BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS | |||||
| 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 |
| ACL3053 | America and War | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Basic information
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi HATİCE ÖVGÜ TÜZÜN |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | none |
| Course Objectives: | The objective of this course is to look at America’s war history beginning with the Indian Wars of the early 17th century colonial period, through the major wars and conflicts during the 18th, 19th and 20th century, to the current escalating military interventions and peace enforcement operations of the early 21st century. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who succeed in this course will be able to: 1)discuss major wars in American history sociological perspectives relating to the development of warfare in America 2)formulate interpretations of military tactics due to the changes in domestic and foreign policies in the USA. 3)examine selected conventional and special military operations conducted in America 4)assesst the recent US wars indicating international environment of growing regional instability and crises, ethnic conflict, and global terrorism. |
Course Content
| American war history and literature |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction | |
| 2) | American Revolution | Reading |
| 3) | Civil War | Reading |
| 4) | American-Indian Wars I | Reading |
| 5) | American-Indian Wars II | Reading |
| 6) | American-Mexican Wars | Reading |
| 7) | First World War and America I | Reading |
| 8) | Film Screening and Discussion- Documentary on WWI and America | |
| 9) | America after First World War | Reading |
| 10) | America and Second World War | Reading |
| 11) | America After Second World War | Reading |
| 12) | Cold War | Reading |
| 13) | The Vietnam War | Reading |
| 14) | America and the Middle East I | Reading |
| 15) | Final | |
| 16) | Final |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | My own lecture notes. |
| References: | none |
Evaluation System
| 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 | |
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) | Utilize the wealth of information stored in computer databases to answer basic biological questions and solve problems such as diagnosis and treatment of diseases. | 3 |
| 2) | Acquire an ability to compile and analyze biological information, clearly present and discuss the conclusions, the inferred knowledge and the arguments behind them both in oral and written format. | 4 |
| 3) | Develop critical, creative and analytical thinking skills. | 5 |
| 4) | Develop effective communication skills and have competence in scientific speaking, reading and writing abilities in English and Turkish. | 3 |
| 5) | Gain knowledge of different techniques and methods used in genetics and acquire the relevant laboratory skills. | 4 |
| 6) | Detect biological problems, learn to make hypothesis and solve the hypothesis by using variety of experimental and observational methods. | 4 |
| 7) | Gain knowledge of methods for collecting quantitative and qualitative data and obtain the related skills. | 3 |
| 8) | Conduct research through paying attention to ethics, human values and rights. Pay special attention to confidentiality of information while working with human subjects. | 5 |
| 9) | Obtain basic concepts used in theory and practices of molecular biology and genetics and establish associations between them. | 4 |
| 10) | Search and use literature to improve himself/herself and follow recent developments in science and technology. | 5 |
| 11) | Be aware of the national and international problems in the field and search for solutions. | 4 |