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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
KMY 5010	THE BALKAN DIPLOMACY AND TURKEY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

Offered By

Public Administration

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AHMET NAZMI ÜSTE

Offered to

Public Administration

Course Objective

It is aimed to make student have theoretical and historical information about Balkans and Turkey relations according to chronological process and to make him/her get information about hypothetical and practical problems of minorities.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Defines the concept of diplomacy
2	Explains the meaning of diplomacy in historical process
3	Defines Balkans as an international sub-system by taking reference from basic criterias
4	Orders Balkans States and defines political systems for each one
5	Analyses Balkan States in terms of Turkish Foreign Policy

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Concept of Diplomacy and Theories
2	Diplomacy within historical Process
3	Political Developments in Balkans after World War II and Cold War
4	Globalisation Process and Balkans
5	Balkans and Minorities
6	Bulgaria and Minority Problems
7	MIDTERM
8	Turkish Minority of Western Thrace and Policy of Greece
9	Albania and Albanians in Balkans
10	Russia Effect in Balkans
11	USA and Balkans
12	European Union and Balkans
13	Cooperation opportunities of Turkey in Balkans
14	Serious Problems of Turkey in Balkans

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
RJ. Crampton, Balkanlar, Yayın Odası Yayınları, Mart 2007, Istanbul.
Baskın Oran , Küreselleşme ve Azınlıklar

Abdülkadir Baharçiçek, Soğuk Savaşın Anlamı ve Sona ErmesininTürk Dış Politikası Üzerine Etkileri Türk Dış Politikası Der. Idirs Bal, Alfa YayınlarıKasım 2001, Istanbul.
Andrew Baruch Wachtel, Dünya Tarihinde Balkanlar, Doğan Kitap Yayınları, 1. Baskı, 2009, Istanbul.
Aylin Sunaeva Syuleymanova, Bulgaristan Hak Ve Özgürlükler Hareketi nin Üye Profilindeki Değişimi Ve Azınlıklar Üzerindeki Etkisi (yayınlanmamış yüksek lisans tezi
DEÜ-SBE) Izmir, 2010.
Baskın Oran, Türk Dış Politikası, Iletişim Yayınları, 2001, Istanbul.
Ben Fowkes, Ethnicity and Etnic Conflict in Post-Communist World, Palgrave, New York, 2002.
Halil Akman, Paylaşılamayan Balkanlar, IQ Kültür Sanat Yayıncılık, Istanbul, 2006.
R.J. Crampton, Balkanlar, Yayın Odası Yayınları, Mart 2007, Istanbul

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

To point out the topic of weekly topic
To remind the topic in previous lesson for 15 minutes
To teach by the help of materials given by main book of the course and presentations.
Applications of brain-storm based on control in some weeks.
Support of lesson topics with some case studies.
Analysis of given case studies.

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

*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1- Explains theoretical information in full
2- Uses theoretical information while analyzing the practices.
3- Interiorized knowledge is tested with questions within the class.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nazmi.uste@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	2	28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	2	28
Preparing assignments	1	18	18
Preparation for final exam	1	15	15
Preparation for midterm exam	1	25	25
Preparing presentations	1	8	8
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8
LO.1	4	5	4	5	5	3	4	5
LO.2	5	3	4	5	5	4	4	3
LO.3	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	3
LO.4	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	5
LO.5	4	5	4	3	4	5	4	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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