Information Package / Course Catalogue
Diplomatic Negotiations
Course Code: ULU365
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to introduce diplomacy, diplomacy language and types of diplomatic correspondence. The course also aims to introduce the diplomacy as a profession.

Course Content

In this lesson, the historical development of diplomacy will be analyzed and the theorists who contributed to the theory of diplomacy will be discussed. In addition, information on the operation of the indispensable institutions of diplomacy, such as foreign ministries, embassies and consulates, will be provided.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Utku YAPICI
Learning Outcomes
1.Have a grasp of diplomatic terms and phrases.
2.Get information about diplomats and diplomacy as a profession.
3.Develop the skills of official correspondence.
4.Students will have information about the history of diplomacy.
5.Students will analyse the structure of Turkish diplomacy.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Temel İskit, Diplomasi, Teorisi, Kurumları ve Uygulaması, İstanbul, Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları 2012.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction
Week 2 - Theoretical
General information about the theory of diplomacy
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Temel İskit, Diplomasi, Tarihi, Teorisi, Kurumları ve Uygulaması, İstanbul, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi 2012, p. 1-15.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Theorists of diplomacy
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Temel İskit, Diplomasi, Tarihi, Teorisi, Kurumları ve Uygulaması, İstanbul, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi 2012, p. 17-55.
Week 4 - Theoretical
The Historical Development of Democracy, From Ancient Times to the First World War
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Temel İskit, Diplomasi, Tarihi, Teorisi, Kurumları ve Uygulaması, İstanbul, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi 2012, p. 55-122.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Diplomacy in the Ottoman Empire
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Temel İskit, Diplomasi, Tarihi, Teorisi, Kurumları ve Uygulaması, İstanbul, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi 2012, p. 123-140.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Diplomacy until the End of the Cold War
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Temel İskit, Diplomasi, Tarihi, Teorisi, Kurumları ve Uygulaması, İstanbul, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi 2012, p. 142-176.
Week 7 - Theoretical
The Institutions and Tools of Modern Democracy 2
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Temel İskit, Diplomasi, Tarihi, Teorisi, Kurumları ve Uygulaması, İstanbul, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi 2012, p. 177-224.
Week 8 - Theoretical
The Institutions and Tools of Modern Democracy 2
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Temel İskit, Diplomasi, Tarihi, Teorisi, Kurumları ve Uygulaması, İstanbul, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi 2012, p. 224-259.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Multilateral Diplomacy, Summit Diplomacy and Foreign Ministries 1
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Temel İskit, Diplomasi, Tarihi, Teorisi, Kurumları ve Uygulaması, İstanbul, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi 2012, p. 259-295.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Multilateral Diplomacy, Summit Diplomacy and Foreign Ministries 2
Week 11 - Theoretical
Diplomatic Negotiations
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Temel İskit, Diplomasi, Tarihi, Teorisi, Kurumları ve Uygulaması, İstanbul, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi 2012, p. 298-362.
Week 12 - Theoretical
New Areas of the Modern Diplomacy
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Temel İskit, Diplomasi, Tarihi, Teorisi, Kurumları ve Uygulaması, İstanbul, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi 2012, p. 363-378.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Diplomacy in the Republic of Turkey
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Temel İskit, Diplomasi, Tarihi, Teorisi, Kurumları ve Uygulaması, İstanbul, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi 2012, p. 379-439.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Preparation to final exam
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final exam
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Assignment115116
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)127
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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