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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS ELECTIVE

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR CARL JEFFREY BOON

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the inflential events and personalities of American history in the latter half of the twentieth century. Our focus will be on the Cold War and its geopolitical impacts. Billy Joel's song, "We Didn't Start the Fire" will be a jumping-off point for us, as that song is a useful summary of the aforementioned events and personalities.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Cold War knowledge 2   Vietnam 3   Korea 4   Student protest, Kent St. 5   Berlin and the Potsdam Conference 6   1980s legacies of the Cold War

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Course Introduction Lecture and discussion. 2 Billy Joel, "We Didn't Start the Fire" analysis Lecture and discussion. 3 The End of World War II and the sectioning of Berlin Lecture, dicussion, and documentary. 4 Truman, Eisenhower, and Korea Lecture, dicussion, and documentary. 5 The Seeds of the War in Vietnam Lecture, dicussion, and documentary. 6 American Involvement in Vietnam Lecture, dicussion, and documentary. 7 American Massacres in Vietnam Lecture, dicussion, and documentary. 8 Midterm 9 Student Protest in the U.S. to Vietnam / Kent St. Lecture, dicussion, and documentary. 10 Leaving Saigon Lecture, dicussion, and documentary. 11 1980s Legacies of the Cold War Lecture, dicussion, and documentary. 12 Reagan Lecture, dicussion, and documentary. 13 Lake Placid Lecture, dicussion, and documentary. 14 Berlin Wall Lecture, dicussion, and documentary. 15 First Iraq War Lecture, dicussion, and documentary. 16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Assorted handouts and documentary viewing.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture and the showing of highly regarded documentaries.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 ASG ASSIGNMENT 3 FIN FINAL EXAM 4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VZ * 0.30 + ODV * 0.30 + FN * 0.40 5 RST RESIT 6 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.30 + ODV * 0.30 + BUT * 0.40

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm and final exams. Student projects on a Cold War-related topic of interest.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance and journal completion as responses to the documentaries.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

carl.boon@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday, 12:00-13:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 3 42 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39 Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20 Preparation for final exam 1 25 25 Final 1 3 3 Midterm 1 3 3 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 132

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 LO.1 LO.2 LO.3 5 5 LO.4 LO.5 5 5 5 5 LO.6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5