Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
130300108101	CONTEMPORARY WORLD HISTORY	Elective	4	8	3

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

In the 18th century the late 20th century until the middle of the historical events that make up breaking moments in the history of the world in Asia, Africa, America and comprehend the course aims to teach students the context of history.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	The individuals who are major in their field and experienced are being grown as dependent on main principles of Republic of Turkey and convenient for the main aims of Turkish national education system.
2	They will achieve some behaviour such as being open-minded while doing scientific investigations, being suspicious and delaying decisions in the situation of having no complete proof, and they can maintain their studies with patience and care.
3	They will apply the modern methods writing and investigating history by being loyal to scientific ethical rules.
4	By learning other disciplines which can be an assist to science of history, they will benefit from the branches which will help them in their investigations and studies.
5	They will have the information of archive, library and documents. In addition, by evaluating these sources in decent way through its originality, they will present service and being of academic society.
6	Re-shaping of ideas arising out of the French Revolution describes the effects of the world.
7	Historical analysis of the political and social structure, which makes the formation of the European.
8	Political, social and economic conditions in the world today evaluates.

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Colonization and post-American History, History of India, China, and Russia's social transformations, Japanese Modernization Movement, will be covered under Ottoman rule since the African communities. Emphasis will be given to the issue of culture and values.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Frence Revolution and its consequences	reading, explanation, discussion
2	End of liberal movement in Europe and its consequences	reading, explanation, discussion
3	Impacts of nationalism and socialism in Europe	reading, explanation, discussion
4	Tripartite entente and tripartite aliance system	reading, explanation, discussion
5	Colonization activities in the twentieth century	reading, explanation, discussion
6	Balance policies followed by the Ottoman state	reading, explanation, discussion
7	General view of Europe and the world before the First World War- Outbreak of the First World	reading, explanation, discussion
8	Midterm Exam.
9	Developments during the First World War	reading, explanation, discussion
10	General view of the world after the First World War	reading, explanation, discussion
11	1919-1929 Developments	reading, explanation, discussion
12	Issue of disarmament 13	reading, explanation, discussion
13	1929-39 political developments	reading, explanation, discussion
14	General Assessment	reading, explanation, discussion

Recommended or Required Reading

Dünya Tarihi (Tarihöncesi Çaglardan 18. Yüzyıla), C. I, J. M. Roberts, İnkılap Kitabevi, İstanbul 2010; Başlangıçtan bugüne kadar büyük dünya tarihi. Jacques Pirenne ; çev. Nihal Önol, Beslan Cankat, Refik Özbek.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	13	2	26
Self Study	14	2	28
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	9	9
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	10	10
Reading	7	2	14
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			90

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