ADM4185 EUROPEAN IDENTITY AND TURKISH WESTERNIZATION
| Course Code: | 3104185 |
| 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. KÜRŞAD ERTUĞRUL |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
In this course it is expected that the students would acquire the following knowledge, skills and competences;
1) Comprehensive knowledge of the history, institutions and theories of European integration.
2) Understanding of the contemporary issues in European integration like identity, security and human rights, politics of inclusion and exclusion.
3) Interpretation of the Turkish experience of European integration.
4) Formulating a reserach project.
5) Critical evaluation of the generic literature.
6) Developing an analytical capacity.
Course Content
The issues of European culture and identity gained a certain prominence in the contemporary stage of the process of European integration. This course, firstly, aims to introduce the prevailing initiatives and images of European identity within Western Europe. Secondly, the emerging patterns of politico-cultural differentiation within the European geography are going to be evaluated in relation to the ongoing relations between EU and Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe. Lastly, the repercussions of these tendencies for the Turkish experience of modernization will be discussed.
Course Learning Outcomes
1) Differentiating issues in the European integration as a distinct field of study
2) To be able to work as an expert or analyst in EU-related venues at national and international levels
3) To characterize the historical and contemporary interrelationships between Turkey and European integration
4) To assess the inter-discipliary study practices as related to political science
5) To design research proposals and report outcomes
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