FOREIGN TRADE (TURKISH) | |||||
Associate | TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 | QF-EHEA: Short Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 5 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
ACL1097 | American History I | Spring Fall |
3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Associate (Short Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi HATİCE ÖVGÜ TÜZÜN |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi HATİCE ÖVGÜ TÜZÜN |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | To introduce American history from the first settlement to 1877 and to specify the various political, social, cultural and economic themes that have played key roles in the development of the United States as a nation, people and society. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who succeed in this course will be able to: 1)To discuss major events, persons, and dates of American History up to 1877, Civil War. 2)To employ historical and sociological perspectives relating to the development of the American History to 1877 3)To formulate interpretations of a American society through the analysis of key events up to 1877 4)To evaluate how the USA developed its political, social, cultural, economical structure up to 1877. 5)To examine significant political, social, economical, and cultural developments in the first phase of American history. |
16th to 19th century American History |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Worlds Collide: Europe, Africa, and America, 1450-1620 | |
2) | The Invasion and Settlement of North America, 1550-1700 | Reading |
3) | The British Empire in America, 1660-1750 | Reading |
4) | Growth and Crisis in Colonial Society, 1720-1765 | Reading |
5) | Toward Independence: Years of Decision, 1763-1775 | Reading |
6) | War and Revolution, 1775-1783 | Reading |
7) | The New Political Order, 1776-1800 | Reading |
8) | Westward Expansion and A New Political Economy | Reading |
9) | The Quest for a Republican Society, 1790-1820 | Reading |
10) | The Economic Revolution, 1820-1860 | Reading |
11) | A Democratic Revolution, 1820-1844 | Reading |
12) | Religion and Reform, 1820-1860 | Reading |
13) | Civil War, 1861-1865 | Reading |
14) | The Reconstruction, 1865-1877 | Reading |
15) | Final | |
16) | Final |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | A People and A Nation: History of the United States, Combined Edition. Houghton Mifflin. |
References: | Primary Source Booklet |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 16 | % 10 |
Quizzes | 2 | % 10 |
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 | 15 | 7 | 105 |
Quizzes | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total Workload | 155 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | He/she comprehends the main theories and terminology of International Trade. | |
2) | He/she comprehends the custom operations. | |
3) | He/she applies international finance and accounting knowledge to business life. | |
4) | He/she has skills of using computer and software. | |
5) | He/she analyses Turkey and EU foreign trade structure. | |
6) | He/she brings in the basic reason of international marketing. | |
7) | He/she consults basic law rules and legislation which built the legal frame of foreign trade. | |
8) | He/she evaluates and analyses risks which foreign trade companies may meet. | |
9) | He/she comprehends the international logistics and transportation. | |
10) | He/she has the qualification and eligibility to work on international platform. | |
11) | He/she uses efficient oral and written communication skills. | |
12) | He/she follows and applies the national and international actual and the economic developments about foreign trade. | |
13) | He/she has vocational ethical value that market needs in qualified staff, can use Turkish effectively in writing and speaking communication; have proficiency in foreign language knowledge to making international correspond. |