| POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (WITH THESIS) | |||||
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| Master | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 7 | ||
General Information about the Course
| Course Code: | PSI510 | ||||||||
| Course Title: | International Organizations | ||||||||
| Course Semester: | 1. Semester / Fall | ||||||||
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| Language of instruction: | EN | ||||||||
| Prerequisite of the course: | No | ||||||||
| Type of course: | Alan İçi Seçmeli | ||||||||
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| Course Lecturer(s): | Prof. Dr. Herbert Reginbogin |
Purpose and content of the course
| Course Objectives: | From pandemics to nuclear war, climate change to trade, nearly any imaginable issue area is touched by international organizations (IOs). How are IOs designed? Why do IOs vary in terms of their resources, formalization, etc.? How do IOs interact with nation-states, civil society, or the private sector? Why do some IOs seem to be failing in their missions? These are some of the questions and, as a result, hypotheses emerge in this graduate seminar, which uses insights from political science, economics, sociology, law, and history to understand international organizations' history – and the future. |
| Course Objective: | This course aims to provide the students with a comprehensive understanding of the role and activities of international organizations (IO) in the early 21st century. The focus, therefore, is on the philosophy and principles of IO and the issues they try to deal with. This course consists of four different parts. The first part examines the rationale of IO by coping with its origins, nature, theory, and methods. The second concerns global organizations, especially the United Nations (UN) system. In this part, after discussing the first global IO, the League of Nations, the United Nations, as one of the core issues of the course, will be investigated in detail. Will the United Nations fail as the League of Nations became a failure? This part will also explain some functional and specialized institutions of the UN, such as WHO, ILO, FAO, and ICC. Moreover, important global effective organizations, such as the World Trade Organization, the World Bank, IMF, and International Criminal Court, will be discussed in this part. The third part, regionalism, and regional organizations, the other significant portion of the course, will focus on different parts of the world with their specific institutions, such as NATO, NAFTA, ASEAN, ECOWAS, and the League of Arab States. The fourth and last part of the course will end by discussing the future of IOs. |
| Mode of Delivery: | E-Learning |
Learning Outcomes
| Knowledge (Described as Theoritical and/or Factual Knowledge.) | ||
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1) The focus, therefore, is on the philosophy and principles of IO and the issues they try to deal with. |
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| Skills (Describe as Cognitive and/or Practical Skills.) | ||
| Competences (Described as "Ability of the learner to apply knowledge and skills autonomously with responsibility", "Learning to learn"," Communication and social" and "Field specific" competences.) | ||
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1) This course consists of four different parts. The first part examines the rationale of IO by coping with its origins, nature, theory, and methods. The second concerns global organizations, especially the United Nations (UN) system. In this part, after discussing the first global IO, the League of Nations, the United Nations, as one of the core issues of the course, will be investigated in detail. Will the United Nations fail as the League of Nations became a failure? This part will also explain some functional and specialized institutions of the UN, such as WHO, ILO, FAO, and ICC. |
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Course Topics
| Week | Subject | ||
| 1) | Introduction | ||
| 2) | The Foundations of International Organizations | ||
| 3) | The Origins of International Organizations and Developments in the 19th Century | ||
| 4) | The Nature and Characteristics of International Organizations | ||
| 5) | Theory and Methods | ||
| 6) | Different Theories Contributing to International Organizations | ||
| 7) | International Organizations as Actors of International Politics | ||
| 8) | Midterm | ||
| 9) | The League of Nations | ||
| 10) | The System of UN | ||
| 11) | The System of UN | ||
| 12) | Global Organizations | ||
| 13) | Regionalism and Regional Organizations | ||
| 14) | Regional Organizations | ||
| 15) | Discussion: The Future of International Organizations | ||
| 16) | Final Exam | ||
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Ders - Program Öğrenme Kazanım İlişkisi
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Ders Öğrenme Kazanımları | 1 |
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| Program Outcomes | |||
| 1) To be able to analyze political developments and international relations in accordance with theories in the fields of political science and international relations | 2 | 3 | |
| 2) To acquire theoretical knowledge in the field of international conflicts and conflict resolution | 3 | 2 | |
| 3) To be able to apply theoretical knowledge gained in political science and international relations to contemporary global and regional political events | 2 | 3 | |
Course Teaching, Learning Methods
| Q & A | |
| Case Problem Solving/ Drama- Role/ Case Management | |
| Laboratory | |
| Quantitative Problem Solving | |
| Fieldwork | |
| Group Study / Assignment | |
| Individual Assignment | |
| WEB-based Learning | |
| Internship | |
| Practice in Field | |
| Project Preparation | |
| Report Writing | |
| Seminar | |
| Supervision | |
| Social Activity | |
| Occupational Activity | |
| Occupational Trip | |
| Application (Modelling, Design, Model, Simulation, Experiment et.) | |
| Reading | |
| Thesis Preparation | |
| Field Study | |
| Student Club and Council Activities | |
| Other | |
| Logbook | |
| Interview and Oral Conversation | |
| Research | |
| Watching a movie | |
| Bibliography preparation | |
| Oral, inscribed and visual knowledge production | |
| Taking photographs | |
| Sketching | |
| Mapping and marking | |
| Reading maps | |
| Copying textures | |
| Creating a library of materials | |
| Presentation |
Evaluation System
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | % 0 | |
| Laboratory | % 0 | |
| Application | % 0 | |
| Practice Exam | % 0 | |
| Quizzes | % 0 | |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | % 10 |
| Presentation | % 0 | |
| Project | % 0 | |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | % 0 | |
| Field Study | % 0 | |
| Article Critical | % 0 | |
| Article Writing | % 0 | |
| Module Group Study | % 0 | |
| Brainstorming | % 0 | |
| Role Playing + Dramatizing | % 0 | |
| Out of Class Study | % 0 | |
| Preliminary Work, Reinforcement | % 0 | |
| Application Repetition etc. | % 0 | |
| Homework (reading, writing, watching movies, etc.) | % 0 | |
| Project Preparation + Presentation | % 0 | |
| Report Preparation + Presentation | % 0 | |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation + Presenting | % 0 | |
| Oral examination | % 0 | |
| Midterms | 1 | % 20 |
| Final | 1 | % 60 |
| Report Submission | % 0 | |
| Bütünleme | % 0 | |
| Kanaat Notu | % 0 | |
| Committee | % 0 | |
| Yazma Ödev Dosyası | % 0 | |
| Portfolio | % 0 | |
| Take-Home Exam | % 0 | |
| Logbook | % 0 | |
| Discussion | % 0 | |
| Participation | 1 | % 10 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
| total | % 100 | |
Calculation of Workload and ECTS Credits
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
| Laboratory | ||
| Application | ||
| Practice Exam | ||
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 42 |
| Article Critical | ||
| Article Writing | ||
| Module Group Study | ||
| Brainstorming | 1 | 3 |
| Role Playing + Dramatizing | ||
| Out-of-Class Study (Pre-study, Reinforcement, Practice Review, etc.) | 14 | 14 |
| Homework (reading, writing, watching movies, etc.) | 7 | 14 |
| Project Preparation + Presentation | ||
| Report Preparation + Presentation | ||
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation + Presenting | ||
| Oral examination | ||
| Preparing for Midterm Exams | 7 | 7 |
| MIDTERM EXAM (Visa) | 1 | 2 |
| Preparing for the General Exam | 14 | 14 |
| GENERAL EXAM (Final) | 1 | 2 |
| Participation | 14 | 42 |
| Discussion | 1 | 3 |
| Portfolio | ||
| Take-Home Exam | ||
| Logbook | ||
| Total Workload | 185 | |
| ECTS (30 saat = 1 AKTS ) | 6 | |