INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
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
ACL3055	Modern America and Politics	Fall	3	0	3	6

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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 introduce present political and social USA and to specify U.S positioning in the world affairs by developing a critical eye on the foreign relations of U.S particularly focusing on Turkish-American relations since 1950s.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who succeed in this course will be able to:

1)discuss the major themes of modern American socio-politics from World War I to present
2)employ historical and sociological perspectives relating to the development of relations berween U.S and the World
3)formulate interpretations of U.S relations to the Middle East
4)evaluate how foreign relations between Turkey and America was established and shaped due to the changing political interests of both sides.
5)examine the evolution of current political and social events such as peace making policies, globalization, international relations.

Course Content

Modern America and Socio Political Relations, Turkish-American Relations

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction: America is on the stage ( The politics of a new century 1910-1920)
2)	The Rise of Black Militance and the Harlem Renaissance: The Age of Jazz and Mass Culture	Reading
3)	Getting Ready for the Second World War	Reading
4)	The Fascist Challenge and the Pasific Conflict , 1940-1950	Reading
5)	Post-war America: The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan, the history of NATO, 1945-1955	Reading
6)	Eisenhower Years (1953-1960): The Soviet (Communist Challenge) The Age of Space	Reading
7)	The Civil Rights Movement: The Age of Television, Beat Generation, 60s/ Black Power	Reading
8)	1960s Turkish-American Partnership: The Alliances	Reading
9)	The Rise of the New Right: Ronald Reagan ( Issue of Iran and Middle East)	Reading
10)	Turkish- American Relations 1980s: Turning Point, Turgut Ozal/ The Collapse of the Communist Regimes	Reading
11)	The Era of: Bush and Clinton	Reading
12)	George W. Bush and September 11, 2001	Reading
13)	America Fights Back : War in Afghanistan, Second Iraq War and Turkey's role	Reading
14)	Obama's Policy: Iran, Taliban and the Nucleer Issue (Where Turkey Stands?	Reading
15)	Final
16)	Final

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

My own lecture notes
Stephen Ambrose and Douglas Brinkley, Rise to Globalism, eighth edition (New York: Penguin, 1997).

References:

G. John Ikenberry, ed., American Foreign Policy: Theoretical Essays, Fifth edition (New York: Pearson Longman, 2005)
Roger R. Trask, The United States Response to Turkish Nationalism and Reform 1914-1939, The University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, 1971
Richard C. Company Turkey and the United States : The Arms Embargo Period, New York : Praeger, 1986
McGhee, George. The US-Turkish-Nato Middle East Connection:How the Truman Doctrine Contained the Soviets in the Middle East . New York : St Martin ’s, 1990
Akdes Nimet Kurat Turk-Amerikan Munasebetlerine Kisa Bir Bakis, , Dogus, Ankara, 1959
Oral Sander Turk-Amerikan Iliskileri 1947-1964, Ankara Uni. Siyasal Bilgiler Fak. Yay. 1979

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

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	14	2	28
Quizzes	2	2	4
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			78

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)	Setting up various spaces in national and international contexts, carrying out designs, planning and applications that could satisfy various user groups and respond various requirements in the field of Interior Architecture,
2)	Analyzing the information gathered from the framework of actual physical, social and economical constraints and user requirements, and synthesizing these with diverse knowledge and considerations in order to create innovative spatial solutions,
3)	Generating creative, innovative, aesthetic and unique spatial solutions by using tangible and abstract concepts,
4)	Using at least one of the illustration and presentation technologies competently, that the field of interior architecture requires,
5)	Reporting, presenting and transferring the design, practice and research studies to the specialists or laymen by using visual, textual or oral communication methods, efficiently and accurately,
6)	Embracing and prioritizing man-environment relationships, user health, safety and security, and universal design principles in the field of interior architecture,
7)	Design understanding and decision making that respects social and cultural rights of the society, cultural heritage and nature,
8)	Being aware of national and international values, following developments and being equipped about ethical and aesthetical subjects in the fields of interior architecture, design and art,
9)	Having absolute conscious about legal regulations, standards and principles; and realizing professional ethics, duties and responsibilities in the field of Interior Architecture,