Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 4 / Spring Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 1st Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Optional | ||||
| Department | INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | UMUT YUKARUÇ (umutyukaruc@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| Gain knowledge about Caucasian politicsi history and culture | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | can be able to explain the historical background of main regional problems and present geopolitical situation throughout the Caucasus |
PO-3 Has basic information about the main actors of international relations and the rules of the international system. PO-7 Has the ability to both interpret events with critical and analytical thinking and to produce solutions to problems with scientific approaches. PO-16 Gains detailed information about culture and geography as well as the history of Turkey and the world. |
Examination |
| LO-2 | can interpret foreign policies of Southern Caucasian states |
PO-3 Has basic information about the main actors of international relations and the rules of the international system. PO-10 Has a command of the basic conceptual and theoretical framework in the field of International Relations at a level to make analysis. PO-16 Gains detailed information about culture and geography as well as the history of Turkey and the world. |
Examination |
| LO-3 | can analyse Turkey's approach to the region |
PO-3 Has basic information about the main actors of international relations and the rules of the international system. PO-9 Has acquired the skills to examine Turkey's position in world politics in a historical perspective and to define current problems. PO-16 Gains detailed information about culture and geography as well as the history of Turkey and the world. |
Examination |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Geographic, political and socio-economical aspects of the Caucasus and Central Asia basin, positions and influences in the international arena of regional states. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Introduction | Lecture |
| 2 | Caucasian geopolitics | Lecture |
| 3 | Southern Caucasus: Historical background | Lecture |
| 4 | Northern Caucasus: Historical background | Lecture |
| 5 | Russia in the Caucasus-1: before and during the Soviet period. | Lecture |
| 6 | Russia in the Caucasus-2: post-Soviet period | Lecture |
| 7 | "Frozen conflicts": Southern Ossetia and Abkhazia | Lecture |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | US and EU in the Caucasus-1: 1990's. | Lecture |
| 10 | US and EU in the Caucasus-2: 2000's | Lecture |
| 11 | "Chechen Wars" and instability in the North Caucasus | Lecture |
| 12 | Turkish and Iranian Policies toward the Caucasus. The Karabakh Conflict | Lecture |
| 13 | Energy Politics | Lecture |
| 14 | "Colored Revolutions" and Aftermath | Lecture |
| 15 | General Assessment | Lecture |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Hermann, W., & Linn, J. (Eds.). (2011). Central Asia and the Caucasus: At the crossroads of Eurasia in the 21st Century. SAGE Publications India. | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Textbook | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 8 | 1 | 40 |
| Other assessment methods | |||
| 1.Oral Examination | |||
| 2.Quiz | |||
| 3.Laboratory exam | |||
| 4.Presentation | |||
| 5.Report | |||
| 6.Workshop | |||
| 7.Performance Project | |||
| 8.Term Paper | |||
| 9.Project | |||
| final exam | 16 | 1 | 60 |
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 0 | ||
| c) Performance Project | 0 | ||
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 0 | ||
| e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
| Oral Examination | 0 | ||
| Quiz | 0 | ||
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 90 | ||