BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri
| Course Code: | POL4017 | ||||||||
| Ders İsmi: | Global Encounters | ||||||||
| Ders Yarıyılı: |
Fall Spring |
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| Ders Kredileri: |
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| Language of instruction: | English | ||||||||
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| Ders İş Deneyimini Gerektiriyor mu?: | No | ||||||||
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective | ||||||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Hybrid | ||||||||
| Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. ESRA ALBAYRAKOĞLU | ||||||||
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Dersin Amaç ve İçeriği
| Course Objectives: | This course seeks to exam the historic development of globalization and the myriad contemporary understandings of what exactly globalization means for the world. The concept of globalization is a contested one, and in this course students will learn about these different ideas and conceptualizations of globalization. |
| Course Content: | Key Theme: Theories of Globalization; Economic Globalization; Political Globalization; Cultural Globalization; Case Studies: International Financial Markets (World Bank, IMF, etc.); Case Studies: International Governmental Organizations; Case Studies: International Non-governmental Organizations; Case Studies: International Migration; Case Studies: The Environment; Case Studies: Negative Flows; Case Studies: Nationality/ethnicity/race; Case Studies: Global Inequity. |
Learning Outcomes
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Ders Akış Planı
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Key Theme: Theories of Globalization | Reading: Ritzer/Dean, Chapters 1,2 & 3. |
| 2) | Context: Economic Globalization | Reading: Ritzer/Dean, Chapter 6. |
| 3) | Context: Political Globalization | Reading: Rizter/Dean, Chapter 4. |
| 4) | Context: Political Globalization (continued) | Reading: Ritzer/Dean, Chapter 5. |
| 5) | Context: Cultural Globalization | Reading: Ritzer/Dean, Chapter 8. Suarez-Orozco |
| 6) | Case Studies: International Financial Markets (World Bank, IMF, etc.) | Reading: Ritzer/Dean, Chapter 7. |
| 7) | MIDTERM EXAM | |
| 8) | Case Studies: International Governmental Organizations | Reading: Machida |
| 9) | Case Studies: International Non-governmental Organizations | Reading: TBA |
| 10) | Case Studies: International Migration | Reading: Ritzer/Dean, Chapter 10. |
| 11) | Case Studies: The Environment | Reading: Ritzer/Dean, Chapter 11. |
| 12) | Case Studies: Negative Flows | Reading: Ritzer/Dean, Chapter 12. |
| 13) | Case Studies: Nationality/ethnicity/race | Reading: TBA |
| 14) | Case Studies: Global Inequity | Reading: Ritzer/Dean, Chapters 13 & 14. |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Globalization: A Basic Text; George Ritzer and Paul Dean (Wiley-Blackwell Publishers, 2015). Found at EBSCO E-kitap. "Globalization and the Legitimacy of Interngovernmental Organizations," Satoshi Machida, International Studies (10/01/2009, Vol. 46, Issue: 4, p 371-400). |
| References: | Globalization: Culture and Education in the New Millenium; Marcelo M. Suarez-Orozco and Desirée Baolian Qin-Hillard, editors (University of California Press 2004). Found at EBSCO-E-kitap. www.wiley.com/go/ritzer/globalization - companion website to "Globalization: A Basic Text" Supplemental readings and other media will be assigned on a weekly basis, and can be found via ItsLearning. |
Ders - Program Öğrenme Kazanım İlişkisi
| Ders Öğrenme Kazanımları | |||||||||||
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| Program Outcomes | |||||||||||
| 1) Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice. | |||||||||||
| 2) Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies. | |||||||||||
| 3) Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences. | |||||||||||
| 4) Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments. | |||||||||||
| 5) Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy. | |||||||||||
| 6) Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member. | |||||||||||
| 7) Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development. | |||||||||||
| 8) Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies. | |||||||||||
| 9) Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives. | |||||||||||
| 10) Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments. | |||||||||||
| 11) Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era. | |||||||||||
| 12) Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics. | |||||||||||
Ders - Öğrenme Kazanımı İlişkisi
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice. | 5 |
| 2) | Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies. | 5 |
| 3) | Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences. | |
| 4) | Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments. | 5 |
| 5) | Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy. | 5 |
| 6) | Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member. | 3 |
| 7) | Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development. | 3 |
| 8) | Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies. | 5 |
| 9) | Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives. | 4 |
| 10) | Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments. | 5 |
| 11) | Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era. | 5 |
| 12) | Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics. | 3 |
Öğrenme Etkinliği ve Öğretme Yöntemleri
Ölçme ve Değerlendirme Yöntemleri ve Kriterleri
Assessment & Grading
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | % 30 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
İş Yükü ve AKTS Kredisi Hesaplaması
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 13 | 39 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 13 | 78 |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 30 |
| Midterms | 1 | 1.5 |
| Final | 1 | 1.5 |
| Total Workload | 150 | |