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Department of Textile and Fashion DesignGEHU 202 | Course Introduction and Application Information
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Current Issues in World Politics
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Theory
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GEHU 202
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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6
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
English
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| Course Type |
Service Course
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| Course Level |
First Cycle
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| Course Objectives | This class aims to provide students with a general perspective on the main issues and debates in current global politics. It intends to deepen students' understanding of the world by covering various debated issues within the scope of international politics, economics and sociology in a healthy discussion environment. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course will discuss the main issues in today's world such as globalization, immigration crisis, terrorism, racism, social movements, global warming, gender inequality, the rise of China, Covid-19 pandemic and rising populist trends. The course will analyze the political, economic, social and environmental dimensions of these much-debated conflicts that shape the global world. |
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WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Introduction to some of the basic trends in world politics. | |
| 2 | Globalization | Manfred B. Steger, Globalization: a very short Introduction. Chapter 5, pp. 83-94. |
| 3 | Global Economic Inequality | To see 1: “True Cost”, documentary 2: “The New Rulers of the World”, documentary To read: Manfred B. Steger, Globalization: a very short Introduction. Chapter 5, pp. 83-94. |
| 4 | The Rise of China | To see: “China: Power and Prosperity”, by PBS, documentary. To read /listen to: “Making China Great Again”, article by Evan Osnos (The New Yorker). Available online. |
| 5 | Race and Racism | To see: “Good Hair: Perceptions of Racism” - Short film. To read: Ali Rattansi, A very short introduction: Racism. Chap.1, pp 4-12. |
| 6 | Terrorism, War, and Security | To see: “Hotel Rwanda”, film. To read: “Routledge Handbook of Security studies” edt. by Myriam Dunn Cavelty and Thierry Balzacq, Part 2, section 13: “Terrorism and counter-terrorism” by Oldrich Bures |
| 7 | Climate Change | To see: “This Changes everything”, documentary by Naomi Klein To read: “Climate Change: what everyone needs to know”, by Joseph Room, the preface. |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | |
| 9 | Global migration crisis | To see: “For Sama”, film. To read: “International Migration: A very short introduction” by Khalid Koser (2017) Chapter 1: Why migration matters? |
| 10 | Social Movements | To see: “Athena”,film. To read: “Social Movements and New Technology”, by Victoria Carty (2018), Introduction: the digital impact on social movements. pp.1-17. |
| 11 | Democratic Backsliding and the Rise of Populism | To see: “Die Welle”- the Wave (2008), film. To read: “What is Populism?” By Jan-Werner Müller (2016), introduction: Is everyone a populist? Pp. 1-6. |
| 12 | Gender in Global Politics | To see: “Milk” by Gus Van Sant, film. To read: “The gendered society” by Michael Kimmel, introduction: Human beings, an engendered species, pp. 1-9. |
| 13 | Student Presentations | |
| 14 | Student Presentations | |
| 15 | Student Presentations | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Mark Beeson and Nick Bisley, Issues in 21st Century World Politics (Palgrave McMillian, 2010). |
| Suggested Readings/Materials |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury |
1
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20
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| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm |
1
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40
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| Final Exam |
1
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40
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| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
2
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60
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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40
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| Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
11
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2
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22
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
0
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
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20
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20
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| Project |
0
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
1
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30
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30
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| Final Exam |
1
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30
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30
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| Total |
150
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
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5
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To be able to develop and design a collection independently. |
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To be able to do maintain a design research individually or as a team. |
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To be able to develop entrepreneurship- and managerial skills for a future professional practice. |
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To be able to understand, interpret and apply theoretical knowledge in fashion and textile design. |
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To be able to analyze and integrate the particular local and regional needs and of their profession. |
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To be able to obtain a multidisciplinary point of view, follow and analyze the new issues, changes and trends in contemporary design and art in such a way that they can be integrated into design practice. |
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To be able to apply industrial requirements, knowledge of material & usage and know-how knowledge in the creation of high quality fashion products. |
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To be able to use digital information and communication technologies at a level that is adequate to the discipline of fashion and textile design. |
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To be able to develop an ongoing analytical and professional approach to academic and design research. |
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To be able to recognize the need and importance of a personal lifelong learning attitude towards their chosen area of interest. |
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To be able to collect data in the areas of fashion and textile design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). |
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To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. |
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To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. |
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*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
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