Political History (KAM208) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Political History	KAM208	4. Semester	3	0	0	3	8

Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A

Course Language	Turkish
Course Type	Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)	Dr. Aslı Yiğit
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	The aim of this course is to provide students with a basic understanding of the change, development, collapse of states and nations, interstate political and economic developments, and established new orders in the process starting from the nineteenth century to the present day.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Understands the effect of historical processes on the formation of today's political order beginning from the nineteenth century, learning the important events in world history and To possess the ability to analyze the historical bases of today's political and economic order and to verbalize the interstate relations by interpreting them from a historical perspective.
Course Content	World War I and II; Cold War; international relations; The Eastern Bloc`s collapse.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Course Description, Basic Concepts
2	Industrial Revolution and French Revolution	Relevant section in the source
3	Congress of Vienna and the New Order in Europe	Relevant section in the source
4	World War I	Relevant section in the source
5	The End of the First World War	Relevant section in the source
6	II. World War	Relevant section in the source
7	MIDTERM
8	The beginning and spread of the Cold War	Relevant section in the source
9	The beginning and spread of the Cold War	Relevant section in the source
10	Moderation Era in The Cold War Period	Relevant section in the source
11	QUIZ
12	Soğuk Savaşın Sona Ermesi	Relevant section in the source
13	The Post-Cold War World	Relevant section in resources
14	General Evaluation

Sources

Course Book	1. Sander, Oral. 1989. Siyasi Tarih. İlkçağlardan 1918’e. Ankara: İmge Kitabevi.
	2. Sander, Oral. 1989. Siyasi Tarih. 1918-1994. Ankara: İmge Kitabevi.

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	-	-
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	1	10
Homework Assignments	-	-
Presentation	-	-
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	1	45
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	45
Toplam	3	100

Percentage of Semester Work	50
Percentage of Final Work	50
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses	X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	Level of Contribution
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	Learns the fundamental concepts, theories, and methods of political science and public administration; and uses this knowledge to analyze the causes and consequences of political developments at the national and global levels.					X
2	Understands how policies are formulated and implemented in real life at the local, national, regional, and/or global levels; identifies the key institutions and actors involved in these processes and comprehends the functioning of public administration.
3	Gains foundational knowledge on fields related to political science and public administration—such as international relations, sociology, psychology, cultural studies, economics, law, and history—and thereby develops an interdisciplinary understanding that considers and connects the relationships among different domains of social life.
4	Learns quantitative and qualitative research techniques applicable to the field of political science and public administration, as well as the use of relevant software, hardware, and/or technical tools; gains experience in designing and conducting research/projects aimed at developing practical skills in the field.
5	Develops the ability to act with open-mindedness, refrain from discrimination, and be sensitive and respectful to different perspectives through the promotion of critical and analytical thinking, intellectual debate, and lifelong learning; thus, enhances skills for collective action.
6	Develops decision-making and initiative taking, work completion and time management competencies by understanding business ethics in public administration, politics and all related fields.
7	Develops communication skills, oral and written expression, presentation techniques; learns the writing principles and procedures required to write an academic article on political science and public administration disciplines.					X
8	Gains command of English terminology in political science and public administration, and acquires the language proficiency necessary to engage with English-language scholarship; enabling comparative analysis of current political issues in various countries.
9	Possesses knowledge of both Turkish and world political history, including key periods, turning points, and major actors; thereby understands the influence of countries' socio-historical backgrounds on contemporary political and administrative issues.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)	14	3	42
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class	14	5	70
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics	1	8	8
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	1	40	40
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	40	40
Total Workload			200