ECTS - Economic History
Economic History (IKT125) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Economic History | IKT125 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The central theme of the course is the development and transformations of the capitalist World Economy. The Industrial Revolution is certainly the most fundamental transformation of mankind in all human history. How and when did it happened are some of the questions to discuss during the courses. The transformation period from Feurdal Economy to Industry; preconditions of the Industrial Revolution; the patterns of Industrialization etc. are the main topics. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Main characteristics of a feudal economic system, prerequisites of the formation of industry; legal system, guilds, technological accumulation, manpower, entrepreneurs, capital market; the industrial revolution 1780-1840,the sociological results of the industrial revolution ;second phase standards of living 1850-1914 |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Britain in 1750s | Hobsbawn, ch.1 |
| 2 | Origins of Industrial Revolution | Hobsbawm, ch.2 |
| 3 | The Industrial Revolution 1780-1840 | Hobsbawm, ch.3 |
| 4 | Human Results of Industrial Revolution | Hobsbawm, ch.4 |
| 5 | Agriculture 1780-1850 | Hobsbawm, ch.5 |
| 6 | Industrial Revolution: The Second Phase 1840-1895 | Hobsbawm, ch.6 |
| 7 | Midterm | |
| 8 | Britain in the World Economy | Hobsbawm, ch.7 |
| 9 | Standards of Living 1850-1914 | Hobsbawm, ch.8 |
| 10 | Dependency and Growth: Ottoman Economy in the Global Era | Pamuk, ch.1 |
| 11 | The Middle East in 19th Century World Trade | Pamuk, ch.2 |
| 12 | The legal system | Özkan,15-17 |
| 13 | Guilds | Özkan,17-19 |
| 14 | Technological Accumulation | Özkan,20-22 |
| 15 | Manpower | Özkan 22,23 |
| 16 | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Hobsbawm,Eric,(1999),Industry and Empire, Penguin Books, England. |
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| 2. 2. Chris Harman, A People’s History of the World, Verso (2009 [1999]). | |
| 5. Özkan, Yılmaz, (2004), From Feudalism to Industrial Revolution, Lecture Notes,Atilim University, | |
| Other Sources | 3. Karl Polanyi (2001) [1944]. The Great Transformation, Beacon Press |
| 4. David S. Landes, The Unbound Prometheus. Cambridge University Press, 1969. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 4 | 20 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 6 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 50 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 50 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Students can learn the basic concepts, theories and methods of political science and public administration and use them in the analysis of national and global political developments and cause-effect relationships. | |||||
| 2 | It enables one to understand how policies are created and implemented in real life at the local, national, regional and/or global level, to recognize the important institutions and actors that play a role in these processes, and to know the functioning of public administration. | |||||
| 3 | It provides a basic level of knowledge about other fields related to political science and public administration disciplines (such as international relations, sociology, psychology, cultural studies, economics, law, history, etc.) and thus provides an interdisciplinary understanding that takes into account the relationships between different areas of life and establishes connections. | |||||
| 4 | Learning the use of quantitative and/or qualitative research techniques that can be used in the field of political science and public administration, software, hardware and/or technical tools that can be useful; gaining experience in designing and executing research projects to develop their application skills in this field. | |||||
| 5 | By promoting critical analytical thinking, intellectual debate and lifelong learning, the development of the ability to act with an open mind, to avoid discrimination and to be sensitive and respectful of different points of view, thus developing skills for acting in partnership. | |||||
| 6 | To develop decision-making and initiative taking, work completion and time management competencies by understanding business ethics in public administration, politics and all related fields. | |||||
| 7 | Developing communication skills, oral and written expression, presentation techniques; learning the writing principles and procedures required to write an academic article on political science and public administration disciplines. | |||||
| 8 | The aim of the course is to master the English terminology in the disciplines of political science and public administration and to gain foreign language knowledge at a level to follow the studies written in English, so that current political developments and events in various countries can be analysed comparatively. | |||||
| 9 | To know the political history of both Turkey and the world in terms of periods, important turning points and actors, to comprehend the impact of the social-historical backgrounds of countries on current political and administrative issues. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 4 | 64 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 152 | ||