BANKING AND INSURANCE MANAGEMENT (TURKISH) | |||||
Associate | TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 | QF-EHEA: Short Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 5 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
ACL3055 | Modern America and Politics | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
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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 |
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. |
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) | To have the ability to understand the basic concepts of Banking and Insurance and to be able to use them effectively in business. | |
2) | To have the ability to work individually or in a team when needed on matters related to his/her profession and to follow and apply the developments in his/her sector. | |
3) | To be equipped with the necessary knowledge to carry out the legal responsibilities and to follow the related regulations in their sector. | |
4) | To understand the importance of banking and insurance from the point of the state’s economy and enterprises and to express this importance properly. | |
5) | To be able to use the computer as well as the profession requires and to be able to do work, accumulate knowledge and to use this knowledge relevantly and effectively. | |
6) | To make them gain the ability to find practical solutions for the problems of daily commercial activities and to take correct decisions. | |
7) | To be able to take responsibilities in banking and insurance sector and more generally in the finance sector and to be qualified to start his/her own business after the legal requirements have been met. | |
8) | To have the competency to carry out the accountancy related to banking and insurance. | |
9) | To have the competency to build effective customer relations and to have effective communication and persuasion skills. | |
10) | To be able to determine the accumulated knowledge druring the education in line with the cause and effect relations and to be able to have the necessary professional qualifications to know where, when and how to use his/her knowledge. |