DIGITAL GAME DESIGN
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
POL3511 Social Change and Social Structure in Turkey Spring 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: Hybrid
Course Coordinator : Instructor DAMLA BAYRAKTAR AKSEL
Course Lecturer(s): Instructor DAMLA BAYRAKTAR AKSEL
Recommended Optional Program Components: None.
Course Objectives: This course begins from the earlier theories on social change and social structure in Turkey, and over the semester familiarizes the students with more contemporary debates. The students who have succeeded in this course will be able to understand the evolution of Turkish political life, political economy, the dominant patterns of inequality in Turkish society, the main social and political actors in a historical perspective and situate the Turkish experience in a global context.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Critically evaluate evolution of Turkish political economy;
2. Analyse dominant patterns of inequality in Turkish society;
3. Identify who the main political actors in Turkey are;
4. Discuss the evolution of dominant political ideologies such as Turkish nationalism and political Islam;
5. Evaluate how to contextualize the Turkish experience in a global context.

Course Content

Turkish politics, political ideologies and political culture, political economy, internal migration and urban transformation, gender, social movements and civil society, religion and Islamic groups, nationalism and ethnicities, international migration and public health policies.

The teaching methods of the course are lecture, individual work, group work, reading, simulation and project preparation.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction
2) Social Structure in Turkey: Continuities and Changes Mardin, Ş. (1973). Center-periphery relations: A key to Turkish politics? Daedalus, 169-190. Keyman, E. F. (2010). Modernization, globalization and democratization in Turkey: the AKP experience and its limits. Constellations, 17(2), 312-327.
3) Changing Demography & Generations Engin, C., Hürman, H., & Harvey, K. (2020). Marriage and family in Turkey: trends and attitudes. International Handbook on the Demography of Marriage and the Family, 105-119. Buğra, A., & Yakut‐Cakar, B. (2010). Structural change, the social policy environment and female employment in Turkey. Development and change, 41(3), 517-538.
4) Political Ideologies & Political Culture Yeşilada, B. A., & Noordijk, P. (2010). Changing values in Turkey: Religiosity and tolerance in comparative perspective. Turkish Studies, 11(1), 9-27. Öktem, K. (2020). “Ruling Ideologies in Modern Turkey”, in Oxford Handbook of Turkish Politics, Güneş Murat Tezcür (Eds): Oxford University Press. Aytaç, S. E., & Elçi, E. (2019). Populism in Turkey. In Populism Around the World (pp. 89-108). Springer, Cham.
5) The Making of Neoliberal Turkey & Turkish Welfare Regime Öniş, Z. (2019). Turkey under the challenge of state capitalism: the political economy of the late AKP era. Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 19(2), 201-225. Buğra, A. (2018). Social policy and different dimensions of inequality in Turkey: A historical overview. Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, 20(4), 318-331. Pamuk, Sevket. (2007). Economic change in twentieth century Turkey: Is the glass more than half full?. Cambridge History of Modern Turkey. 10.1017/CHOL9780521620963.011. Öniş, Z. (2012). The triumph of conservative globalism: The political economy of the AKP era. Turkish Studies, 13(2), 135-152.
6) Internal Migration & Urban Transformation Pinarcioğlu, M., & Işik, O. (2008). Not only helpless but also hopeless: Changing dynamics of urban poverty in Turkey, the case of Sultanbeyli, İstanbul. European Planning Studies, 16(10), 1353-1370. Kuyucu, T. (2018). Politics of urban regeneration in Turkey: Possibilities and limits of municipal regeneration initiatives in a highly centralized country. Urban Geography, 39(8), 1152-1176.
7) Gender Arat, Y. (2000). ‘From Emancipation to Liberation: The Changing Role of Women in Turkey’s Political Realm.’ Journal of International Affairs, 54(1): 107-123. Altan-Olcay, Ö. & B. E. Oder (2021). “Why Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention is a global problem”. Open Democracy, https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/can-europe-make-it/why-turkeys-withdrawal-from-the-istanbul-convention-is-a-global-problem/.
8) Media, Culture & Society Yanardağoğlu, E. (2021). Politics, Media and Citizenship in Modern Turkey. The Transformation of the Media System in Turkey: Citizenship, Communication, and Convergence, 59-90.
9) Nationalisms & Ethnicities Kadioğlu, A. (1996). The paradox of Turkish nationalism and the construction of official identity. Middle Eastern Studies, 32(2), 177-193. Mesut Yeğen, “Turkish nationalism and the Kurdish Question,” Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2007, 30(1): 119-151.
10) Religion & Islamic Groups Kaya, A. (2015). Islamisation of Turkey under the AKP rule: Empowering family, faith and charity. South European Society and Politics, 20(1), 47-69. Tuğal, C. (2009). Transforming everyday life: Islamism and social movement theory. Theory and Society, 38(5), 423-458.
11) Civil Society & Politics of Protest Keyman, E. F., & İçduygu, A. (2003). Globalization, civil society and citizenship in Turkey: Actors, boundaries and discourses. Citizenship Studies, 7(2), 219-234. Tuğal, C. (2013). “Resistance everywhere”: The Gezi revolt in global perspective. New Perspectives on Turkey, 49, 157-172. Paker, H. (2020). Politicizing the environment: The ecological crisis of Turkey. Turkey in transition: Politics, society and foreign policy. Peter Lang.
12) International Migration & Turkey’s Emigrants Kirişci, K., & Yıldız, A. (2023). Turkey’s asylum policies over the last century: continuity, change and contradictions. Turkish Studies, 1-28.Eder, M., & Özkul, D. (2016). Editors’ introduction: precarious lives and Syrian refugees in Turkey. New Perspectives on Turkey, 54, 1-8. F. Adamson (2019), ‘Sending States and the Making of Intra-Diasporic Politics: Turkey and Its Diaspora(s), International Migration Review, 53(1), p. 210-236.
13) Poster Day Students have to prepare their posters and presentations.
14) PRESENTATIONS & REVISION & Q/A SESSION No reading. Review and discussion session.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Haftalık okumalar, yarıyılın başında ItsLearning'e yüklenecektir. Müfredatta listelenen tüm kitap bölümlerine ve makalelere BAU Kütüphanesi aracılığıyla da erişilebilmektedir.
PPT dosyaları her dersten sonra ItsLearning'de paylaşılacaktır.

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Weekly readings will be uploaded on ItsLearning at the beginning of the semester. Please note that all book chapters and articles listed on the syllabus are also accessible through the BAU Library.
The PPT files will be shared on ItsLearning following each class.
References: Ödevlere ilişkin yönergeler yarıyıl başında Itslearning'e yüklenecektir.

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Guidelines on assignments will be uploaded on Itslearning at the beginning of the semester.

Evaluation System

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

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 13 39
Study Hours Out of Class 13 87
Presentations / Seminar 1 20
Midterms 1 2
Final 1 2
Total Workload 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
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3) Analyze the key elements that make up specific game genres, forms of interactions, mode of narratives and understand how they are employed effectively to create a successful game.
4) Understand game design theories and methods as well as implement them during game development; to make enjoyable, attractive, instructional and immersive according to the target audience.
5) Understand the technology and computational principles involved in developing games and master the use of game engines.
6) Understand the process of creation and use of 2D and 3D assets and animation for video games.
7) Understand and master the theories and methodologies of understanding and measuring player experience and utilize them during game development process.
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