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Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
FTV3978 Modernity and Other Ways of Seeing Spring
Fall
3 0 3 5
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi GÖNÜL EDA ÖZGÜL
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. Öğr. Üyesi GÖNÜL EDA ÖZGÜL
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: This course aims to discuss the modern way of seeing with its socio-economical, cultural and artistic dimensions and to point to different ways of seeing.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Develop a critical perspective regarding the historical development of modern societies;
2. Identify the way of seeing that is both the producer and a product of modernity
3. Identify modernist and postmodernist works and create critical texts ;
4. Develop a sophisticated criticism of cultural products;
5. Explore different forms of narration and understand the way of seeing that they produce;
6. Develop ideas/concepts/artworks in relation to other works of art and culture.

Course Content

In this course, modern way of seeing that is a product and a producer of modernity and other ways of seeing will be discussed through art, cinema, music, architecture and literature. Modernity and its reflections in the city and its culture will also be examined.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1)
1) Introduction
2) On Seeing
3) Modernity as a Way of Seeing
4) Schorske's Vienna
5) Benjamin's Paris Simmel's Berlin
6) Exhibition Visit and Discussion
7) Online Exhibition Visit
8) Exhibition Project Presentations
9) Modernism and Postmodernism
10) Modernism and Postmodernism
11) Homework Presentations Discussion on Artworks
12) Art and Literature
13) Music
14) Final Project Presentations

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Books:
* Schorske, Carl E. (1981). Fin-de-siècle Vienna : politics and culture. New York: Vintage Books [DB 851 .S34 1981]

* Benjamin, Walter (1999). Illuminations. London: Pimlico [PN 37 .B4413 1999]


References: Books:
* Schorske, Carl E. (1981). Fin-de-siècle Vienna : politics and culture. New York: Vintage Books [DB 851 .S34 1981]

* Benjamin, Walter (1999). Illuminations. London: Pimlico [PN 37 .B4413 1999]

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 10
Homework Assignments 1 % 10
Presentation 3 % 20
Project 1 % 20
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 14 5 70
Presentations / Seminar 3 3 9
Project 1 4 4
Homework Assignments 1 2 2
Final 1 4 4
Total Workload 131

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) To correctly identify the problems and to be able to ask the correct questions
2) To have the ability for problem solving and to utilize analytical approach in dealing with the problems
3) To be able to identify business processes and use them to increase the productivity in logistics system.
4) To be fully prepared for a graduate study 2
5) Awareness of the new advancements in Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) and to be able to use them in logistics management effectively. internet and the electronic world
6) To understand the components of logistics as well as the importance of the coordination among these components.
7) To know the necessary ingredients for improving the productivity in business life
8) To think innovatively and creatively in complex situations 4
9) To act and think both regionally and internationally
10) To understand the demands and particular questions of globalization
11) Aware of the two way interaction between globalization and logistics; as well as to use this interaction for increasing the productivity.
12) To be able to use at least one foreign language both for communication and academic purposes 2
13) To acquire leadership qualities but also to know how to be a team member
14) To understand the importance of business ethics and to apply business ethics as a principal guide in both business and academic environment