The purpose of this course is to identify and distinguish important ethical concepts, principles, and theories and to understand contemporary debates over global justice. Students are required to carry out a social responsibility project.
This course is designed to demonstrate that moral values are an essential element of international relations and that international ethics are foundational to global politics. This lecture explores two distinct dimensions of international political morality: The role of moral values in foreign policy and the ethical foundation of the rules and structures of global society. Students also participate in specific activities designed by them to enhance social responsibility, both within the classroom and in the larger community. The methods of building and managing social responsibility project will be stated in detail.
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Program Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1)Provides to understand and explain the main theories in Ethics | 2, 11 | 1, 2, 3 | A, D |
| 2)Summarize the current issues under the field of Ethics | 2, 10 | 1, 2, 4 | A, D |
| 3) Scrutinaze the Notion of ethics in the context of International relations and analyze certain issues like ethical concerns in foreign policy, ethics of war etc. | 3, 11 | 1, 2, 3 | A, D |
| 4)Discuss and examine practices, notions and rules regarding ethics through different case studies in the light of theories | 2, 3 | 1, 2, 3, 4 | A, D |
| 5) Students imply the theoretical knowledge on the field by developing social responsibility project | 2, 3 | 1, 2, 3, 4 | A, D |
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT | ||
| Week | Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | Meeting and introduction of the course | |
| 2 | Building and Managing an Effective Social Responsibility Project Team | |
| 3 | Why study Ethics? |
MacKinnon B. & Fiala A.
Chapter 1 |
| 4 |
Morality and Foreign Policy
Case: NATO Intervention in Kosovo |
Amstutz, 2013
Chapter 1 |
| 5 |
Ethics and Global Society
Case: Global Poverty |
Amstutz, 2013
Chapter 2 |
| 6 |
The Ethics of International Human Rights
Case: The Rwanda Genocide and the Failure to Prevent It |
Amstutz, 2013
Chapter 5 |
| 7 |
The Ethics of War
Case: The War against Iraq |
Amstutz, 2013
Chapter 7 |
| 8 | MIDTERM | |
| 9 |
Ethics and Irregular War (Combating Terrorism)
Case: The Ethics of Coercive Interrogation |
Amstutz, 2013
Chapter 8 |
| 10 |
Pursuing International Justice
Case: Promoting International Justice through Foreign Aid U.S. Assistance to AIDS Victims |
Amstutz, 2013
Chapter 11 |
| 11 | Social Responsibility | |
| 12 | Social Responsibility | |
| 13 | Social Responsibility | |
| 14 | Social Responsibility | |
| 15 | Social Responsibility | |
Recommended Sources
| RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |
| Required Readings |
Amstutz, Mark R. International Ethics: Concepts, Theories, and Cases in Global Politics, Fourth Edition.Lanham • Boulder • New York • Toronto • Plymouth, UK: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2013.
MacKinnon B. & Fiala A. Ethics: Theory and Contemporary Issues, Eighth Edition.Stamford: Cengage Learning,2015.
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Material Sharing
| MATERIAL SHARING | |
| Documents | |
| Homeworks | Homework will be submitted before the final exam. |
| Exams | Examinations will be conducted in class. |
Assessment
| ASSESSMENT | ||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 50 |
| Project | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE | 50 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | 50 | |
| Total | 100 | |
Course’s Contribution to Program
| COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM | ||||||||
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 1 | Students will demonstrate their comprehensive knowledge of the basic concepts and theories of Political Science and International Relations as well as other related disciplines such as Law, Economics and Sociology. | X | ||||||
| 2 | Students will interpret the structure, institutions and operation of national, international and supranational entities via utilization of the concepts and theories of Political Science and International relations and produce project reports that include possible solutions to problems of such institutions when necessary. | X | ||||||
| 3 | Students will demonstrate that they have developed a comparative, analytical and interdisciplinary approach vis-à-vis human societies and political systems. | X | ||||||
| 4 | Students will have improved their skills and awareness of personal responsibility and team membership through conducting group or independent research projects, doing internships and producing their graduation dissertations. | X | ||||||
| 5 | Students will demonsrate proficiency in quantitative and qualitative data collections methods. | X | ||||||
| 6 | Students will prove their understanding of the rapidly-evolving dynamics of national and global environments requires constant self-assessment, life-long learning, and the ability to formulate innovative solutions to maintain their personal and professional development. | X | ||||||
| 7 | Students should be able to critically evaluate the body of knowledge in political science, assess self-competency and direct self-learning efforts accordingly. | X | ||||||
| 8 | Students will implement written and oral communication skills in English and Turkish in both academic and professional settings. | X | ||||||
| 9 | Students should be able to effectively demonstrate their knowledge of written, oral and reading skills in English both in international institutional settings and follow and interpret the global dynamics of the International Relations discipline. | X | ||||||
| 10 | Students will demonstrate their social skills and experience required by public or private institutions or in the academia. | X | ||||||
| 11 | Students will show empathy and respect towards societies other than one’s own. | X | ||||||
| 12 | Students should be able to effectively utilize computer and information technologies commonly-used in the social sciences. | X | ||||||
| 13 | Students will interpret domestic and international developments and express opinions, having acquired advanced knowledge and proficiency in the via communication with international scholars and students. | X | ||||||
| 14 | Students will respect personal, social and academic ethical norms. | X | ||||||
| 15 | Students should understand the personal, social, and ecological dimensions of social responsibility, and show duties of active and global citizenship. | X | ||||||
| 16 | Students should know that universality of social-political and legal rights and social justice are the principle components of contemporary society, and that scientific thinking is an essential prerequisite for maintaining social advancement and global competitiveness. | X | ||||||
ECTS
| ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION | |||
| Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 24 | 24 |
| Project | 1 | 50 | 50 |
| Final examination | 1 | 55 | 55 |
| Total Work Load | 225 | ||
| Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 9 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 9 | ||