Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
8PSIR442Strategy, Intelligence, and Security3+0+03510.12.2024
Course Details
Language of Instruction French
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Political Science and International Relations
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The objective of this course is to have students understand the context of intelligence, strategy and security. Students are expected to assess the background of the events in developing strategies.
Course Content The course will cover a wide range of themes, such as evolution and contextual analysis of strategy, intelligence and policymaking afterwards.
Strategy building based intelligence production will be taught.
Course Methods and Techniques Lecture, discussion-based lecture.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. Murat Aslan murat.aslan@hku.edu.tr
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Merve Seren, Stratejik İstihbarat ve Güvenlik, (Ankara: Orion, 2017). Murat Aslan, Intelligence and Propaganda in the Cases of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Afghanistan, (New Castle: Cambridge Scholars, 2022).
Course Notes Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to realize PY-1 Fundamental Concepts and Theories, PY-4 Multi-disciplinary study, PY-5 Independent study, PY-6 Assume responsibility.


Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
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ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 15 3 45
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 15 3 45
Assignments 20 2 40
Presentation 2 1 2
Mid-terms 1 9 9
Final examination 1 10 10
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 5 151

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 CLO-1 Fundamental Concepts and Theories, CLO-4 Multi-disciplinary study, CLO-5 Independent study, CLO-6 Assume responsibility.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE
2 The Emergence of Strategy Conception Merve Seren, Stratejik İstihbarat ve Güvenlik, (Ankara: Orion, 2017), pp. 21-42.
3 The Perception of Strategy in the Cold War and Modern Era Merve Seren, Stratejik İstihbarat ve Güvenlik, (Ankara: Orion, 2017), pp. 43-94.
4 How to Build Strategy: A Method Peter Shröder, Political Strategies, (Baden-Baden: Nomos, 2005).
5 How to Build Strategy: A Method Peter Shröder, Political Strategies, (Baden-Baden: Nomos, 2005).
6 A Brief History of Intelligence Merve Seren, Stratejik İstihbarat ve Güvenlik, (Ankara: Orion, 2017), pp. 95-146.
7 Contemporary Intelligence Evolution Merve Seren, Stratejik İstihbarat ve Güvenlik, (Ankara: Orion, 2017), pp. 147-222.
8 Mid Term Exam
9 Theory of Intelligence Merve Seren, Stratejik İstihbarat ve Güvenlik, (Ankara: Orion, 2017), pp. 223-248.
10 Fundamentals of Intelligence Production Merve Seren, Stratejik İstihbarat ve Güvenlik, (Ankara: Orion, 2017), pp. 249-270.
11 Fundamentals of Intelligence Production Merve Seren, Stratejik İstihbarat ve Güvenlik, (Ankara: Orion, 2017), pp. 249-270.
12 Varieties of Intelligence Merve Seren, Stratejik İstihbarat ve Güvenlik, (Ankara: Orion, 2017), pp. 271-321.
13 Strategy and Intelligence: Strategic Intelligence Merve Seren, Stratejik İstihbarat ve Güvenlik, (Ankara: Orion, 2017), pp. 322-370.
14 Strategy-Intelligence Practice Based on Scenario, -Gather data from the open resources (academic articles, journals, Internet but do not rely on propaganda and rumors), Analyze the data, Draft a strategy, Engage the problem and manage the process.
15 Strategy-Intelligence Practice Based on Scenario, -Gather data from the open resources (academic articles, journals, Internet but do not rely on propaganda and rumors),), Analyze the data, Draft a strategy, Engage the problem and manage the process.
16 Final Exam

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
All 2 1 3 2
C1 2 3 3 1

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant