COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONTEMPORARY CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN GLOBAL CHANGE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IAÇ 5043 CONTEMPORARY CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN GLOBAL CHANGE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Conflict Resolution (English)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÖMÜR NECZAN ÖZMEN

Offered to

Conflict Resolution (English)

Course Objective

In this course comprehensive survey of the theory and practice of resolution will be examined. Mainly, students will be focused on peace and security studies, conflict management and international politics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learn conflict resolution in the field of international relations
2   Learn various means to handle their conflicts in amicable way
3   Learn various means to focus on peace and security studies in international relations

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Concepts and Definition
2 Foundation and Development of the Field
3 Preventing Violent Conflict
4 Peacekeeping and Peacemaking
5 Postwar Reconstruction
6 Peace building
7 Reconciliation
8 Mid-Term
9 Towards Cosmopolitan Conflict Resolution
10 Conflict Resolution: Theories and Critiques
11 Gender and Conflict Resolution
12 Conflict Resolution and Ethnic Intervention
13 Culture, Religion and Conflict Resolution
14 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Oliver Ramsbotham, Conteporary Conflict Resolution, New York, Polity Press, 2013.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Homework
2. Presentation
3. Active Participation in the class

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + STT * 0.20 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + STT * 0.20 + RST * 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance is compulsory 70%
2. Student should read related necessary pages at the textbook to participate in the
classroom

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Cell: 0.535.2304028
E-Mail: bulent.ugrasiz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Tutorials 0 0 0
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparation for quiz etc. 0 0 0
Preparing assignments 12 3 36
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 148

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.153543555
LO.251553555
LO.351553553