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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
TAR 6136	COMPERATIVE HISTORY OF TURKISH-AMERICAN POPULAR CULTURE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	11

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR FÜSUN ÇOBAN DÖŞKAYA

Offered to

History

Course Objective

This course focuses on the emergence of popular culture and mass culture in Turkish and American societies. The main objectives of the course are to examine the historical dimension of the relations between the two countries while examining certain facts and examples comparatively.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To have knowledge about Turkish-American popular culture
2	Have knowledge about popular culture and its terminology.
3	To be capable of analysing historical documents.
4	Understand the importance of multidisciplinary researches.
5	To have critical approach.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Culture and discussions on cultural studies
2	Turkish culture
3	American cultural studies
4	Important topics in Turkish-American relations
5	Important topics in Turkish-American relations
6	Discussions on popular culture
7	Discussions on popular culture
8	Mid-term exam
9	Comparative examples from Turkish and American cultures
10	Comparative examples from Turkish and American cultures
11	Comparative examples from Turkish and American cultures
12	Comparative examples from Turkish and American cultures
13	Comparative examples from Turkish and American cultures
14	Comparative examples from Turkish and American cultures
15	Comparative examples from Turkish and American cultures
16	Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Uslu, Nasuh. Türk-Amerikan Ilişkileri. 21. Yüzyıl Yayınevi, 2000.
Sander,Oral. Türk-Amerikan Ilişkileri: 1947-1964
Ülman, Haluk. Türk-Amerikan Diplomatik Münasebetleri: 1939-1947
Armaoğlu, Fahir. Belgelerle Türk-Amerikan Münasebetleri
Eradam, Yusuf. Vanilyalı Ideoloji.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Explaining the topic to students through interactive presentations and supporting it with visual materials, followed by in-depth analysis of the topic through student discussions.

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

to be announced

Assessment Criteria

1. Ability to understand and define basic concepts correctly
2. Relating related concepts to each other and using them in context.
3. Analyzing a given text or discourse and using the terminology in the course content effectively.
4. Using language correctly and effectively.
5. Relating and applying the knowledge learned to real in real world examples.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is compulsory.
2. It is important to attend classes and come to class by reading the subject beforehand.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

fusun.doskaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 08:30-09:30
Tuesday 08.30-09:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	3	39
Preparing presentations	1	30	30
Preparing assignments	1	30	30
Preparation for final exam	1	30	30
Preparation for midterm exam	13	10	130
Midterm	1	3	3
Final	1	3	3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			265

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.6
LO.1	4		4
LO.2
LO.3				5
LO.4		3
LO.5				5	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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