| INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS DESIGN | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| ACL3055 | Modern America and Politics | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
| 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. |
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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 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. |
| Modern America and Socio Political Relations, Turkish-American Relations |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Quizzes | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 78 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Having the theoretical and practical knowledge proficiency in the discipline of industrial product design | |
| 2) | Applying professional knowledge to the fields of product, service and experience design development | |
| 3) | Understanding, using, interpreting and evaluating the design concepts, knowledge and language | |
| 4) | Knowing the research methods in the discipline of industrial product design, collecting information with these methods, interpreting and applying the collected knowledge | |
| 5) | Identifying the problems of industrial product design, evaluating the conditions and requirements of problems, producing proposals of solutions to them | |
| 6) | Developing the solutions with the consideration of social, cultural, environmental, economic and humanistic values; being sensitive to personal differences and ability levels | |
| 7) | Having the ability of communicating the knowledge about design concepts and solutions through written, oral and visual methods | |
| 8) | To identify and apply the relation among material, form giving, detailing, maintenance and manufacturing methods of design solutions | |
| 9) | Using the computer aided information and communication technologies for the expression of industrial product design solutions and applications | |
| 10) | Having the knowledge and methods in disciplines like management, engineering, psychology, ergonomics, visual communication which support the solutions of industrial product design; having the ability of searching, acquiring and using the knowledge that belong these disciplines when necessary. | |
| 11) | Using a foreign language to command the jargon of industrial product design and communicate with the colleagues from different cultures | |
| 12) | Following and evaluating the new topics and trends that industrial product design needs to integrate according to technological and scientific developments |