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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
Fall
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Course Type
Required
Course Level
-
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s) -
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives
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

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
X
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 Chapters VIII IX X (1)
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
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 scientifically examine concepts and ideas in the field of sociology; to be able to interpret and evaluate data.
2 To be able to define classical and contemporary theories in sociology; to be able to identify the differences and similarities among those theories and to be able to evaluate them.
3 To be able to critically use the knowledge acquired in the field of sociology
4 To be able to plan and conduct, individually or as a member of a team, an entire sociological research process with the knowledge of methodological requirements of the field.
5 To be able to identify and evaluate local, regional and global issues and problems. X
6 To be able to share their ideas and solutions supplemented by qualitative and quantitative data in written and oral forms. X
7 To be able to make use of other disciplines related to sociology and to have core knowledge related to those disciplines. X
8 To be able to follow developments in sociology and to be able to communicate with international colleagues in a foreign language. (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale,” Level B1) X
9 To be able to use computer software required by the discipline and to possess advancedlevel computing and IT skills. (“European Computer Driving Licence”, Advanced Level)
10 To be able to use a second foreign language at the intermediate level.
11 To have social and scholarly values and ethical principles during the collection and interpretation of data for implementation, publication, dissemination, and maintenance
12 To acquire life long learning abilities that will enable the socially responsible application of knowledge based on their field of study to their professional and everyday lives. X

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

 

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