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| ULS5260 | International Terrorism. | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | ASSOC. PROF. DR. YUSUF AKSAR | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims to provide the students with a general knowledge on the activities of terrorist organizations, their aims and structures related to globalization. Also this course includes the economic sources of terrorism and the international threats of terrorism.
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| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | gain knowledge the typologies, ideology, history, motives and causes of international terrorism | 1 - 7 | 1,3 | | PO - 2 : | have acquired a general insight into how terrorism has evolved from a historical perspective as well as the response of the government and law enforcement in combating terrorism in multiple arenas are addressed
| 2 - 7 | 1,3 | | PO - 3 : | illustrate how the concept of terrorism is used differently according to various settings
| 5 - 6 | 1,3 | | PO - 4 : | describe differences between ideological terrorism, ethnic terrorism and nationalistic terrorism | 2 | 1,3 | | PO - 5 : | knowledge of the major theories that analyze and explain the phenomenon of terrorism from different perspectives
| 4 - 5 | 1,3 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Terrorism, international terrorism, international terrorist organizations, their aims, and structures
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | The concept and history of terrorism
| | | Week 2 | Terrorism in the global context
| | | Week 3 | Definitions, distinctions and typologies
| | | Week 4 | The making of terrorism: causes, aims and influences
| | | Week 5 | Terrorist propoganda and media
| | | Week 6 | The relations between terrorism and state
| | | Week 7 | State terror(ism) and state sponsored terrorism
| | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Counter terrorism
| | | Week 10 | Military and nonmilitary responses | | | Week 11 | Balancing security, liberty and human rights
| | | Week 12 | Conclusions of the 9-11 attacks and Beyond
| | | Week 13 | Terrorist organizations in Turkey
| | | Week 14 | IRA, ETA, and El Kaide | | | Week 15 | Library Research Seminar
| | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Topal, A.H. 2005, Uluslararası Terörizm ve Terörist Eylemlere Karşı Kuvvet Kullanımı, Beta Yayınları, İstanbul | | | |
| 1 | Nacos, B. 2006; Terrorism and Counter Terrorism, Penguen Academics, Newyork | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 23/11/2012 | 0,75 | 30 | | Presentation | 12 | 14/12/2012 | 0,5 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 10/01/2013 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 15 | 1 | 15 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ödev | 6 | 10 | 60 | | Kısa sınav | .5 | 1 | .5 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 20 | 1 | 20 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 10 | 2 | 20 | | Total work load | | | 201.5 |
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