LOGISTIC MANAGEMENT | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
GEP0510 | Contemporary Germany History, Politics and Society since 1945 | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | GE-Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | This course will explore the development of Germany since the end of the Second World War. It will focus on the evolution of Germany as two separate societies after the war, on the process of Germany’s reunification, and finally on current developments since 1990 |
The students who have succeeded in this course; -to acquire an insight and thorough understanding of the crucial topics in the history of 20th century Germany (totalitarianism, the rise and development of National Socialism and the Third Reich), the legacy of the Nazi experience in postwar national culture - to acquire an insight and thorough understanding of postwar historical culture in Germany - to acquire an insight and thorough understanding of modern and contemporary German history as integral part of European and global history - to acquire an insight and thorough understanding of the central theoretical and historiographical debates in present-day Germany |
The course will include short excursions to relevant local sites that are readily available in the capital region of Berlin (Federal Parliament, Turkish Embassy, EU Representation in Berlin, etc.), as well as to local sites of historic interest (Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin Wall Memorial + Documentation Center, etc.). Also included will be short trips to other German cities, to give students an impression of the diversity and differences within Germany. Field trips shall include cities like Hamburg (for the North of Germany), Munich (for the South of Germany), Dresden (for the East of Germany), and Bonn (for the West of Germany, and as the former German capital city). |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction | Complied Material |
2) | the German political system(s), | Complied Material |
3) | Germany’s postwar history, | Complied Material |
4) | its emerging role in the European Community/Union | Complied Material |
5) | European Union's recent and current regional and global role and impact | Complied Material |
6) | the changes in German society | Complied Material |
7) | German people’s collective psyche, memory, and national sentiment(s), | Complied Material |
8) | Midterm | |
9) | Field Trip: capital region of Berlin (Federal Parliament, Turkish Embassy, EU Representation in Berlin, etc.) | Complied Material |
10) | Field Trip: local sites of historic interest (Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin Wall Memorial + Documentation Center, etc.). | Complied Material |
11) | Field Trip: Hamburg (for the North of Germany), | Complied Material |
12) | Field Trip: Munich (for the South of Germany) | Complied Material |
13) | Dresden (for the East of Germany) | Complied Material |
14) | Bonn (for the West of Germany, and as the former German capital city). | Complied Material |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | |
References: |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 5 |
Midterms | 1 | % 35 |
Final | 1 | % 60 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 10 | 2 | 20 |
Midterms | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Final | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Total Workload | 97 |
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 | 3 |
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 | |
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 |