MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION AND SECRETARIAL (TURKISH) | |||||
Associate | TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 | QF-EHEA: Short Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 5 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
GEP1508 | Wars That Change History | Fall Spring |
3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Language of instruction: | Turkish |
Type of course: | GE-Elective |
Course Level: | Associate (Short Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | The objective of this course is to cover the important wars of world history primarly in Europe, America and the Middle East, from ancient Greece to our modern day in order to see the origins and the consequences of wars and the process how war changes the courses of history. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who succeed in this course will be able to: 1)have a perspective to understand the human and the state experience and factors that are shaped during the time of war. 2)develop critical thinking through the study of diverse interpretations of historical events and gain the ability to evaluate the historical analogies when applied to contemporary affairs. 3)develop and demonstrate an understanding of qualities of the war and warrior ethos as they apply in both military and civilian life. 4)sharpen the knowledge on states, nations and warfare. 5)formulate the basic information on the development of state level relations, the processed that lead to war and later on peace. |
Majors wars of world history |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Explaining War: An Overview | |
2) | Persian Wars (499 BC - 448 BC): Persian Empire v. Greek City-States | Reading |
3) | Crusades | Reading |
4) | American and French Revolutions | Reading |
5) | Napoloeon and Shaping of Europe | Reading |
6) | First World War | Reading |
7) | Gallipoli and The Turkish Independence War | Reading |
8) | Second World War | Reading |
9) | Second World War and Turkey | Reading |
10) | The Cold War as a Framework for Middle Eastern Wars, 1946-1991 | Reading |
11) | Vietnam War | Reading |
12) | The United States and the Iran-Iraq War | Reading |
13) | Warlords and Taliban in Afghanistan | Reading |
14) | Al-Qaeda and September 11 | Reading |
15) | Final Exam | |
16) | Final Exam |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | My own lecture notes to be photocopied |
References: | Neiberg, Michael. Warfare in World History. London ; New York: Routledge, 2001 Bernard Brodie, War and Politics (NY: Macmillan, 1973), pp. 276-340 Michael W. Doyle, Ways of War and Peace. New York: W.W. Norton, 1997. Chap. 1 Jack S. Levy, War in the Modern Great Power System, 1495-1975. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1983. Chap. 3-4 (especially pp. 50-53). David Ziegler, War, Peace and International Politics, 2nd ed., (Boston: Little, Brown, 1981),chapter 15 ("Disarmament"), pp. 249-26 Michael Howard, War in European History. 2nd edit. Oxford University Press, 2001. Peter Paret, ed. Makers of Modern Strategy: from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age. Princeton:Princeton University Press, 1986 Theodore Ropp, War in the Modern World. Revised ed. JHU Press, 2000. Ali M. Ansari, Confronting Iran. New York: Basic Books, 2006. Dilip Hiro, War without End. London: Routledge, 2005. Phebe Marr, The Modern history of Iraq. Boulder, Co.: Westview, 2004. Bing West, The Strongest Tribe: War,Politics and the Endgame in Iraq. New York: Random House, 2008. John C. Campbell, "The Soviet Union and the United States in the Middle East," Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 401, America and the Middle East (May, 1972), pp. 126-135 Douglas Little, "The Making of a Special Relationship: The United States and Israel, 1957-68." International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol. 25, No. 4. (Nov., 1993), pp. 563-585. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Quizzes | 5 | % 20 |
Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 10 | 2 | 20 |
Quizzes | 5 | 5 | 25 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total Workload | 91 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Write and pronounce the correct terms used in the field of medicine properly. | 1 |
2) | Compile data related to medical statistics and reports the results analyzing bu scientific methods periodically. | 1 |
3) | Communicate with relevant authorities verbally and in writing between inner and outer organization | 1 |
4) | Continuously improve their professional knowledge and skills. | 1 |
5) | Solve the problems faced in business life in a guick and effective way. | 1 |
6) | Uses Turkish language and body language effectively. | 1 |