POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
POL4017 | Global Encounters | Fall Spring |
3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester |
Language of instruction: | En |
Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor |
Mode of Delivery: | Hybrid |
Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. ESRA ALBAYRAKOĞLU |
Course Objectives: | This course seeks to exam the historic development of globalization and the myriad contemporary understandings of what exactly globalization means for the world. The concept of globalization is a contested one, and in this course students will learn about these different ideas and conceptualizations of globalization. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Identify key ideas surrounding the concept of globalization; 2. Grasp the evolution of the study of globalization and the various definitions attributed to it; 3. Evaluate the performance of state & non-state actors as they try to cope up with the pace of globalization; 4. Assess the impact of globalization on the world both currently and for the future; 5. Develop competencies with respect to active inquiry and critical thinking. |
Key Theme: Theories of Globalization; Economic Globalization; Political Globalization; Cultural Globalization; Case Studies: International Financial Markets (World Bank, IMF, etc.); Case Studies: International Governmental Organizations; Case Studies: International Non-governmental Organizations; Case Studies: International Migration; Case Studies: The Environment; Case Studies: Negative Flows; Case Studies: Nationality/ethnicity/race; Case Studies: Global Inequity. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation | |
1) | Key Theme: Theories of Globalization | Reading: Ritzer/Dean, Chapters 1,2 & 3. | |
2) | Context: Economic Globalization | Reading: Ritzer/Dean, Chapter 6. | |
3) | Context: Political Globalization | Reading: Rizter/Dean, Chapter 4. | |
4) | Context: Political Globalization (continued) | Reading: Ritzer/Dean, Chapter 5. | |
5) | Context: Cultural Globalization | Reading: Ritzer/Dean, Chapter 8. Suarez-Orozco | |
6) | Case Studies: International Financial Markets (World Bank, IMF, etc.) | Reading: Ritzer/Dean, Chapter 7. | |
7) | MIDTERM EXAM | ||
8) | Case Studies: International Governmental Organizations | Reading: Machida | |
9) | Case Studies: International Non-governmental Organizations | Reading: TBA | |
10) | Case Studies: International Migration | Reading: Ritzer/Dean, Chapter 10. | |
11) | Case Studies: The Environment | Reading: Ritzer/Dean, Chapter 11. | |
12) | Case Studies: Negative Flows | Reading: Ritzer/Dean, Chapter 12. | |
13) | Case Studies: Nationality/ethnicity/race | Reading: TBA | |
14) | Case Studies: Global Inequity | Reading: Ritzer/Dean, Chapters 13 & 14. |
Course Notes: | Globalization: A Basic Text; George Ritzer and Paul Dean (Wiley-Blackwell Publishers, 2015). Found at EBSCO E-kitap. "Globalization and the Legitimacy of Interngovernmental Organizations," Satoshi Machida, International Studies (10/01/2009, Vol. 46, Issue: 4, p 371-400). |
References: | Globalization: Culture and Education in the New Millenium; Marcelo M. Suarez-Orozco and Desirée Baolian Qin-Hillard, editors (University of California Press 2004). Found at EBSCO-E-kitap. www.wiley.com/go/ritzer/globalization - companion website to "Globalization: A Basic Text" Supplemental readings and other media will be assigned on a weekly basis, and can be found via ItsLearning. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | % 0 | |
Laboratory | % 0 | |
Application | % 0 | |
Field Work | % 0 | |
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | % 0 | |
Quizzes | % 0 | |
Homework Assignments | 2 | % 30 |
Presentation | % 0 | |
Project | % 0 | |
Seminar | % 0 | |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
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 | Workload | |
Course Hours | 13 | 39 | |
Laboratory | |||
Application | |||
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | |||
Field Work | |||
Study Hours Out of Class | 13 | 78 | |
Presentations / Seminar | |||
Project | |||
Homework Assignments | 2 | 30 | |
Quizzes | |||
Preliminary Jury | |||
Midterms | 1 | 1.5 | |
Paper Submission | |||
Jury | |||
Final | 1 | 1.5 | |
Total Workload | 150 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice. | |
2) | Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies. | |
3) | Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences. | |
4) | Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments. | |
5) | Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy. | |
6) | Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member. | |
7) | Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development. | |
8) | Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies. | |
9) | Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives. | |
10) | Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments. | |
11) | Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era. | |
12) | Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics. |