| CHILD DEVELOPMENT (TURKISH) | |||||
| Associate | TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 | QF-EHEA: Short Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 5 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| GEP1508 | Wars That Change History | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester |
| Language of instruction: | Tr |
| Type of course: | GE-Elective |
| Course Level: | Associate |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ |
| Course Objectives: | The objective of this course is to cover the important wars of world history primarly 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. |
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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. |
| Majors wars of world history |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation | |
| 1) | Explaining War: An Overview | ||
| 2) | Persian Wars (499 BC - 448 BC): Persian Empire v. Greek City-States | Reading | |
| 3) | Crusades | Reading | |
| 4) | American and French Revolutions | Reading | |
| 5) | Napoloeon and Shaping of Europe | Reading | |
| 6) | First World War | Reading | |
| 7) | Gallipoli and The Turkish Independence War | Reading | |
| 8) | Second World War | Reading | |
| 9) | Second World War and Turkey | Reading | |
| 10) | The Cold War as a Framework for Middle Eastern Wars, 1946-1991 | Reading | |
| 11) | Vietnam War | Reading | |
| 12) | The United States and the Iran-Iraq War | Reading | |
| 13) | Warlords and Taliban in Afghanistan | Reading | |
| 14) | Al-Qaeda and September 11 | Reading | |
| 15) | Final Exam | ||
| 16) | Final Exam | ||
| Course Notes: | 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. |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | % 0 | |
| Laboratory | % 0 | |
| Application | % 0 | |
| Field Work | % 0 | |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | % 0 | |
| Quizzes | 5 | % 20 |
| Homework Assignments | % 0 | |
| Presentation | % 0 | |
| Project | % 0 | |
| Seminar | % 0 | |
| Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
| Preliminary Jury | % 0 | |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Paper Submission | % 0 | |
| Jury | % 0 | |
| Bütünleme | % 0 | |
| 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 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework Assignments | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quizzes | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| Preliminary Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Paper Submission | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 91 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Be able to fulfill their professional career in the field of child development and education | 1 |
| 2) | Paying attention to children about proper and good usage of Turkish language. | 1 |
| 3) | Child development and children's cognitive, affective and psycho-motor development to prepare the appropriate activities. | 1 |
| 4) | Recognizing the relationship of society, family and child; communıcatıng effectıvely wıth chıld, havıng knowledge and skılls about chıld health and ıllnesses | 1 |
| 5) | Apply and practice drama,play and music activities. | 1 |
| 6) | To follow nutrition habbits of children | 1 |
| 7) | Plan and practice activities for children with special needs. | 1 |
| 8) | To apply science and technology education for children. | 1 |
| 9) | Plan and apply free time activities. | 1 |
| 10) | Using, preparing and maintaining equipments, materials and documents around work environment. | 1 |
| 11) | Have knowledge and skills about parent education | 1 |
| 12) | Have knowledge and skills about child health and diseases. | 1 |