GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
DIPLOMATIC HISTORY OF AFRICA/1710002
Course Title: DIPLOMATIC HISTORY OF AFRICA
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc. Prof. Mehmet SAHIN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/mehmetsahin
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  kemahan@yahoo.com
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Learns the geographical and cultural aspects of African continent.
Evaluates economical and strategic characteristics of the African continent.
Learns the African countries' independence period.
Analyzes the how African countries have shaped their future in regard to the structures formed in the colonial period.
Learns and strategically analyzes the new political movement of African continent.
Comparatively analyzes the colonial policies of European countries.



 -- 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  Colonialism and the African Continent with its General Lines
2. Week  Tribalism and Racism in Africa
3. Week  Slave Trade in Africa
4. Week  Colonial Policies of France and French Colonies
5. Week  Colonial Policies of Britain and British Colonies
6. Week  Colonial Policies of Italy and Italian Colonies
7. Week  Colonial Policies of Germany and German Colonies
8. Week  North African Policies of the Ottoman Empire
9. Week  Mid-term Examination Week
10. Week  Independence Movements in Africa
11. Week  The Establishment of the Arab Union
12. Week  Neo-Colonialism in Africa
13. Week  Missionary Activities in Africa
14. Week  Political Islam in Africa
15. Week  Turkey's African Initiative
16. Week  Final Examination Week
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  REQUIRED READINGS: Martin MEREDITH, The State of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence, Free Press, 2006; Basil DAVIDSON, The Black Man's Burden: Africa and the Curse of the Nation-state, Currey, 1992. RECOMMENDED READINGS: Robert GUEST, The Shackled Continent: Africa's Past, Present and Future, Pan Press, 2005; John READER, Africa: A Biography of the Continent, Penguin, 1998; Bülent ARAS (ED.), Yeni Yüzyılda Afrika : Güvenlik Siyaset Ekonomi, TASAM, 2005.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, Case Study
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  N/A
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
1
60
 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
3
45
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
3
45
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
20
20
 Final and Studying for Final
1
33
33
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
188
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.52
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Having skills and professional expertise in the field of international relations theories, political history and international lawX
2Being able to manage the disciplines of juridical sciences, sociology, history, economics etc. with the necessity of the international relations discipline by having academic knowledge and competencesX
3Being able to produce comprehensive and detailed academic works with the advantage of interdisciplinary knowledgeX
4Having expertise level of knowledge on institutions and organizations that are influential on Middle Eastern and African politicsX
5Being able to comprehend the place of actors in the Middle East and Africa in the international system from theoretical, historical and factual perspectivesX
6Being able to conduct historical, economic, sociological and strategic analysis of the Middle East and AfricaX
7Having adequate skills to make international legal evaluation to the developments in the Middle East and AfricaX
8Being able to analyze international system, in general, and the Middle East and Africa, in particular, by using XIX. and XX. century diplomatic historyX
9Being able to apply the theories of international relations, to make analyses, to develop hypotheses and to promote solution offers in the individual, state and system levels of analysesX
10Being conscious of professional, humane and scientific ethical manners and also the principals related to these mannersX
11Being able to reach the resources and to have foreign language proficiency on the level to follow the developments related to international relations discipline and the literature
12Using basic computer programmes and information technologies efficiently by adhering to the principal of learning
13Being able to find solutions and having capability of preparing documents such as projects, drafts, programmes and reports for national, regional and global problems with being coherent to group actions, open-minded, having capability to take initiatives and analytical thinkingX