ADM4182 CURRENT ISSUES IN CENTRAL ASIAN POL.
| Course Code: | 3104182 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | Political Science and Public Adm. |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. PINAR KÖKSAL |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course aims to analyze the five countries of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan) both from historical (pre-Soviet and Soviet) and recent (post-Soviet) perspectives. In the introductory part of the course, first, the general geographical conditions of the region and some of the most important historical developments that affected the region until the establishment of the five SSRs (Soviet Socialist Republics) are given; then, the disintegration of the Soviet Union is described. In the second part, the common economic, political and social conditions that shaped these five countries during the Soviet era are analyzed. The third part looks at these republics separately in the post-Soviet era, by focusing on their differences as well as similarities.
Course Content
This course aims to provide a basic understanding of five Central Asian republics of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. These countries are analyzed both on an individual basis and from a historical perspective with specific emphasis on some of their common features. In the final part of the course, these republics are examined within a regional and global perspective.
Course Learning Outcomes
When the students complete the course, they will have a general formation on Central Asian countries and be able to place them in a regional and global context.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Ability to reach the information they need in their daily lives, and to interpret it | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Being in command of the basic concepts of law | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Understanding the political, economical, and social transformations that occur in a wide range of areas including local and international levels | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Defining and solving problems encountered in political, social, and economic life | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Being conscious, effective and rational citizens who can comprehend the transformations taking place in Turkey and in the world today | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Being professionals who can operate as productive participants in any public organization | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Having the knowledge about how public organizations function and how their decision making processes and mechanisms work | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Developing original solutions to the problems faced in relation to their own area of interest | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Critical thinking ability | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Being in command of the interdisciplinary approaches | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution