COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Economic History
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
GEEC 207
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
6
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Service Course
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The aim of this course is to give students a background on economic developments and origins of contemporary society. The main focus of the course will be the emergence and the development of social and economic systems, and how these systems have come to shape our contemporary world, by giving emphasis on the European context. Keeping this aim in mind, we will first consider what economic history is (what kind of a discipline it is, how is different from economics, etc.), and then consider what in human history had paved the way to capitalism. The course will be ended with a brief discussion of the contemporary era, in which the process of globalization is said to be prevalent.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Will be able to analyze the evolution of economic institutions in a historical comparative perspective.
  • Will be able to explain noncapitalist economic formations.
  • Will be able to explain the functioning of current economic processes in a historical perspective.
  • Will be able to explain the importance of technology and other nonmarket institutions in the evolution of the economic process.
  • Will be able to analyze the relationship between regional, national and international economic developments in a historical context.
Course Description The aim of this course is to inform students about the historical development of economic processes and institutions and the evolution of production, distribution, consumption patterns, and the factors of production in the world and particularly in Western Europe. Some of the topics on this course include: economic processes in the ancient world and middle ages, geographical expansion of the Western world, industrial revolution, developments in agriculture, finance, banking sectors during the expansion process of the main European countries, application of technology, developments in telecommunication and transportation, the role of the state, the growth of the world economy and impact of the European industrialized countries on the rest of the world, and the economic developments of the post World War I and II.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



Course Category

 Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction & terminology Chapter I (1)
2 Economic question(s) & documentary part I Chapter I (2)
3 Economic development in ancient times & the premarket society (part I) Chapter II (1) & Chapter II (2); pp. 18 29
4 Medieval Europe & the premarket society (part II) Chapter III (1) & Chapter II (2); pp. 29 44
5 Nonwestern economies on the eve of western expansion & documentary part II Chapter IV (1)
6 Europe’s overseas expansion and transformation in Europe Chapters V VI (1)
7 The emergence of market society & the age of revolution Chapter III (2), Chapter VII (1) & Chapter IV (2)
8 Paths of economic development Chapter III (2), Chapter VII (1) & Chapter IV (2)
9 The age of high imperialism & documentary part III Chapters XI XII (1)
10 The world economy in the twentieth century Chapter XIII (1) & Chapter VI (2)
11 The drift of modern economic history Chapter VII (2) & Chapter XIV (1)
12 Rebuilding of world economy Chapter XV (1)
13 World economy at the beginning of the twentieth century Chapter XV (1)
14 Review of the semester
15 Review of the semester
16 Review of the semester
Course Notes/Textbooks

Rondo Cameron and Larry Neal (2003) A Concise Economic History of the World, 4th Edition, Oxford University Press; and Robert L. Heilbroner (1989) The Making of Economic Society, PrenticeHall, Inc.
Suggested Readings/Materials

Dennis Sherman (eds.) (2006) Western Civilization, Images and Interpretations, Vol. I, McGrawHill; and Gerald Diamond (1999) Guns, Germs and Steel, W. W. Norton & Co. (also available in documentary format from National Geographic Society); and Gordon Child (1960) What Happenened in History, Pelican.; and Eric Hobsbawm, (1990) Industry and Empire, Penguin.

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
10
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
20
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
30
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
16
3
48
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
14
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
25
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
25
Final Exams
1
30
    Total
190

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to equipped with theoretical and practical knowledge of industrial design, and to apply it to a variety of products, services and systems from conventional industries to urban scale with innovative and sustainable approaches
2

To be able to communicate design concepts and proposals for solutions, which are supported with quantitative and qualitative data, to specialists and non-specialists through visual, written, and oral means
3

To be able to equipped with the related theoretical and methodological knowledge of engineering, management, and visual communication that is required for interdisciplinary characteristic of industrial design; and to collaborate with other disciplines, organizations, or companies
4

To be able to equipped with the knowledge of history and theory of design, arts and crafts; and culture of industrial design
5

To be able to equipped with social, cultural, economic, environmental, legal, scientific and ethical values in the accumulation, interpretation and/or application of disciplinary information and to employ these values regarding different needs
6

To be able to develop contemporary approaches individually and as a team member to solve today’s problems in the practice of industrial design
7

To be able to define design problems within their contexts and circumstances, and to propose solutions for them within the discipline of industrial design considering materials, production technologies and ergonomics
8

To be able to use digital information and communication technologies, physical model making techniques and machinery, at an adequate level to the discipline of industrial design
9

To be able to employ design research and methods within the theory and practice of industrial design
10

To be able to recognize the need and importance of a personal lifelong learning attitude towards their chosen specialization area within the industrial design field
11

To be able to collect data in the areas of industrial design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1)
12

To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently
13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest