INT633 - WATER POLITICS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATER POLITICS | INT633 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | English | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Dr. C. Sencer Ä°mer | |||||
| Course objective | Objective of the course is to understand water as domestic and foreign policy instrument, the main problems of hydropolitics as a multidisciplinal research field and the ways to solve the hydropolitical problems. It is aimed to evaluate some important water conflicts of the world and to show ways to solve them in a peaceful manner. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | This course includes the main water conflicts of the world, the relation between hydropolitics and sustainable economic development, the hydropolitical dimension of the conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa, the contribution of the resolution of hydropolitical problems to the foreign policy and the peace. | |||||
| References | C. Sencer İmer, Lecture notes. C. Sencer İmer, Essays on water politics. Fetter, C. W., Applied Hydrogeology, Second Edition, Merril Publishing Company, Columbus, 1988. Tayfun Çınar, Hülya K. Özdinç, Su Yönetimi, YAYED Memleket Yayınları, 2006. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Physics of water and hydraulic cycle, hydraulic equation |
| Week 2 | Rivers and underground water |
| Week 3 | The water potential and hydropolitical problems of Turkey |
| Week 4 | Water and internaitonal law |
| Week 5 | Usage of water in economy, water efficiency, water Technologies |
| Week 6 | Water and environmental protection, privatization of water, water management |
| Week 7 | GAP-Project, its importance for Turkey and for Middle East |
| Week 8 | Midterm exam |
| Week 9 | Some main water conflicts in the Middle East |
| Week 10 | Some main water conflicts in the world |
| Week 11 | Water politics and its influence on the Turkish foreign policy |
| Week 12 | Some main conflicts in North Africa and their solutions |
| Week 13 | The concept of virtual water and its usage in the solutions of hydropolitical problems |
| Week 14 | Disaster of the Aral Sea in the Central Asia, other disasters and their prevention; Water problems in China, India and Australia and solutions |
| Week 15 | Study week |
| Week 16 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 30 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 20 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 50 | 50 |
| Total Workload | 32 | 135 | 200 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Defines international security, political, social and economic issues in their historical and legal aspects, with an interdisciplinary approach. | X | ||||
| 2. Tells theoretical and applied knowledge of International Relations discipline in depth. | X | ||||
| 3. Interprets main international issues and developments with an interdisciplinary approach. | X | ||||
| 4. Uses the most suitable research methods in defining and analyzing international issues, and develops independent analyses. | X | ||||
| 5. Follows scientific literature and sources in the field of International Relations. | X | ||||
| 6. Develops strategy and policy proposals regarding international issues by relying on theoretical approaches and research. | X | ||||
| 7. Develops new approaches regarding global and regional issues from a perspective of International Relations theories. | X | ||||
| 8. In order to address issues of international relations can take responsibility as an individual or as a team member. | X | ||||
| 9. Can assess critically with an interdisciplinary approach information gathered regarding international relations. | X | ||||
| 10. Behaves in accordance with ethic values during processes of gathering information, conducting and publishing a research. | X | ||||
| 11. Effectively channels his/her views on international relations and research and analyses with public and authorities in written, oral and visually. | X | ||||
| 12. Supports social and cultural rights, acquires insight of social justice. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest