GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

LEBANESE PROBLEM IN THE MIDDLE EAST POLITICS/4340054

Course Title:	LEBANESE PROBLEM IN THE MIDDLE EAST POLITICS
Credits	3	ECTS	7.5
Semester	1	Compulsory/Elective	Elective

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Assist.Prof.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

Lecture, Question & Answer, Reading Book and Articles

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

Not Applicable

-- 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
1				X
2					X
3				X
4					X
5				X
6						X
7		X
8					X
9		X
10				X
11				X
12				X
13				X

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