COURSE UNIT TITLE

: STRATEGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 6079 STRATEGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TÜRKMEN TÖRELI

Offered to

History

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to analyse similarities and differences between concepts like strategy, geostrategy and geopolitic by defining and underlying the notion of the strategy. Furthermore, we will elaborate roots of modern wars, total war, characteristics of wars from the Industrial Revolution to First World War and characteristics of nuclear and classic wars which occurred after the Second World War by evaluate historical dynamics of the political strategy.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Concepts as strategy, geostrategy, geopolitic and political strategy etc.
2   to comprehend tools and methodology of strategy
3   to explore change of the strategy at the world conjuncture of recent era
4   to comprehend strategic decisions and practices of international system after Cold War period
5   to perceive innovations which appeared between WWI and WWII

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course Description, Scope and Basic Concepts: Strategy (Karabulut, 2005, ss. 5-20; Mütercimler, 2006, ss. 37-65)
2 Geostrategy and Geopolitics (Karabulut, 2005, ss. 21-102)
3 Military and National Strategies (Mütercimler, 2006, ss. 372-404)
4 Power Parameters and Strategic Planning (Davutoğlu, 2001, ss. 15-44)
5 National Security and Strategy (Dedeoğlu, 2008, 111-156; Tezkan, 2000, ss. 9-34; Alakanat 2018)
6 International Security Strategies (Dedeoğlu, 2008, 157-224)
7 Cold War Strategies (Akpınar, 2020; Çetinkaya, 2019; Özçağlayan & Apak, 2017)
8 Cyber Warfare and Digital Strategies Belgesel + (Güntay, 2018a; Güntay, 2018b; Atakan, 2021)
9 East Mediterranean (Kavaz, 2020; Ayaz-Avan, 2020; Akkoyun 2020; Tuna, 2020)
10 Middle East (Karagüzel, 2020; Izol, 2020; Yalçın, 2015; Yıldız, 2018)
11 EurCaucasus and Central Asia (Omonlulov, 2020; Koca, 2020; Yesevi 2020)
12 Pacific and Africa Pasifik: (Bayram & Arafat, 2018; Doğan & Gürkaynak, 2019; Türker, 2018). Afrika: (Oumar, 2020; Yılmaz, 2018; Yılmaz, 2021; Bilgin 2020)
13 European Union and Atlantic Ocean (Boztürk, 2020; Akdağ, 2020; Bekar, 2018)
14 General Evaluations and Future Projections

Recomended or Required Reading

Essential Readings

For articles : go to the course outline and cllick the related reading.

Davutoğlu, Ahmet. Stratejik derinlik: Türkiye nin uluslararası konumu. Istanbul: Küre Yayınları, 2001.
Dedeoğlu, Beril. Uluslararası güvenlik ve strateji. Istanbul: Yeni Yüzyıl, 2008. (DEÜ Kütüphane elektronik kaynaklar)
Karabulut, Bilal. Strateji - Jeostrateji - Jeopolitik. Ankara: Platin Yayıncılık, 2005.
Mütercimler, Erol. Geleceği yönetmek ve kazanmak için stratejik düşünme. Ankara: Alfa, 2006.
Tezkan, Yılmaz. Siyaset, Strateji ve Millî Güvenlik. Istanbul: Ülke, 2000.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Projection slides
Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-3: It will be evaluated with the questions to be asked in the midterm exam.
LO 1-5: It will be evaluated with the questions to be asked in the final.
LO 1-5: It will be evaluated with the prepared homework / presentation.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% attendance is mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

turkmen.toreli@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

By appointment.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 144

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.154
LO.254
LO.354
LO.44
LO.554

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