| AMERICAN CULTURE AND LITERATURE | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| BA4005 | Global Economics | Spring | 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: | Non-Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Prof. Dr. ÜMİT EROL |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
| Course Objectives: | This course aims to understand macro economic imbalances at the global level, discuss their consequences on the global economy and main national economies. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who succeeded in this course will acquire a solid understanding of following concepts: 1) Understand macro economic imbalances at the global level, discuss their consequences on the global economy and main national economies (USA, China…) 2) Analyze the emergence of the debt crises in UE and discuss proposed solutions 3) Understand the theoretical premises of a monetary union and discuss these premises within the context of EMU 4) Understand the climate debate, analyzing contradictory positions among nations and evaluate the argumentations from a economic rationality 5) Analyze long run dynamics of energy supply and demand and discuss their economic and political consequences |
| Macroeconomic Imbalances in the World Economy(High Savings versus Low Savings) Deficiencies of the International Monetary System Debt Crisis in the European Union Sustainability of European Monetary Union and its Future Inflation and Its Consequences Energy Prices in the Long Run and its Consequences on World Economy and Politics |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction | |
| 2) | Era of World Wars and Closing in: First half of the 20th Century | |
| 3) | Industrial Revolution and Free Trade: 19th Century | |
| 4) | Late Industrializations and the Emergence of the New Word Economy | |
| 5) | An unbalanced world trade growth and Macroeconomic Imbalances | |
| 6) | An unbalanced world trade growth and Macroeconomic Imbalances | |
| 7) | Need of a Stable International Monetary System | |
| 8) | Midterm | |
| 9) | Construction of Europe: Hopes and Disappointments | |
| 10) | Pressures on Resources, particularly on fossil energy | |
| 11) | Growing population and food scarcity | |
| 12) | Growing population and food scarcity | |
| 13) | Aging Populations and Populations in Transition | |
| 14) | Aging Populations and Populations in Transition |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Economics and the Global Environment; Charles S. Pearson / Cambridge University Press. |
| References: | Various handouts |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | % 20 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 42 |
| Homework Assignments | 12 | 37 |
| Midterms | 1 | 7 |
| Final | 1 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 138 | |
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Upon graduation, students will acquire key skills and attributes to conduct research to use research tools, to solve problems, to communicate effectively and to transfer skills to the workplace. | |
| 2) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to discuss key issues in fluent English. | |
| 3) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to compose written documents in English with a mature prose style. | 4 |
| 4) | Upon graduation, students will have gained broad knowledge of the American and English literary canons. | 4 |
| 5) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to analyze, synthesize and criticize sophisticated works of American and English literature. | 4 |
| 6) | Upon graduation, students will have achieved in depth the understanding of contemporary American culture. | 3 |
| 7) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to draw links among diverse literary texts and documents and establish critical connections and adopt an interdisciplinary attitude. | 3 |
| 8) | Upon graduation, students will be able to develop new projects individually or in teams. | 3 |
| 9) | Upon graduation, students will be able to apply their knowledge into their lives for interdisciplinary problem-solving and solutions. | 4 |