GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
DIPLOMATIC HISTORY/ULUS101
Course Title: DIPLOMATIC HISTORY
Credits 3 ECTS 5
Semester 4 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Türel YILMAZ ŞAHİN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/turely
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  turely66@yahoo.com
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Evaluates the concepts, ideas and datas about the Political History by scientific methods.
Examines the development of 19th century.
Learns the causes of the First World War, the events during the war and the new order post-war.
Analyzes the revisionist policies of states such as Germany, Italy and Japan between two world war.
Learns the new parameters of post-1945 order.
Analyzes the events during the Cold-War.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  American War of Independence and French Revolution
2. Week  Congress of Vienna and European Concert
3. Week  Aliiance Systems in Europe and Reasons of World War I
4. Week  Ottoman Empire in 19th century
5. Week  The New Order after the First World War and Its Basic Features
6. Week  Overview of the post-WWI Germany, Soviet Russia, Italy and the United States
7. Week  Disarmament Issue in the Interwar Period
8. Week  Mid-term Examinations Week
9. Week  Biography Study: Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, Josef Stalin and Francisco Franco
10. Week  The Period of Crisis (1931-1939) I: Nazi Germany and its Revisionist Policies
11. Week  The Period of Crisis (1931-1939)II:Mussolini's Italy and Its Invasion of Ethiopia
12. Week  Formation of the Axis and Allied States and the Beginning of the Second World War
13. Week  The New Order Post-War II: NATO, Warsaw Pact, Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan
14. Week  Conflict of Two Superpower in the Far East
15. Week  Developments in the Middle East: Establishment of Israel, First Arab-Israeli War, Fall of Monarchy in Egpyt, Baghdad Pact
16. Week  Final Examinations Week
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  REQUIRED READINGS: Fahir Armaoğlu, 20. Yüzyıl Siyasi Tarihi, Ankara: Alkım Kitabevi, 2011; William Woodruff, A Concise History of the Modern World, USA: Palgrave Macmillan:2002.RECOMMENDED READİNGS: Eric Hobsbawn, Age of Extremes : The Short Twentieth Century 1914-1991, British: Abacus,1994; Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih: Birinci Dünya Savaşının Sonundan 1980’e Kadar, Ankara:İmge Kitabevi, 2007; Toktamış Ateş, Siyasal Tarih, İstanbul : İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 1982; William H. McNeill, Dünya Tarihi, (çev. Alaeddin Şenel), Ankara: İmge Kitabevi,2004; Rıfat Uçarol, Siyasi Tarih 1789-2012, İstanbul: Der Yayınları, 2013.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question&Answer
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  N/A
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
15
3
45
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
15
2
30
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
1
15
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
15
15
 Final and Studying for Final
1
20
20
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
125
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
5
 ECTS: 
5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Having the professional expertise and skills on theoretical and practical aspects of organization and management, political science, sociology, law, urbanization and environmental politics.X
2Having qualities for professional competence in order to work in career fields such as district governor, the administrative judge, inspector or assistant specialist in public institutions and organizations, the private sector and civil society organizations.X
3Having knowledge about other disciplines such as economics, management, accounting, international relations and law related to public administration.X
4Having the ability to act in accordance with the social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the fields of public administration and apply the gained knowledge and the skills to social and working life.X
5Having skills about foreign language, information systems and basic computer programs related to the field in academic and working life.X
6Learning the basic concepts, historical and current developments in terms of global, national, regional levels and Turkey in particular.X
7Having the ability to access, analyze and interpret the written and visual sources concerning public administration.
8Having knowledge and information about public administration to be included in teamwork in the national and international projects.X
9Having knowledge and skills about understanding and interpreting the events that shape or influence Turkish political, social and economic structure.X
10Analyzing the management structures and the developments in management systems of different countries.X
11Having information about the basic features and development of public and private law and the Turkish judicial system.
12Having the ability to analyze the political events in the world and in Turkey.X
13Having the ability to learn the basic concepts, scientific methods, research techniques and new approaches in sociology and to interpret the social events in general and Turkey in particular.X