NUTRITION AND DIETETIC (ENGLISH)
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
GEP0508	Wars That Change History	Spring	3	0	3	4

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	GE-Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ
Course Lecturer(s):	Instructor İLKİN BAŞAR ÖZAL Dr. LEVENT KAYA OCAKAÇAN
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	The objective of this course is to cover the important wars of world history primarily in Europe, America and the Middle East, from ancient Greece to our modern day in order to see the origins and the consequences of wars and the process how war changes the courses of history.

Learning Outcomes

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

1)have a perspective to understand the human and the state experience and factors that are shaped during the time of war.
2)develop critical thinking through the study of diverse interpretations of historical events and gain the ability to evaluate the historical analogies when applied to contemporary affairs.
3)develop and demonstrate an understanding of qualities of the war and warrior ethos as they apply in both military and civilian life.
4) sharpen the knowledge on states, nations and warfare.
(5)formulate the basic information on the development of state level relations, the processed that lead to war and later on peace.

Course Content

Majors wars of world history

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

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Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

My own lecture notes to be photocopied

References:

Neiberg, Michael. Warfare in World History. London ; New York: Routledge, 2001
Bernard Brodie, War and Politics (NY: Macmillan, 1973), pp. 276-340
Michael W. Doyle, Ways of War and Peace. New York: W.W. Norton, 1997. Chap. 1
Jack S. Levy, War in the Modern Great Power System, 1495-1975. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1983. Chap. 3-4 (especially pp. 50-53).
David Ziegler, War, Peace and International Politics, 2nd ed., (Boston: Little, Brown, 1981),chapter 15 ("Disarmament"), pp. 249-26
Michael Howard, War in European History. 2nd edit. Oxford University Press, 2001.
Peter Paret, ed. Makers of Modern Strategy: from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age. Princeton:Princeton University Press, 1986
Theodore Ropp, War in the Modern World. Revised ed. JHU Press, 2000.
Ali M. Ansari, Confronting Iran. New York: Basic Books, 2006.
Dilip Hiro, War without End. London: Routledge, 2005.
Phebe Marr, The Modern history of Iraq. Boulder, Co.: Westview, 2004.
Bing West, The Strongest Tribe: War,Politics and the Endgame in Iraq. New York: Random House, 2008.
John C. Campbell, "The Soviet Union and the United States in the Middle East," Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 401, America and the Middle East (May, 1972), pp. 126-135
Douglas Little, "The Making of a Special Relationship: The United States and Israel, 1957-68." International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol. 25, No. 4. (Nov., 1993), pp. 563-585.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Quizzes	5	% 20
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	5	4	20
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			94

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)	To use theoretic and methodological approach, evidence-based principles and scientific literature in Nutrition and Dietetics field systematically for practice.
2)	To have theoretic and practical knowledge for individual's, family's and the community's health promotion and protection.
3)	To assess nutritional status of risky groups in nutrition related problems (pregnant, babies, adolescences, elders, etc.)
4)	To use healthcare, information technologies for Nutrition and Dietetic practice and research.
5)	To communicate effectively with advisee, colleagues for effective professional relationships.
6)	To be able to monitor occupational information using at least one foreign language, to collaborate and communicate with colleagues at international level.
7)	To use life-long learning, problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
8)	To act in accordance with ethical principles and values in professional practice.
9)	To take part in research, projects and activities within sense of social responsibility and interdisciplinary approach.
10)	To be able to search for literature in health sciences databases and information sources to access to information and use the information effectively.
11)	To take responsibility and participate in the processes actively for training of other dieticians, education of health professionals and individuals about nutrition.
12)	To carry out dietetic practices considering cultural differences and different health needs of different groups in the community.