| 3) | Middle East from 1970's to 2000 | |
| 4) | Iranian Revolution in 1979 | |
| 5) | Political History of the Middle East | |
| 6) | Intra-State Relations in the Middle East | |
| 7) | Arab Nationalism | |
| 8) | Midterm Exam | |
| 9) | Nationalism, Religion and Civil Society | |
| 10) | Orientalist Approaches to the Middle East | |
| 11) | Orientalist Approaches to the Middle East | |
| 12) | American Intervention in the Middle East | |
| 13) | Gulf Wars, Afghanistan and Iraq Spillways |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Davut Dursun –Tayyar Arı (editörler), Orta Doğu’da Siyaset (Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2013) Türel Yılmaz, Uluslararası Politikada Orta Doğu (Ankara: Barış Platin Yayınları, 2009) Tayyar Arı, Geçmişten Günümüze Ortadoğu: Siyaset, Savaş ve Diplomasi (Bursa: MKM Yayıncılık, 5. Baskı, 2012) |
| References: | Karen Armstrong, Islam: A Short History, A Modern Library Chronicles Book: 2002 William L. Cleveland and Martin Bunton, A History of the Modern Middle East, Westview Press: 2009 Mehran Kamrava, the Modern Middle East: A Political History since the First World War, University of California Press: 2005 Youssef M. Choueiri, Arab Nationalism a History, Blackwell Publisher: 2000 Edward W. Said, Orientalism, Vintage Books, 1978 |
Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship
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| 1) Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of Political Science and Public Administration at national and international level. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2) To have knowledge about the main theoretical debates in the field of Political Science and Public Administration. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 3) Relates the interaction of Political Science and Public Administration with other social sciences (philosophy, history, sociology, law, economics, business administration). | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 4) Examines the political and social processes, problems and the causes of these problems in Turkey and in the world, evaluates them in an interdisciplinary dimension and with a critical perspective. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 5) To be able to conduct research in the field of Political Science by using common methods and respecting ethical values. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 6) To be able to design and lead research and scientific texts on field-specific topics on their own or in team work. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 7) To be able to express his/her opinions, thoughts and suggestions for solutions in written and verbally in the field of Political Science and Public Administration. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 8) Uses computer software and information and communication technologies at the advanced level of the European Computer Driving Licence required by the field. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
Course - Learning Outcome Relationship
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of Political Science and Public Administration at national and international level. | 3 |
| 2) | To have knowledge about the main theoretical debates in the field of Political Science and Public Administration. | 3 |
| 3) | Relates the interaction of Political Science and Public Administration with other social sciences (philosophy, history, sociology, law, economics, business administration). | 3 |
| 4) | Examines the political and social processes, problems and the causes of these problems in Turkey and in the world, evaluates them in an interdisciplinary dimension and with a critical perspective. | 3 |
| 5) | To be able to conduct research in the field of Political Science by using common methods and respecting ethical values. | 3 |
| 6) | To be able to design and lead research and scientific texts on field-specific topics on their own or in team work. | 2 |
| 7) | To be able to express his/her opinions, thoughts and suggestions for solutions in written and verbally in the field of Political Science and Public Administration. | 3 |
| 8) | Uses computer software and information and communication technologies at the advanced level of the European Computer Driving Licence required by the field. | 1 |
Assessment & Grading
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | % 10 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
| 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 | 16 | 48 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 48 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 4 | 12 |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 2 |
| Midterms | 1 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 114 | |