GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
LEBANON ISSUE IN MIDDLE EASTERN POLITICS/2710055
Course Title: LEBANON ISSUE IN MIDDLE EASTERN POLITICS
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 2 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Dr. Serpil GÜDÜL
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/sgudul
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  sgudul@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Knows the history of Middle East.
Knows the history of Lebanon.
Knows the political, economic and social situation of Lebanon.
Gains an academic perspective on contemporary international politics.
Knows the Lebanon's Middle East policy.
Comprehends the importance of Middle East region in the international politics.
 -- 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  The Social Structure of Lebanon
2. Week  The Establishment of Lebanon
3. Week  Social and Political Progression towards Civil War
4. Week  Economic Structure of Lebanon before Civil War
5. Week  Lebanon Civil War
6. Week  Israel’s Occupation of Lebanon and International Intervention – 1978 and 1982
7. Week  Taif Agreement
8. Week  Mid-term
9. Week  Reconstruction Process After The Civil War
10. Week  Lebanon-Syria Relations
11. Week  Hezbollah Organization in Lebanon-1
12. Week  Hezbollah Organization in Lebanon-2
13. Week  The War between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon - 2006
14. Week  Hezbollah in Lebanon’s Internal and Foreign Politics-1
15. Week  The Present Role of Lebanon in the Middle East
16. Week  Final examination
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  REQUIRED READINGS: Charles WINSLOW, War and Plotics in a Fragmented Society, London: Routledge, 1996; Özlem TÜR, Veysel AYHAN, Lübnan, Ankara: Dora Yayınevi, 2009. RECOMMENDED READINGS: Dilip HIRO, Lebanon-Fire and Embers, London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson Ltd., 1993; William HARRIS, Faces of Lebanon, Princeton: Markus Wiener Publishers, 1997; B.J. ODEH, Lebanon: Dynamics of Conflict, London: Zed Books Ltd., 1885.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecturing, Question-Answer, Discuss
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  none
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
10
 Assignment
2
20
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
1
10
 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 learningX
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