GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

GLOBALIZATION AND SECURITY/5340079

Course Title:	GLOBALIZATION AND SECURITY
Credits	3	ECTS	7.5
Semester	2	Compulsory/Elective	Elective

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Assoc. Prof. Mehmet Akif OKUR

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/maokur

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

maokur@gazi.edu.tr

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

Learns the key issues at the heart of the globalization debate as it relates to security.
Learns the engines of globalization such as trade and communications.
Learns the primary results of globalization such as interdependence, inequity, cultural and ideological clashes.
Analyzes the effects of globalization on identity and culture
Analyzes the roles of new actors, norms and institutions empowered by the globalization process.
Learns new security issues caused by globalization such as international terrorism.

-- 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	Introduction
2. Week	Engines of Globalization
3. Week	A Linear History?
4. Week	Modernization
5. Week	The Effects of Modernization on Norms, Values, and Peoples’ Behaviors
6. Week	Economics: Trade, Labor, Wealth, and Inequality
7. Week	Economics: Capital Mobility
8. Week	Mid-term Examinations Week
9. Week	Nongovernmental Organizations, Networks, and Groups
10. Week	Globalization and the Information Age
11. Week	Globalization and Culture
12. Week	Modernity, Globalization and Identity.
13. Week	Modernity, Globalization and Fundamentalism
14. Week	Globalization, Fundamentalism, Terrorism
15. Week	Global War on Terror
16. Week	Final Examinations Week

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

REQUIRED READINGS: Jonathan Kirshner, Globalization and National Security, USA:Routledge, 2006; G. Honor Fagan, Ronaldo Munck, Globalization and Security: An Encyclopedia, USA:ABC-CLIO,LLC, 2009. RECOMMENDED READINGS: Norrin M. Ripsman, T.V. Paul, Globalization and the National Security State, New York:Oxford, 2010; Ersel Aydınlı, James N. Rosenau, Globalization, Security and the Nation-State, USA:State University of New York Press, 2005; Robert G. Patman, Globalization and Conflict: National Security in a 'New' Strategic Era, USA:Routledge, 2006.

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

None

-- 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	2	30
Designing and Applying Materials			0
Preparing Reports			0
Preparing Presentation	5	3	15
Presentation	5	3	15
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term			0
Final and Studying for Final	1	20	20
Other	1	20	20
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			190
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.6
ECTS:			7.5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
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3					X
4						X
5					X
6				X
7			X
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