COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

International Relations

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IREM AŞKAR KARAKIR

Offered to

International Relations

Course Objective

The main objective of this course is to acquaint students with the dynamics of great power politics in the Middle East. Historically, the powers with super and/or great status got involved in the region's affairs with a view to promoting and protecting their various material and ideational interests. This course intends to identify those powers and their interests as well as their interaction with the local actors from the collapse of the Ottoman Empire onwards.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

This course does not have one textbook. Instead, it includes various chapters in a number of books and articles concerning the themes of each week which will be provided at the beginning of the semester.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Presentation

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Midterm Exam
2. Final Exam
3. Presentation

Assessment Criteria

The learner;
1. will describe and explain:
* the invention of the Middle East by Great Britain and France in the interwar period;
* the policies and instruments of the USA and the Soviet Union along with the impact of the Cold War on the region;
* the interests and policies of the USA towards the Persian Gulf in the post-Cold War period;
* the interests and policies of the USA vis-à-vis the peace process;
* the democracy promotion policies of the USA and the EU towards the region;
* the recent involvement of Russia and China in the region; and
* the rationale and instruments of the region's own powers.
2. Will use IT knowledge to prepare power-point presentations.
3. Will be able to express views in a clear, precise and self-confident manner.
4. Will be able to make critical and reasoned argument.
5. Will use library and internet sources.

The rubric that will be used in the evaluation of the presentations:

Subject knowledge and ability to respond to questions: demonstrate detailed knowledge about the subject chosen for research and possess the ability to effectively respond to the questions (30 points). No grasp of the subject and no ability to respond to the questions with respect to the conducted research Poor (0 %).Uncomfortable with the subject and ability to respond to the questions weakly and poorly possessed Fair (40%).Ease with the subject and ability to respond to the questions sufficiently possessed but lacking a clear and analytical vision Good (60%).Very good knowledge of the subject and ability to respond to the questions well-possessed with a clear and analytical vision Very good (80%).Excellent knowledge of the subject and ability to respond to the questions professionally-possessed with a clear and analytical vision Excellent (100%).

Organization and coherence of the content: provide an organized and coherent analysis of the conducted research (25 points).Lacks organization and coherence of the content Poor (0%).Organization and coherence of the content weakly and poorly established Fair (40%).Organization and coherence of the content established but lacking a full coverage of the subject Good (60%).Organization and coherence of the content sufficiently established, fully covering the subject Very good (80%).Organization and coherence of the content professionally established fully covering the subject Excellent (100%).

Literature review: provide a comprehensive literature review by making use of both national and international resources for the research conducted (25 points). No literature review with regard to the study conducted Poor (0%).Literature review weakly and poorly provided Fair (40%).Literature review sufficiently provided but lacking a comprehensive conduct Good (60%).Literature review well-provided with a comprehensive research Very good (80%).Literature review professionally provided with an in-depth research Excellent (100%).

Design of the slides and effective use of variables, images and other details: provide well-designed slides supported by relevant variables, images and other details (10 points).Use of superfluous slides or no slides Poor (0%).Poor slides design and occasional use of variables, images and other details Fair (40%).Sufficient slides design including variables, images and other details Good (60%).Very good slides design supported by variables, images and other details Very good (80%).Well-designed slides effectively supported by variables, images and other details Excellent (100%).

Time management: present conducted research within the allocated time (10 points).Lacks time management Poor (0%).Fair time management Fair (40%).Good time management Good (60%).Very good time management Very good (80%).Excellent time management Excellent (100%).

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1.Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
2.Attending at least 70% of lectures is mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

irem.askar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced later.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes