Information Package / Course Catalogue
| 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 | IR 322 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Mediation and Negotiation Techniques | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Mediation and Negotiation Techniques | ||||
| Language of Instruction | |||||
| Type of Course | Exercise | ||||
| Level of Course | Intermediate | ||||
| Semester | Spring | ||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
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| Estimated Student Workload | 132 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 5 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 appraise the skill of negotiating, whether assisted by a neutral third person (mediator, in a mediation context) or unassisted negotiating directly with another party and understand the role of process, interests, psychology, and human neurobiology in negotiations. | ||||
| Course Description | The course presents the mediation and negotiation history and their latest developments in the E.U. and the U.S., the different schools of approach to both and their different uses. Students become familiar with the role that parties and mediators assume in a mediation (assisted negotiation) process, with their differences and their complementary nature. Last but not least, through practical exercises, discussion in class and international examples of mediations or negotiations, students develop important new skills, useful in both mediation and negotiation as well as in everyday life, facilitating their communication, brainstorming and finding mutually acceptable solutions with others; such skills are crucial and help them stand out from other professionals. | ||||
| Course Description in Turkish |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Indicate the differences between a negotiation and a mediation process and the suitability of each for a specific dispute. 2) Understand the main mediation models applicable in Europe and the U.S. 3) Understand the benefits of mediation whether used in a company, state dispute or international organization context. 4) Demonstrate effective listening, reframing, summarizing or questioning in everyday life and in his/her future career. 5) Discern mutually acceptable solutions in problems through efficient collaboration with others. |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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| 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. | H | Exam |
| 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. | S | Exam |
| 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 | Exam |
| 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 | Participation |
| 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 | H | Exam |
| 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 | S | Participation |
| 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 | H | Exam |
| 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 | S | Exam |
| Prepared by and Date | BEKEN SAATÇİOĞLU , January 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | BEKEN SAATÇİOĞLU |
| Semester | Spring |
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Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction to mediation and to the other A.D.R. practices, History of mediation and antique source. |
| 2) | Temporary mediation disappearance and revival in medieval A.D.R. practices. |
| 3) | The 20th century development in the U.S. and Roscoe Pound’s contribution |
| 4) | Reasons behind modern mediation development in the U.S. and in the E.U. |
| 5) | Mediation preparation, effective listening, Conflict escalation, Z.O.P.A. |
| 6) | Psychology and Neurobiology in mediation, summarizing, reframing |
| 7) | Midterm exam |
| 8) | Different approaches in conflict, different approaches in negotiation and mediation. |
| 9) | Questioning |
| 10) | Internal mediation in the U.N. and Council of Europe. |
| 11) | Mediation implementation process. |
| 12) | Benefits resulting from applying mediation in a Company or Working team inner disputes; Workplace Mediation. |
| 13) | Benefits resulting from applying mediation in a commercial dispute between companies and merchants; the ICC mediation rules. |
| 14) | Benefits resulting from applying mediation to international disputes between States; the U.N. mediations between nations and the U.S.-Cuba successful mediation. |
| Required/Recommended Readings | All course materials are provided by the lecturer (in the course syllabus). | |||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Presentations, practical exercises, videos, discussions and simulations. | |||||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | None | |||||||||||||||
| Laboratory Work | None | |||||||||||||||
| Computer Use | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Other Activities | Yes: Simulation and practical exercises. | |||||||||||||||
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| Course Administration |
beken.saatcioglu@mef.edu.tr 02123953678 Phone number +30.6972.40.40.12, office hours: Fridays 12pm to 1pm, email address: antoneloss@mef.edu.tr. Attendance rules: Attendance taken week in class and during exams. Missing an exam equals to course failure. Students are expected to bring their notebook. Participation in class is evaluated on the basis of presence in class and interaction with the Instructor, participation to exercises, exhibiting curiosity and knowledge on the course content. Academic dishonesty and plagiarism: YÖK Disciplinary Regulation. |
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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 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 98 | ||
| Homework Assignments | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | |||
| Midterm(s) | 1 | 10 | 4 | 14 | |||
| Total Workload | 132 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 5.3 | ||||||
| ECTS | 5 | ||||||