GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
CRISIS AND INTERVENTIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA/2710053
Course Title: CRISIS AND INTERVENTIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 2 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Mehmet Seyfettin EROl
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/mehmeterol
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  mse2009@yahoo.com
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Have information about definition and scope of terms which crisis from theoretical perspective.
Analyzes the geo-strategic, economic and cultural importance of the African countries in international politics.
Learns roles of the states and regional organizations in Africa in finding solution to the conflicts.
Learns to international organizations and their activities in Africa.
Test theoretical perspectives in this field by observing regional conflict comparatively.
Analyzes the crisis in Africa comparatively.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course 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  Crises and third-paryt intervantion in international relations-1
2. Week  Crises and third-paryt intervantion in international relations-2
3. Week  Middle East in the global power struggle
4. Week  Africa in the global power struggle
5. Week  Crises and its causes in the Middle East
6. Week  Crises and its causes in Africa
7. Week  The sudan Crisis
8. Week  Mid-term Examinations Week
9. Week  Somali Crisis
10. Week  Rwanda Crisis
11. Week  Libya Crisis
12. Week  The arab spring
13. Week  Egypt Crisis
14. Week  Syria Crisis
15. Week  Palestine-Israel Crisis
16. Week  Final Examinations Week
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  REQUIRED READINGS: Ufuk Tepebaş, Büyük Güçler ve Afrika: 21. Yüzyılda Çok Boyutlu Afrika Rekabeti, İstanbul: TASAM Yayınları, 2010; Andreski Stanislav, Military Organization and Society, Londan: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1968. RECOMMENDED READINGS: Mehmet Seyfettin Erol - Ertan Efegil, Krizler ve Kriz Yönetimi, Ankara: Barış kitap, 2012; Türkkaya Ataöv, Emperyalizmin Afrika Sömürüsü, İstanbul: İleri Yayınları, 2010; Noam Chomsky, Hegemony or Survival: America’s Quest for Global Dominance, New York: Metropolitan Books, 2003.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecturing, Question- Answer, Discussion, Case Study
 -- 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
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 literatureX
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