| Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
| 1) |
WWI: Evolution and Results of War Signed Treaties, Russian Revolution, League of Nations, Wilson Principles |
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| 2) |
Period Between Two Wars The Period of Pacts and Temporary Peace (1918-1929) Depression Period (1929-39) |
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| 3) |
Rise of Fascism and Appeasement Policies Towards WW II, the beginning of war and its spread in Europe |
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| 4) |
World War II Changes in balance with the United States, developments in Asia, the end of the war, conferences, the establishment of the UN |
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| 5) |
The Beginning of the Cold War Bipolar International System, Truman Doctrine (Marshall), NATO / Warsaw Pact, Containment Policy, Suez Crisis SEATO, CENTO, Berlin Crisis and Wall, Cuban Crisis |
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| 6) |
Transition to Multicentre Towards Détente, strengthening Europe, The Non-Aligned Movement, Latin America, Change in USSR Policy (20th Congress) |
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| 7) |
Détente: Helsinki Process, OSCE, Disarmament (SALT I-II), Sino-Soviet Conflict |
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| 8) |
midterm |
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| 9) |
Developments in Asia and Middle East: Vietnam War, 67-73 Arab-Israeli Wars, Oil Crisis, Iranian Revolution, USSR's Occupation of Afghanistan, Iran-Iraq War |
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| 10) |
The End of the Cold War and Restructuring: “New Thought” Glasnost / Perestroika, defeat and disintegration in Afghanistan, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Gulf War and Unipolarity |
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| 11) |
Transition Period: New World Order, Problems in USSR geography, Yugoslavia, Somalia, Rwanda, Bosnia, Kosovo, New Westphalia, Changing Power Balances |
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| 12) |
Entering the 21st Century: The Power of Russia (Putin's Munich Speech), 9/11, Bush Doctrine, Global War on Terror, Afghanistan and Iraq Intervention, the 2008 Georgian War and the new balance of power |
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| 13) |
Understanding the present: the rise of the Asia-Pacific region, the Arab Spring and the Middle East, Ukraine / Crimea, the revival of Russia |
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| 14) |
General Evaluation |
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| 15) |
Final |
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| Course Notes / Textbooks: |
John Merriman, A History of Modern Europe: From the Renaissance to the Present
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| References: |
Gül Akyılmaz, Siyasi Tarih
• Sina Akşin, Kısa 20. Yüzyıl Tarihi
• Rifat Uçarol, Siyasi Tarih: 1789-2014
• Antony Best, Justi M. Hanhimaki, Joseph A. Maiolo, Kirsten E. Schulze, 20. Yüzyılın Uluslararası Tarihi
• Edward Whiting Fox, The Emergence of the Modern European World
• Eric Hobsbawm, Kısa 20. Yüzyıl: 1914-1991 Aşırılıklar Çağı
• J.A.S. Grenville, A History of the World in the Twentieth Century
• Henry Kissinger, Diplomasi
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
| 1) |
Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and software engineering; the ability to use theoretical and practical knowledge in these areas in complex engineering problems. |
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| 2) |
Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex software engineering problems; ability to select and apply appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. |
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| 3) |
Ability to design, implement, verify, validate, measure and maintain a complex software system, process, device or product to meet specific requirements under realistic constraints and conditions; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. |
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| 4) |
Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in software engineering applications; ability to use information technologies effectively. |
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| 5) |
Ability to design, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for the study of complex engineering problems or software engineering research topics. |
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| 6) |
Ability to work effectively within and multidisciplinary teams; individual study skills. |
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| 7) |
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing; knowledge of at least one foreign language; ability to write effective reports and understand written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and receive clear and understandable instructions. |
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| 8) |
Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; the ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology and to renew continuously. |
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| 9) |
To act in accordance with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility; information on the standards used in engineering applications. |
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| 10) |
Information on business practices such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; information about sustainable development. |
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| 11) |
Knowledge of the effects of software engineering practices on health, environment and safety in the universal and social scale and the problems of the era reflected in software engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of software engineering solutions. |
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