LOGISTIC MANAGEMENT
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
ACL4002	Ethnic Literature	Spring Fall	3	0	3	6

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 HATİCE ÖVGÜ TÜZÜN
Course Lecturer(s):	Prof. Dr. GÖNÜL BAKAY
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	To introduce the student to the literature of the major ethnic groups in the United States and examine the cultural contexts and literary traditions from which such literature emanates.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Familiarization with a variety of themes and literary styles outside (what used to be) the traditional canon, and an awareness of the multiple facets of US identity.

Course Content

Diverse issues prevalent in multi-etnic America to be debated through the reading of five novels pertaining to Native Americans, African Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans, as well as of passages from autobiographies of ethnic authors, and from theoretical work by various scholars. Watching parts of Roots to be added if there is time.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	General Introduction	Reading
2)	Analysis /Discussion of House Made of Dawn	Reading
3)	House Made of Dawn continued	Reading
4)	Passages from theoreticians	Reading
5)	Discussion /Analysis of The Color Purple	Reading
6)	The Color Purple continued	Reading
7)	Roots
8)	Discussion /Analysis of Bless Me Ultima	Reading
9)	Bless Me Ultima continued	Reading
10)	Jasmine	Reading
11)	Jasmine continued	Reading
12)	Discussion /Analysis of Joy-Luck Club	Reading
13)	Joy-Luck Club continued	Reading
14)	Passages from autobiographies	Reading
15)	Final Examination
16)	Final Examination

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

N. Scott Momaday, House Made of Dawn ( New York: Harper Perennial, 1999).
Alice Walker, The Color Purple (Orlando, FL: Mariner Books, 2006).
Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me Ultima (New York: Grand Central Publishing, 1994).
Amy Tan, The Joy Luck Club (London: Penguin, 2006).
Bharati Mukherjee, Jasmine (New York: N. Scott Momaday, House Made of Dawn ( New York: Harper Perennial, 1999).
Alice Walker, The Color Purple (Orlando, FL: Mariner Books, 2006).
Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me Ultima (New York: Grand Central Publishing, 1994).
The tv series Roots

References:

Passages from:
Henry Louis Gates Jr., The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of African-American Literary Criticism.
Werner Sollors, Beyond Ethnicity
Gloria Anzaldua, Borderlands/La Frontera
W. E. B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk
Edward Said, Out of Place
Richard Rodriguez, Hunger of Memory
Marie Lauret et al., Beginning Ethnic American Literature

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	16	% 20
Midterms	2	% 40
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	12	4	48
Presentations / Seminar	1	4	4
Homework Assignments	5	8	40
Midterms	1	8	8
Final	1	10	10
Total Workload			152

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