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) To have knowledge about the basic theoretical debates in Political Science and Public Administration. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 2) To define contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in Political Science and Public Administration at national and international level. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 3) Relate the interaction of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration with other social sciences (philosophy, history, sociology, law, economy, business). | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| 4) Evaluate and discuss the events in interdisciplinary dimension, acquire knowledge and skills, conduct research using social sciences methods and follow the field. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 5) Political and social processes that take place in Turkey and in the world, able to solve problems and the causes of these problems, on the relationship of citizens with political structures reveals scientifically. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 6) To design and to prepare scientific studies such as theoretical or experimental projects, reports, articles and theses, either on their own or with others, and uses qualitative and quantitative research techniques related to their field. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 7) To use leadership characteristics in Political Science and Public Administration with the awareness of compliance with team work. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 8) Develops behavior according to ethics and social values and evaluates what they have learned by deciding what they need and critically question the information they have acquired. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 9) Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in Political Science and Public Administration to the related persons and institutions in written and oral form. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 10) According to the level of European Language Portfolio, a foreign language is at least A2 for Pre-Bachelor's degree according to the level of education; At least B1 for the License; To be able to use at least C1 and at least C1 General Level for PhD. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 11) To be able to use information and communication technologies together with computer software in at least the European Computer Driving License Basic Level (Associate) or Advanced Level (Associate and Associate) required by the department. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
Course - Learning Outcome Relationship
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | To have knowledge about the basic theoretical debates in Political Science and Public Administration. | 3 |
| 2) | To define contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in Political Science and Public Administration at national and international level. | 3 |
| 3) | Relate the interaction of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration with other social sciences (philosophy, history, sociology, law, economy, business). | 3 |
| 4) | Evaluate and discuss the events in interdisciplinary dimension, acquire knowledge and skills, conduct research using social sciences methods and follow the field. | 3 |
| 5) | Political and social processes that take place in Turkey and in the world, able to solve problems and the causes of these problems, on the relationship of citizens with political structures reveals scientifically. | 2 |
| 6) | To design and to prepare scientific studies such as theoretical or experimental projects, reports, articles and theses, either on their own or with others, and uses qualitative and quantitative research techniques related to their field. | 3 |
| 7) | To use leadership characteristics in Political Science and Public Administration with the awareness of compliance with team work. | 2 |
| 8) | Develops behavior according to ethics and social values and evaluates what they have learned by deciding what they need and critically question the information they have acquired. | 3 |
| 9) | Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in Political Science and Public Administration to the related persons and institutions in written and oral form. | 3 |
| 10) | According to the level of European Language Portfolio, a foreign language is at least A2 for Pre-Bachelor's degree according to the level of education; At least B1 for the License; To be able to use at least C1 and at least C1 General Level for PhD. | 1 |
| 11) | To be able to use information and communication technologies together with computer software in at least the European Computer Driving License Basic Level (Associate) or Advanced Level (Associate and Associate) required by the department. | 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 | |