| International Relations (English) | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code: | INR030 | ||||
| Course Name: | Contemporary Asian Politics | ||||
| Semester: | Fall | ||||
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| Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective | ||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||
| Course Coordinator: | Dr. Öğr. Üy. SUAT EREN ÖZYİĞİT | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | Doç. Dr. Efe Can Gürcan | ||||
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| Course Objectives: | The aims of this course are to increase student's knowledge and understanding of politics and its interaction with social and economic factors in East Asia; to increase student's understanding of the basic political science concepts as applied to the region; and to develop student's ability to apply these concepts to countries, issues, and events in East Asia. |
| Course Content: | This course examines historical, cultural, economic, social and geographic traits that distinguish Asia Region and shape its domestic political processes and interstate relations. The course provides the student an in-depth coverage of government and politics in contemporary Asia, and teaches the student to assess important factors that influence the development of social and political structures in Asia. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Students will increase their knowledge of politics in Asia and its interaction with social and economic factors. 2) They will learn about politics in East Asia and the most important issues and issues facing contemporary East Asia. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction | |
| 2) | India | |
| 3) | China | |
| 4) | Constitutions of India, Japan, and China | |
| 5) | India, China and Japan in the world | |
| 6) | Pakistan | |
| 7) | Bangladesh | |
| 8) | Midterm | |
| 9) | South Korea | |
| 10) | Indonesia | |
| 11) | The Philippines | |
| 12) | Malaysia and Singapore | |
| 13) | Thailand and Vietnam | |
| 14) | Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 15) | Final exam |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Ellen M. Charlton. Comparing Asian Politics: India, China and Japan (4 ed.). Westview Press, 2014. |
| References: | Bertrand, Jacques. 2013. Political Change in Southeast Asia (1 ed.). Cambridge University Press. |
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| 1) Has knowledge about basic theoretical debates in the field of International Relations. | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 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 | 3 | |||||||||
| 5) Using social sciences methods, can conduct research and follow the field. | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 6) Uses leadership characteristics with awareness of teamwork. | 1 | 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. | 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 | |||||||||
| 9) Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in the field of International Relations to the related persons and institutions in written and orally. | 2 | 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. | 1 | 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 | |||||||||
| 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. | 1 |
| 2) | Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of International Relations at national and international level. | 2 |
| 3) | Relates the interaction of the Department of International Relations with other social sciences (history, political science, law, economy). | |
| 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. | 2 |
| 5) | Using social sciences methods, can conduct research and follow the field. | 2 |
| 6) | Uses leadership characteristics with awareness of teamwork. | 2 |
| 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. | 1 |
| 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 |
| 9) | Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in the field of International Relations to the related persons and institutions in written and orally. | 1 |
| 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. | |
| 11) | Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field. |
| 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 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
| Midterms | 7 | 27 |
| Final | 15 | 56 |
| Total Workload | 125 | |