This course aims to equip new coming International Relations students with necessary study skills, written and oral expression to successfully conduct their studies and manage their assessments with high academic standards through critical reading, analyzing political texts, essay writing, oral presentations and academic papers.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
Course Code Course Name…
Special Requisite(s)
The minimum qualifications that are expected from the students who want to attend the course.(Examples: Foreign language level, attendance, known theoretical pre-qualifications, etc.)
Instructor(s)
Assist. Prof. Dr. Nur Sinem Kourou
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Wednesday 14:00-16:00 Z-03
Office Hour(s)
Tuesdays 13:00-14:00 or by email
Teaching Methods and Techniques
-- Lecture
- Presentations, Visual Material
- Class Discussions
Principle Sources
-Kathleen McMillan and Jonathan Weyers (2012). The Study Skills Book. Pearson: London.
Other Sources
-Bryan Greetham and Stella Cottrell (2008). How to write better essays (Palgrave Study Skills). Palgrave Macmillan: New York.
Jonathan Schwabish (2016). Better Presentations: A Guide for Scholars, Researchers and Wonks. Columbia University Press: New York.
Luke Strongman (2013). Academic Writing. Cambridge Scholars Publishing: Newcastle.
Diane Pecorari (2010). Academic Writing and Plagiarism: A Linguistic Analysis. Continuum: London.
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Course introduction
Introduction
2. Week
Time Management
Lecture and Discussion
3. Week
Critical Reading & Note Taking of the Political Text
Lecture and Discussion
4. Week
Reading a Newspaper
Lecture and Discussion
5. Week
Doing research
Lecture and Discussion
6. Week
A study exercise
Lecture and Discussion
7. Week
Midterm
Exam
8. Week
Midterm
Exam
9. Week
Effective and compact writing
Lecture and Discussion
10. Week
Effective and compact presentation
Lecture and Discussion
11. Week
Writing an academic Paper and Guidelines for academic Writing I
Lecture and Discussion
12. Week
Using software applications
Lecture and Discussion
13. Week
Writing an academic Paper and Guidelines for academic Writing II
Lecture and Discussion
14. Week
Wrap up
Wrap up
15. Week
Final
Final
16. Week
Final
Final
17. Week
Final
Final
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
10
30
Attendance
1
20
Final Exam
1
50
Program Outcomes
PO-1
To identify and use theoretical and practical knowledge in International Relations.
PO-2
To express ideas and assessments about contemporary debates in International Relations.
PO-3
To acknowledge ethical and scientific responsibilities of data collection, evaluation and publication.
PO-4
To monitor and interpret published studies in International Relations.
PO-5
To use a second language at an intermediate level.
PO-6
To analyze, compare and relate different local, regional and global developments in International Relations.
PO-7
To analyze, compare and relate International Relations with theories and practices of different associate departments and their sub-fields and to offer suggestions by combining these fields.
PO-8
To present substantial knowledge for various public, private and academic career positions.
PO-9
To analyze the emergence and functions of prominent regional and local actors and to make future projections about their actions.
PO-10
To theoretically and practically examine different events and facts in International Relations and Foreign Policy and to interpret their past, present, and future through a scientific perspective.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
To recognize assessment methods and models in the Department of International Relations
LO-2
To employ analytical thinking in Political Sciences
LO-3
To plan critical reading and the ways of discussing academic texts
LO-4
To manage how to use social and political databases and library resources
LO-5
To manage how to summarize and critically analyze a political text
LO-6
To develop their own literature research
LO-7
To recognize the ways of making a good oral presentation and write an academic paper
