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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS IRL 6111 READING AND RESEARCH IN ASIA ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

International Relations (English)

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜL MEHPARE KURTOĞLU ESKIŞAR

Offered to

International Relations (English)

Course Objective

This elective course discusses some of the leading classic and contemporary theories, concepts and debates on Asian politics and society in depth.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To gain an in depth understanding of the political, economic, and social history of Asia. 2   To analyze the current problems and issues facing the Asian countries and people. 3   To gain an in depth understanding of the political culture in various Asian countries. 4   To get a better sense of the role that the Asian countries play in contemporary world politics and economy.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction 2 Security issues in Asia: a systemic view-I 3 Security issues in Asia: a systemic view-II 4 Security issues in Asia: a systemic view-III 5 Political history of Asia I 6 Democracy, Culture, and Human Rights in Asia-I 7 Midterm 8 Political Economy in Asia I 9 Political Economy in Asia II 10 Political Economy in Asia III 11 Current Issues I 12 Current Issues II 13 Current Issues III 14 Current Issues IV

Recomended or Required Reading

Michael E. Brown et al (eds.), East Asian Security: An International Security Reader, Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1996. Mark Beeson (ed)., Contemporary Southeast Asia, 2nd ed., Houndmills and New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. Other course materials TBA

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures 2. Term Project or Group/Individual Presentations and Student Participation

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 * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gul.kurtoglu@deu.edu.tr (no spaces)

Office Hours

By appointment.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 3 39 Preparing presentations 3 10 30 Reading 12 3 36 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52 Preparation for midterm exam 1 16 16 Preparation for final exam 1 20 20 Midterm 1 2 2 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 197

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 LO.1 5 LO.2 5 LO.3 5 LO.4 5