POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
POL4017	Global Encounters	Fall Spring	3	0	3	6

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Hybrid
Course Coordinator :	Assoc. Prof. ESRA ALBAYRAKOĞLU
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
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.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Identify key ideas surrounding the concept of globalization;
2. Grasp the evolution of the study of globalization and the various definitions attributed to it;
3. Evaluate the performance of state & non-state actors as they try to cope up with the pace of globalization;
4. Assess the impact of globalization on the world both currently and for the future;
5. Develop competencies with respect to active inquiry and critical thinking.

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.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

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.

Evaluation System

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

ECTS / Workload Table

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

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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