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COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

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Course Name
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
Spring
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Course Type
Required
Course Level
-
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Q&A
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • will be able to discuss the significance of Renaissance and Reformation movements in the history of Western thought.
  • will be able to discuss the contributions of the enlightenment thought to the rise of modern/secular/rational society.
  • will be able to discuss the transformations in the types of political control in Western history and the rise of modern state.
  • will be able to elaborate on the transformed nature of economy and society with regard to the development of industrial capitalism and its impact on individual, workplace, and production relations.
  • will be able to realize gender inequalities and discuss its transformation under modern conditions.
  • will be able to discuss the declining impact of religion on social structures and individual in modern context with reference to secularization and sacralization processes.
  • will be able to discuss the social, political and economic impacts of globalization.
Course Description

 



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 Presentation and overview of the course
2 Renaissance and Reformation movements Jocelyn Hunt, The Renaissance, Routledge, 1999. (The Beginning of the Renaissance, pp.1 7; Humanism, pp. 17 19; Scientific Change in the Renaissance, pp. 77 86; The Links between the Renaissance and the Reformation, pp. 49 51.)Chris Harman, A People’s History of the World, Bookmarks Publications, 2002, pp. 237 241 (Chapter 2: From superstition to science)
3 Principles of enlightenment and its relation to emergence modern individual Jonathan Dewald, Europe 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World, Thomson Gale, 2004, pp.299 306 (Enlightenment).Peter Hamilton, ‘The Enlightenment and the Birth of Social Science’ Stuart Hall et al., eds., Modernity: An Introduction to Modern Societies, Blackwell, 1996, pp. 20 27.Chris Harman, A People’s History of the World, Bookmarks Publications, 2002, pp. 242 246 (Chapter 3: The Enlightenment)
4 Movie screening The Name of the Rose
5 The rise of modern public sphere and its impact on French Revolution Jonathan Dewald, Europe 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World, Thomson Gale, 2004, pp. 258 260 (Encyclopedie).Peter Hamilton, ‘The Enlightenment and the Birth of Social Science’, Stuart Hall et al., eds., Modernity: An Introduction to Modern Societies, Blackwell, 1996, pp. 27 35.
6 MIDTERM I
7 The forms of power in premodern societies David Held, “The Development of the Modern State”, Stuart Hall et al., eds., Modernity: An Introduction to Modern Societies, Blackwell, 1996, pp. 63 73.
8 The rise of modern state and its organization Gianfranco Poggi, The State: Its Nature, Development and Prospects, Polity Press, 1990, pp. 19 33. (The Nature of the Modern State)
9 The industrial revolution and the rise of industrial society Chris Harman, A People’s History of the World, Bookmarks Publications, 2002, pp. 318 325 (Chapter 5: The Industrial Revolution)James Fulsher, Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press, 2004, pp. 59 131.
10 The organization of industrial society Barbara Bari, “Factory Work” (Britain, 1750 1914), Encyclopedia of European Social History: From 1350 to 2000, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 2001, pp. 479 483.Anthony Giddens, Sociology, 3rd ed., 1998, pp. 240 263; 270 281.Movie Screening:Idle Class by Charlie Chaplin
11 MIDTERM II
12 Gender relations in modern society Ian Marsh and Mike Keating ed., Sociology: Making Sense of Society, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, pp. 263 308. Movie Screening:Birdcage or Tootsie
13 Religion in modern world John J. Macionis, Sociology 8th edition, Prentice Hall, 2001, pp. 506 510. R.T. Schaefer, Sociology 10th edition, Mac Graw Hill, 2007, pp.3 19; 324 327.M. Kimmel and A. Aronson, Sociology Now, Pearson, 2009, pp. 498 500. Movie Screening:Persepolis
14 Globalization in the contemporary world Frank J. Lechner and John Boli, “General Introduction”, F. J. Lechner and J. Boli eds., The Globalization Reader, Blackwell, 2008, pp. 15.Jan Nederveen Pietersee, ‘Globalization and Culture: Three Paradigms’, Economic and Political Weekly, 31: 3, (Jun 8. 1996), pp.1389 1393.
15 Movie Screening Babel
16 Review of the Semester  
Course Notes/Textbooks Must readings mentioned in this information sheet.
Suggested Readings/Materials None

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
14
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
1
20
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
35
Final Exam
1
35
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
65
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
35
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
14
2
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
1
10
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
15
Final Exams
1
15
    Total
116

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1 Be able to analyze complex problems and bring a multidimensional perspective to problems by creating a synthesis of ideas with the practical education they are taking in the field of logistics and supply chain and realize the improvable areas by the help of their independent thinking abilities and have the ability to provide opportunities with innovative processes
2

Know the sector well by working in projects together with industry partners to solve real life problems and to support social responsibility activities and be able to identify and solve the problems with the help of their experience in project management and teamwork 
3 Be able to find creative solutions to the problems they face in the academic or professional areas while considering the goals and the constraints in logistics and supply chain operations with the help of their interdisciplinary education X
4

Be able to take place in the sector related communications networks, follow up the changes and improve themselves accordingly when necessary in order to keep their personal and professional competencies within their business sector
5

Have information about the sector related market leaders, professional organizations and their positions in the sector

 X
6 Be able to use the current and widely used software, information and communication technologies in the fields of logistics management and supply chain and identify the strengths and weaknesses of these X
7 Be able to prevent the problems that may evoke from communication issues of the groups they take part in by taking proactive decisions
8 Be able to foresee the unexpected problems and uncertainties in the processes and manage these with flexible, effective and quick solutions; X
9 Have the necessary skills to understand the coordination mechanisms and undertake part in the integration between the departments and members of the supply chain; X
10 Be able to analyze the logistics and supply chain management processes using management science perspective and analytical approaches, analyze relevant concepts and ideas with scientific methods, interpret and evaluate the data X
11 Be able to use the theoretical methods related to design, planning and decisionmaking within the scope of logistics activities in the application areas X
12 Be able to interpret and evaluate the classical and contemporary theories in the field of logistics and supply chain considering the developments, changes and trends in the sector
13 To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently X

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

 

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