| MATHEMATICS (TURKISH, PHD) | |||||
| PhD | TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 | QF-EHEA: Third Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 8 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| UIL5702 | African Politics: Current Issues and Topics | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester |
| Language of instruction: | Tr |
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi SİNEM ERAY |
| Course Objectives: | This course will evaluate Africa as a strategically important continent by its overall structure, the effects of colonialism to this day on the existing formations. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; Will be able to learn basic issues African politics and current issues. Will be analyzed Africa that has been intensifying recently by comparing 'major and emerging powers’ actions Will be able to identify the domestic and international sources of African region. Will be able to discuss the current issues in African policy. |
| Widely observed socioceconomic problems will be analyzed along with positive improvements and the existing security issues and their effects on countries and regions. In addition, the new competition on securing political influence in Africa that has been intensifying recently will be analyzed by comparing major and emerging powers’ actions. It is planned to analyze contemporary weekly developments in Africa in the first weeks of the course. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation | |
| 1) | Introduction | ||
| 2) | Introduction to African Politics | Prereading | |
| 3) | Pre-Process Colonialism, Colonization, Periods of the Cold War and Independence | Prereading | |
| 4) | The African Union, Specialized Agencies and Regional Economic Communities | Prereading | |
| 5) | Economic Transformation Process, Regional Distribution of Official Development Assistance and Investment | Prereading | |
| 6) | Process of Social Development, The Millennium Development Goals and Food Safety | Prereading | |
| 7) | Midterm | ||
| 8) | Security Issues in West Africa and Nigeria | Prereading | |
| 9) | Civil War, Terrorism and Today's Transformation Process in Somali | Prereading | |
| 10) | Civil War in Sudan, South Sudan Separation Process and Darfur Issue | Prereading | |
| 11) | Genocide in Rwanda and Civil War in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Prereading | |
| 12) | African Politics of Great Powers | Prereading | |
| 13) | Africa and Turkey Relations | Prereading | |
| 14) | Project Presentations and Assignments Submission | ||
| 15) | Final | ||
| Course Notes: | Numan HAZAR, Küreselleşme Sürecinde Afrika ve Türkiye – Afrika İlişkileri, Genişletilmiş 2. Baskı, USAK Yayınları, 2011 Ufuk TEPEBAŞ, Büyük Güçler ve Afrika “21. Yüzyılda Çok Boyutlu Afrika Rekabeti”, TASAM Yayınları, 2010 Ufuk TEPEBAŞ (Editör), Afrika’daki Bölgesel Örgütler, TASAM Yayınları, 2009 |
| References: | Janet Roitman, Fiscal Disobedience: An Anthropology of Economic Regulation in Central Africa, Princeton University Press, 2005. James Ferguson, Global Shadows: Africa in the Neo-Liberal World Order. Duke University Press, 2006. Goran Hyden, African Politics in Comparative Perspective, Cambridge University Press, 2005 |
| 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 | % 15 |
| Presentation | 1 | % 10 |
| Project | 1 | % 15 |
| Seminar | % 0 | |
| Midterms | 1 | % 20 |
| Preliminary Jury | % 0 | |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Paper Submission | % 0 | |
| Jury | % 0 | |
| Bütünleme | % 0 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 45 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 55 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 13 | 3 | 39 |
| 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 | 11 | 110 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Project | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Quizzes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preliminary Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Paper Submission | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total Workload | 193 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution |