Political Science and International Relations
Bachelor	Length of the Programme: 4	Number of Credits: 240	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF: Level 6

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

School/Faculty/Institute

Faculty of Econ., Admin. and Social Sciences

Course Code

POLS/IR 200

Course Title in English

Practicum

Course Title in Turkish

Practicum

Language of Instruction

Type of Course

Internship

Level of Course

Seçiniz

Semester

Fall

Contact Hours per Week

Lecture: 2

Recitation:

Lab:

Other:

Estimated Student Workload

68 hours per semester

Number of Credits

3 ECTS

Grading Mode

Standard Letter Grade

Pre-requisites

None

Expected Prior Knowledge

None

Co-requisites

None

Registration Restrictions

Only Undergraduate Students

Overall Educational Objective

To practice and learn how to prepare, search, apply and find internships

Course Description

This course aims at giving the students of the POLS&IR Department the necessary and fundamental information about the internship requirement, such as what are the benefits of doing internships, how to make an application to find an internship, what to do during the internship period, how their internship performance will be graded and the like.

Course Description in Turkish

Bu ders POLS&IR Bölümü öğrencilerine staj yapmanın faydaları nelerdir, staj bulmak için başvurunun nasıl yapılacağı, staj döneminde neler yapılması gerektiği, stajın nasıl yapılacağı gibi staj zorunluluğu hakkında gerekli ve temel bilgileri vermeyi amaçlamaktadır. staj performansları notlandırılacak ve benzeri.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) Equipped with fundamental information about the requirements and benefits of doing internship;
2) Learns to prepare CV and internship application letter;
3) Learns to search, document and apply for internship positions.

Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3
1) Adequate knowledge of political history necessary to comprehend and effectively evaluate contemporary Political Science and International Relations issues.
2) Understanding of the fundamental concepts that exist in the fields of social and behavioral sciences as well as the correlation between these concepts
3) Ability to analyze the fundamental theories in the field Political Science and International Relations and to assess their reflections into practice
4) Ability to critically discuss different aspects of theories and developments in Political Science and International Relations both individually and in the course of group work during classroom discussions.
5) Ability to conduct research independently, or with a team, about the developments taking place in the international arena, make foreign policy analyses, develop research-based conflict resolution models, and prepare comprehensive reports using computers and relevant software
6) Ability to take decisions as well as to implement these decisions by using the knowledge about the field and the skills that have been acquired during the undergraduate studies
7) Ability to recognize the relations between scientific thought and ethical behavior; pay attention to being tolerant and properly defend different ideas, ideologies and belief systems
8) Ability to work in international institutions and multicultural environments, with the help of the knowledge on different cultures, societies, political systems as well as linguistic skills acquired during the undergraduate studies
9) Ability to display language skills in English at minimum B2 level enough for debating with colleagues on issues of Political Science and International Relations, and also display language skills in a second foreign language at minimum A2 level enough for communicating in daily life
10) Ability to pursue lifelong learning as well as perform advanced/graduate studies in the field Political Science and International Relations and other social sciences disciplines in academic institutions at home and abroad

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None	S Supportive	H Highly Related

	Program Outcomes and Competences	Level	Assessed by
1)	Adequate knowledge of political history necessary to comprehend and effectively evaluate contemporary Political Science and International Relations issues.	N
2)	Understanding of the fundamental concepts that exist in the fields of social and behavioral sciences as well as the correlation between these concepts	N
3)	Ability to analyze the fundamental theories in the field Political Science and International Relations and to assess their reflections into practice	N
4)	Ability to critically discuss different aspects of theories and developments in Political Science and International Relations both individually and in the course of group work during classroom discussions.	N
5)	Ability to conduct research independently, or with a team, about the developments taking place in the international arena, make foreign policy analyses, develop research-based conflict resolution models, and prepare comprehensive reports using computers and relevant software	S	HW
6)	Ability to take decisions as well as to implement these decisions by using the knowledge about the field and the skills that have been acquired during the undergraduate studies	H	Presentation
7)	Ability to recognize the relations between scientific thought and ethical behavior; pay attention to being tolerant and properly defend different ideas, ideologies and belief systems	S	HW
8)	Ability to work in international institutions and multicultural environments, with the help of the knowledge on different cultures, societies, political systems as well as linguistic skills acquired during the undergraduate studies	H	HW
9)	Ability to display language skills in English at minimum B2 level enough for debating with colleagues on issues of Political Science and International Relations, and also display language skills in a second foreign language at minimum A2 level enough for communicating in daily life	S	Presentation
10)	Ability to pursue lifelong learning as well as perform advanced/graduate studies in the field Political Science and International Relations and other social sciences disciplines in academic institutions at home and abroad	H	HW

Prepared by and Date	AYŞEGÜL KİBAROĞLU , January 2024
Course Coordinator	CANSU GÜLEÇ
Semester	Fall
Name of Instructor	Prof. Dr. AYŞEGÜL KİBAROĞLU

Course Contents

Week	Subject
1)	General Introduction to the Course & Ground Rules
2)	Preparation of CV in English and in Turkish
3)	Preparation of internship application letter in English and in Turkish
4)	Presentations of CV and internship application letters I
5)	Presentations of CV and internship application letters II
6)	Preparing progress reports
7)	Presenting the progress reports
8)	Discussions on possibilities of internships in different sectors
9)	Preparing final progress reports I
10)	Preparing final progress reports II
11)	Peer review of internship search and applications
12)	Presenting final progress reports I
13)	Presenting final progress reports II
14)	Wrap-up and final recommendations on internships

Required/Recommended Readings

Staj İmkanları prepared by Boğaziçi University POLS-IR students: https://sites.google.com/view/stajburs/staj/ara%C5%9Ft%C4%B1rma-merkezleri-ve-stklar?authuser=0

Teaching Methods

Flipped Classroom methods such as preparing and presenting CV, application letter and progress/final reports

Homework and Projects

Laboratory Work

Computer Use

Other Activities

Assessment Methods

Assessment Tools	Count	Weight
Attendance	14	% 25
Homework Assignments	4	% 75
TOTAL		% 100

Course Administration

aysegul.kibaroglu@mef.edu.tr

MEF university values academic integrity. Therefore, all students must understand the meaning and consequences of cheating, plagiarism and other academic offences under the code of student conduct and disciplinary procedures. Any improper behavior, academic dishonesty or plagiarism is subject to the YOK Disciplinary Regulation.

ECTS Student Workload Estimation

Activity	No/Weeks	Hours			Calculation
	No/Weeks per Semester	Preparing for the Activity	Spent in the Activity Itself	Completing the Activity Requirements
Course Hours	14	1	2	1	56
Presentations / Seminar	3	1	1		6
Homework Assignments	3	1	1		6
Total Workload					68
Total Workload/25					2.7
ECTS					3