Introduction to International RelationsLaajuus (5 cr)
Code: HBIB0044
Credits
5 op
Teaching language
- English
Responsible person
- Tuomas Parsio
Objective
By the end of the course, students are expected to be able to:
• Understand the core principles and some of the key themes related to International Relations (IR)
• Discover, compare, and evaluate appropriate journalistic and academic sources related to IR
• Analyse current issues in IR and consider various points of view
• Produce analytical and coherent argumentative texts related to IR
• Develop skills to debate current issues in IR in a logical and coherent manner
• Use the key vocabulary of IR in an appropriate context
• Apply the key concepts of IR to their own academic and professional contexts
Competences:
Critical Thinking Skills
Internationality Skills
Communication Skills
Negotiation Skills
Team Working Skills
Content
The contents of the course include:
• Learning about the core principles of International Relations (IR) and associated topics including: Globalisation, Forming Alliances and Making Strategies, Decision Making, Crisis Management, Theories of War and the Role of International Organisations, and Theories of Trade
• Researching and analysing a chosen topic of IR, then preparing for and delivering a group debate on that topic
• Examining real cases of strategic decision making and crisis management in IR, and producing an evaluative essay on a chosen case study
• Comparing and evaluating different news sources (e.g. BBC, CNN, Al Jazeera, YLE) to verify fact and identify media/national bias in the reportage of current affairs, and presenting these findings to the group
Further information
Lecturer Tuomas Parsio
tuomas.parsio@gmail.com
Enrollment
01.02.2024 - 11.02.2024
Timing
12.02.2024 - 20.05.2024
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Face-to-face
Unit
School of Business
Campus
Main Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
0 - 50
Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in International Business
Teachers
- Tuomas Parsio
Groups
-
HBI24VKCDegree Programme in International Business or Tourism Management (Study Abroad)
-
HBI24VKIGSHBachelor’s degree in Business Administration, IGS Group HRM, (Bachelor's)
-
HBI24VKKBachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Kedge Business School
-
HBI21S1Degree Programme in International Business
-
HBI24VKBachelor's Degree Programme in International Business, vaihto-opiskelu/Exchange studies
Objective
By the end of the course, students are expected to be able to:
• Understand the core principles and some of the key themes related to International Relations (IR)
• Discover, compare, and evaluate appropriate journalistic and academic sources related to IR
• Analyse current issues in IR and consider various points of view
• Produce analytical and coherent argumentative texts related to IR
• Develop skills to debate current issues in IR in a logical and coherent manner
• Use the key vocabulary of IR in an appropriate context
• Apply the key concepts of IR to their own academic and professional contexts
Competences:
Critical Thinking Skills
Internationality Skills
Communication Skills
Negotiation Skills
Team Working Skills
Content
The contents of the course include:
• Learning about the core principles of International Relations (IR) and associated topics including: Globalisation, Forming Alliances and Making Strategies, Decision Making, Crisis Management, Theories of War and the Role of International Organisations, and Theories of Trade
• Researching and analysing a chosen topic of IR, then preparing for and delivering a group debate on that topic
• Examining real cases of strategic decision making and crisis management in IR, and producing an evaluative essay on a chosen case study
• Comparing and evaluating different news sources (e.g. BBC, CNN, Al Jazeera, YLE) to verify fact and identify media/national bias in the reportage of current affairs, and presenting these findings to the group
Further information
Exchange students: 10
Evaluation scale
0-5
Further information
Lecturer Tuomas Parsio
tuomas.parsio@gmail.com
Enrollment
01.08.2023 - 24.08.2023
Timing
28.08.2023 - 19.12.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Face-to-face
Unit
School of Business
Campus
Main Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
0 - 50
Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in International Business
Teachers
- Tuomas Parsio
Groups
-
HBI23VSBachelor's Degree Programme in International Business, vaihto-opiskelu/Exchange studies
-
HBI23VSIGSHBachelor’s degree in Business Administration, IGS Group HRM
-
HBI23VSLVBachelor’s degree in Business Administration,Leonard De Vinci, (Bachelor's)
-
HBI21S1Degree Programme in International Business
-
HBI22S1Degree Programme in International Business
-
HBI23VKKBachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Kedge Business School
-
HBI23VSNBachelor’s degree in Business Administration, EM Normandie (Bachelor's)
Objective
By the end of the course, students are expected to be able to:
• Understand the core principles and some of the key themes related to International Relations (IR)
• Discover, compare, and evaluate appropriate journalistic and academic sources related to IR
• Analyse current issues in IR and consider various points of view
• Produce analytical and coherent argumentative texts related to IR
• Develop skills to debate current issues in IR in a logical and coherent manner
• Use the key vocabulary of IR in an appropriate context
• Apply the key concepts of IR to their own academic and professional contexts
Competences:
Critical Thinking Skills
Internationality Skills
Communication Skills
Negotiation Skills
Team Working Skills
Content
The contents of the course include:
• Learning about the core principles of International Relations (IR) and associated topics including: Globalisation, Forming Alliances and Making Strategies, Decision Making, Crisis Management, Theories of War and the Role of International Organisations, and Theories of Trade
• Researching and analysing a chosen topic of IR, then preparing for and delivering a group debate on that topic
• Examining real cases of strategic decision making and crisis management in IR, and producing an evaluative essay on a chosen case study
• Comparing and evaluating different news sources (e.g. BBC, CNN, Al Jazeera, YLE) to verify fact and identify media/national bias in the reportage of current affairs, and presenting these findings to the group
Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus
The course handbook is Introduction to International Relations by J. S. Goldstein and J. C. Pevehouse. It is available at the JAMK Rajakatu library. Additional materials for working in class and at home will be provided via Moodle.
Teaching methods
This is an on campus course consisting of lectures, discussions, student presentations and (depending on availability) interventions by expert visitors.
Exam schedules
There are no exams on this course.
Vaihtoehtoiset suoritustavat
Completion of the course requires active participation, giving a student presentation with a group of peers and writing an individual assignment.
Student workload
This is a 5 ECTS course and requires the corresponding amount of work. Students are required to attend the sessions at campus (2 hours once a week). Self-study, including some homework exercises, preparing a presentation, as well as researching and writing an assignment, represents the largest bulk of work.
Evaluation scale
0-5
Further information
Lecturer Tuomas Parsio
tuomas.parsio@gmail.com
Enrollment
06.02.2023 - 12.02.2023
Timing
13.02.2023 - 26.05.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Face-to-face
Unit
School of Business
Campus
Main Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
0 - 50
Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in International Business
Teachers
- Tuomas Parsio
Groups
-
HBI23VKESSBachelor’s degree in Business Administration,ESSCA School of Management (Bachelor's)
-
HBI20S1Bachelor's Degree Programme in International Business
-
HBI23VKKBachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Kedge Business School
-
HBI23VKIGSBachelor’s degree in Business Administration, IGS Paris, (Bachelor's)
-
HBI23VKBachelor's Degree Programme in International Business, vaihto-opiskelu/Exchange studies
Objective
By the end of the course, students are expected to be able to:
• Understand the core principles and some of the key themes related to International Relations (IR)
• Discover, compare, and evaluate appropriate journalistic and academic sources related to IR
• Analyse current issues in IR and consider various points of view
• Produce analytical and coherent argumentative texts related to IR
• Develop skills to debate current issues in IR in a logical and coherent manner
• Use the key vocabulary of IR in an appropriate context
• Apply the key concepts of IR to their own academic and professional contexts
Competences:
Critical Thinking Skills
Internationality Skills
Communication Skills
Negotiation Skills
Team Working Skills
Content
The contents of the course include:
• Learning about the core principles of International Relations (IR) and associated topics including: Globalisation, Forming Alliances and Making Strategies, Decision Making, Crisis Management, Theories of War and the Role of International Organisations, and Theories of Trade
• Researching and analysing a chosen topic of IR, then preparing for and delivering a group debate on that topic
• Examining real cases of strategic decision making and crisis management in IR, and producing an evaluative essay on a chosen case study
• Comparing and evaluating different news sources (e.g. BBC, CNN, Al Jazeera, YLE) to verify fact and identify media/national bias in the reportage of current affairs, and presenting these findings to the group
Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus
The textbook for the course is John C. W. Pevehouse and Joshua S. Glodstein, International Relations, 11th edition, ISBN 0-134-40476-9
As a reference for the language of international relations scholarship and practice, we use G. R. Berridge and Alan James, A Dictionary of Diplomacy, 2nd edition, ISBN 1-4039-15369
For some of the theoretical concepts, we will rely on certain entries in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: https://plato.stanford.edu/
Teaching methods
The course is organized as a series of face-to-face classroom or auditorium sessions. According to the availability of the teacher's contacts, sessions with special visiting guests will are organized online on platforms such as Zoom.
The teaching methods include lectures on the more theoretical and historical aspects of international relations as well as student presentations and group work covering case studies and other more specific themes.
Employer connections
You will have the opportunity to exchange with visiting lecturers working in IR scholarship or international diplomacy according to their availability.
Exam schedules
There is no exam for this course. In order to complete the course, you will give a presentation with a group of students (3-5 people) and submit a written assignment.
International connections
The student groups of this course are typically composed from a highly international crowd. This provides many opportunities to look at the topics discussed from various angles, and exchanges beyond your own language group are encouraged.
Vaihtoehtoiset suoritustavat
You have the right to apply for recognition of your studies if you have prior learning (e.g. university studies completed elsewhere) that can be accredited towards the degree you are currently completing.
The recognition of prior learning is possible in three primary ways: accreditation (replacement or inclusion), recognition of informal learning and studification. More precise info: JAMK Degree Regulations, section 17.
Student workload
Completing this course, you will get 5 ECTS. This corresponds to
135 hours of expected work.
Attendance to the teaching sessions is obligatory (with force majeure exceptions of course) and active participation is an important part of your work.
During the semester, you will give a presentation with 2-4 other students. A written work will also be required. in the form of a homework we call and assignment. The topics for the assignments will be given throughout the course, following the thematic development of the lectures.
Further information
Exchange and other Study Abroad students: 20 (included in the total capacity)
Evaluation scale
0-5
Further information
Lecturer Tuomas Parsio
tuomas.parsio@gmail.com
Enrollment
01.08.2022 - 25.08.2022
Timing
29.08.2022 - 21.12.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Face-to-face
Unit
School of Business
Campus
Main Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
0 - 50
Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in International Business
Teachers
- Tuomas Parsio
Groups
-
HBI22VSESSBachelor’s degree in Business Administration,ESSCA School of Management (Bachelor's)
-
HBI22VSBachelor's Degree Programme in International Business, vaihto-opiskelu/Exchange studies
-
HBI22VSLVBachelor’s degree in Business Administration,Leonard De Vinci, (Bachelor's)
-
HBI20S1Bachelor's Degree Programme in International Business
-
HBI22VSIGSBachelor’s degree in Business Administration, HRM Paris
-
HBI22VKKBachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Kedge Business School
-
HBI22VSNBachelor’s degree in Business Administration, EM Normandie (Bachelor's)
Objective
By the end of the course, students are expected to be able to:
• Understand the core principles and some of the key themes related to International Relations (IR)
• Discover, compare, and evaluate appropriate journalistic and academic sources related to IR
• Analyse current issues in IR and consider various points of view
• Produce analytical and coherent argumentative texts related to IR
• Develop skills to debate current issues in IR in a logical and coherent manner
• Use the key vocabulary of IR in an appropriate context
• Apply the key concepts of IR to their own academic and professional contexts
Competences:
Critical Thinking Skills
Internationality Skills
Communication Skills
Negotiation Skills
Team Working Skills
Content
The contents of the course include:
• Learning about the core principles of International Relations (IR) and associated topics including: Globalisation, Forming Alliances and Making Strategies, Decision Making, Crisis Management, Theories of War and the Role of International Organisations, and Theories of Trade
• Researching and analysing a chosen topic of IR, then preparing for and delivering a group debate on that topic
• Examining real cases of strategic decision making and crisis management in IR, and producing an evaluative essay on a chosen case study
• Comparing and evaluating different news sources (e.g. BBC, CNN, Al Jazeera, YLE) to verify fact and identify media/national bias in the reportage of current affairs, and presenting these findings to the group
Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus
The textbook for the course is John C. W. Pevehouse and Joshua S. Glodstein, International Relations, 11th edition, ISBN 0-134-40476-9
As a reference for the language of international relations scholarship and practice, we use G. R. Berridge and Alan James, A Dictionary of Diplomacy, 2nd edition, ISBN 1-4039-15369
For some of the theoretical concepts, we will rely on certain entries in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: https://plato.stanford.edu/
Teaching methods
The course is organized as a series of face-to-face classroom or auditorium sessions. According to the availability of the teacher's contacts, sessions with special visiting guests will are organized online on platforms such as Zoom.
The teaching methods include lectures on the more theoretical and historical aspects of international relations as well as student presentations and group work covering case studies and other more specific themes.
Employer connections
You will have the opportunity to exchange with visiting lecturers working in IR scholarship or international diplomacy according to their availability.
Exam schedules
There is no exam for this course. In order to complete the course, you will give a presentation with a group of students (3-5 people) and submit a written assignment.
International connections
The student groups of this course are typically composed from a highly international crowd. This provides many opportunities to look at the topics discussed from various angles, and exchanges beyond your own language group are encouraged.
Vaihtoehtoiset suoritustavat
You have the right to apply for recognition of your studies if you have prior learning (e.g. university studies completed elsewhere) that can be accredited towards the degree you are currently completing.
The recognition of prior learning is possible in three primary ways: accreditation (replacement or inclusion), recognition of informal learning and studification. More precise info: JAMK Degree Regulations, section 17.
Student workload
Completing this course, you will get 5 ECTS. This corresponds to
135 hours of expected work.
Attendance to the teaching sessions is obligatory (with force majeure exceptions of course) and active participation is an important part of your work.
During the semester, you will give a presentation with 2-4 other students. A written work will also be required. in the form of a homework we call and assignment. The topics for the assignments will be given throughout the course, following the thematic development of the lectures.
Further information
Exchange and other Study Abroad students: 20 (included in the total capacity)
Evaluation scale
0-5
Further information
Lecturer Tuomas Parsio
tuomas.parsio@gmail.com
Enrollment
07.02.2022 - 28.02.2022
Timing
14.02.2022 - 27.05.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Face-to-face
Unit
School of Business
Campus
Main Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
0 - 50
Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in International Business
Teachers
- Tuomas Parsio
Groups
-
HBI22VKIGSBachelor’s degree in Business Administration, IGS Paris (HRM), (Bachelor's)
-
HBI22VKESSBachelor’s degree in Business Administration, ESSCA School of Management. (Bachelor's)
-
HBI19S1Degree Programme in International Business
-
HBI22VKBachelor's Degree Programme in International Business, vaihto-opiskelu/Exchange studies
-
HBI22VKKBachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Kedge Business School
Objective
By the end of the course, students are expected to be able to:
• Understand the core principles and some of the key themes related to International Relations (IR)
• Discover, compare, and evaluate appropriate journalistic and academic sources related to IR
• Analyse current issues in IR and consider various points of view
• Produce analytical and coherent argumentative texts related to IR
• Develop skills to debate current issues in IR in a logical and coherent manner
• Use the key vocabulary of IR in an appropriate context
• Apply the key concepts of IR to their own academic and professional contexts
Competences:
Critical Thinking Skills
Internationality Skills
Communication Skills
Negotiation Skills
Team Working Skills
Content
The contents of the course include:
• Learning about the core principles of International Relations (IR) and associated topics including: Globalisation, Forming Alliances and Making Strategies, Decision Making, Crisis Management, Theories of War and the Role of International Organisations, and Theories of Trade
• Researching and analysing a chosen topic of IR, then preparing for and delivering a group debate on that topic
• Examining real cases of strategic decision making and crisis management in IR, and producing an evaluative essay on a chosen case study
• Comparing and evaluating different news sources (e.g. BBC, CNN, Al Jazeera, YLE) to verify fact and identify media/national bias in the reportage of current affairs, and presenting these findings to the group
Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus
The textbook for the course is John C. W. Pevehouse and Joshua S. Glodstein, International Relations, 11th edition, ISBN 0-134-40476-9. Copies of the book are available at the JAMK library in Rajakatu.
As a reference for the language of international relations scholarship and practice, we use G. R. Berridge and Alan James, A Dictionary of Diplomacy, 2nd edition, ISBN 1-4039-15369. Any other such reference books can also be used by students.
For some of the theoretical concepts, we will rely on certain entries in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: https://plato.stanford.edu/
Teaching methods
The course is organized as a series of face-to-face classroom or auditorium sessions. According to the availability of the teacher's contacts, sessions with special visiting guests will are organized online on platforms such as Zoom.
The teaching methods include lectures on the more theoretical and historical aspects of international relations as well as student presentations and group work covering case studies and other more specific themes.
Employer connections
You will have the opportunity to exchange with visiting lecturers with experience in IR scholarship or international diplomacy according to their availability.
Exam schedules
There is no exam for this course.
International connections
The student body of this course is always highly international. This provides many opportunities to look at the topics discussed from various angles, and exchanges beyond your own language group are encouraged.
Vaihtoehtoiset suoritustavat
You have the right to apply for recognition of your studies if you have prior learning (e.g. university studies completed elsewhere) that can be accredited towards the degree you are currently completing.
The recognition of prior learning is possible in three primary ways: accreditation (replacement or inclusion), recognition of informal learning and studification. More precise info: JAMK Degree Regulations, section 17.
Student workload
Completing this course, you will get 5 ECTS. This corresponds to
135 hours of expected work.
Attendance to the teaching sessions is obligatory (with force majeure exceptions of course) and active participation is an important part of your work. You should participate in discussions, and bring your own thoughts, questions, doubts and observations to the discussion.
During the semester, you will give a presentation together with other students. An individual written essay, called assignment, will also be required. The topics for the assignments will be given throughout the course, following the thematic development of the lectures.
Further information
Exchange and Study Abroad students: 20 (included in the total capacity)
Evaluation scale
0-5
Further information
Lecturer Tuomas Parsio
tuomas.parsio@gmail.com