COURSE UNIT TITLE

: STRATEGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
STR 5001 STRATEGY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 9

Offered By

Strategic Research

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR TÜRKMEN TÖRELI

Offered to

Strategic Research

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to analyze similarities and differences between concepts like strategy, geo-strategy and geo-politic by defining and underlying the notion of the strategy. Strategy theories will be covered within the lesson by concentrating on issues like national and international security, terrorism, revolts etc. Furthermore, we will elaborate roots of modern wars, total war, characteristics of wars from the Industrial Revolution to First World War and characteristics of nuclear and classic wars which occurred after the Second World War by evaluate historical dynamics of the political strategy.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learn basic concepts such as strategy, geostrategy, geopolitic and political strategy etc.
2   Comprehend tools and methodology of strateg
3   Explore change of the strategy at the world conjuncture of recent era

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic Concepts
2 Tools of Strategy
3 Methodologies of strategy
4 Peaceful Strategies
5 Conflictual Strategies
6 Cold War Period
7 Midterm
8 Middle East and Turkey
9 The Caucasus, Central Asia and Turkey
10 Balkans and Turkey
11 European Union and Turkey I
12 European Union and Turkey II
13 World Conjuncture, Identity, Security and Turkey s Policies at the Recent Period
14 World Conjuncture, Change and Turkey s Policies at the Recent Period

Recomended or Required Reading

Cemil Koçak, Türk Alman Ilişkileri (1913-1939), Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara 1991.
Cumhuriyet Dönemi Türkiye Ansiklopedisi, Iletişim Yayınları, Istanbul 1983.
Çağdaş Türk Diplomasisi: 200 Yıllık Süreç, Sempozyumda Sunulan Bildiriler Kitabı, Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara 1999.
Fahir Armaoğlu, 20. Yüzyıl Siyasi Tarihi (1914-1980), Ankara 1983.
Faruk Sönmezoğlu (derleyen), Türk Dış Politikasının Analizi, Istanbul 1994.
Feridun Cemal Erkin, Dışişlerinde 34 Yıl, Anılar-Yorumlar, Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara 1980.
Ismail Soysal, Türk Dış Politikası Incelemeleri Için Kılavuz 1919-1993, Eren yay., Istanbul, 1993.
Ismail Soysal, Türkiye nin Siyasal Andlaşmaları I. Cilt (1920-1945), TTK yay., Ankara, 1989.
Ismail Soysal, Türkiye nin Uluslararası Siyasal Bağıtları Cilt II (1945-1990), TTK yay., Ankara, 1991.
Kamuran Gürün, Türk-Sovyet Ilişkileri (1920-1953), Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara 1991.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

By midterm and final exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Reading 14 4 56
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 219

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.14
LO.244
LO.3

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