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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
AKE 5008	AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL HISTORY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NILSEN GÖKÇEN ULUK

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to expose the students to the original texts relating to American History from the Civil War to the present through which and they are expected to find the relation between the intellectual atmosphere of the era and the social, historical, cultural and economical happenings of the time.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To focus on the analysis of the foundational documents of the period;
2	To have a mastery of historical, economical, cultural and social events of the period;
3	To nurture critical thinking skills by developing an interpretation of historical data;
4	To examine the relationship between the documents and the verifiable facts;
5	Explain the ways in which these documents have shaped and influenced the American History.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction and organization	Introduction and organization
2	Frederick Jackson Turner: The Significance of the Frontier in American History, 1893	Reading and Discussion
3	Thorstein Veblen, The Theory of the Leisure Class, 1899	Reading and Discussion
4	Seneca Falls Convention, Declaration of the Sentiments, 1848	Reading and Discussion
5	Margaret Sanger, The Women and the New Race, 1920	Reading and Discussion
6	Booker T. Washington, Atlantic Exposition Address, 1895	Reading and Discussion
7	W.E.B. Dubois, Strivings of the Negro People, 1887	Reading and Discussion
8	Class Discussion	Class Discussion
9	Herbert Hoover, Relief Efforts, 1931	Reading and Discussion
10	Franklin Roosevelt, Inaugural Address, 1933	Reading and Discussion
11	Harry Truman, The Truman Doctrine, 1947	Reading and Discussion
12	Martin Luther King, Letter from Birmingham Jail, 1963	Reading and Discussion
13	Jimmy Carter, Energy and National Goals, 1979	Reading and Discussion
14	Ronald Reagan, Support for the Contras, 1984	Reading and Discussion

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
David A. Hollinger and Charles Capper, eds., The American Intellectual Tradition: Volume II: 1865-Present, Paperback, 2005.
William H. Goetzmann, Beyond the Revolution: A History of American Thought from Paine to Pragmatism, Basic Books, New York, 2009
Schilesinger, Arthur. The Cycles of American History. First Mariner Books: New York, 1999.
Zinn, Howard. A People's History of the United States, Harper Collins, 2010.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

* Read the text before coming to the class.
* Collaborate with other students to enhance learning.
* Complete all class activities and writings on time.

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 * 0.20 + FIN* 0.50
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + RST* 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The students will be asked whether they can
* determine which information he / she needs;
* evaluate and analyze the given information;
* make use of the information by documenting sources;
* write a paper observing all the rules of MLA format.

Assessment Criteria

The students are asked to
* identify the major issues dealt and discussed in the course material;
* demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of major facts relevant to the topics;
* determine which information he / she needs;
* evaluate and analyze the given information;
* make use of the information by documenting sources;
* write a paper observing all the rules of MLA format.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

* According to the university policy the students are required to attend 70% of all scheduled classes.
* The students are required to come to the class having read the assigned text.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Address:Faculty of Letters Building Office A 104
E-mail: nuray.onder@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

By appointment

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	3	39
Preparation for final exam	1	15	15
Preparing assignments	1	20	20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	6	78
Preparation for midterm exam	1	10	10
Midterm	1	3	3
Final	1	3	3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			168

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14	PO.15	PO.16
LO.1			5	5
LO.2		5
LO.3					5
LO.4						5	4
LO.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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