BANKING AND INSURANCE MANAGEMENT (TURKISH)
Associate	TR-NQF-HE: Level 5	QF-EHEA: Short Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 5

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
ACL4007	Comparative 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:	Associate (Short Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi HATİCE ÖVGÜ TÜZÜN
Course Lecturer(s):	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi HATİCE ÖVGÜ TÜZÜN
Recommended Optional Program Components:	none
Course Objectives:	This course is designed to give the students a thorough appreciation of the 19th and 20th century literary movements in Europe, United States and Turkey; concentrating on specific genres as seen fit.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Students will learn
• to evaluate social, psychological and political perspectives in the texts,
• to discuss major authors and themes related to different periods,
• to present their own perspectives and/or to compare and contrast different concepts in well-developed essays.

Course Content

A selection of works of the most well-known authors of the Western world

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to the course
2)	Madame Bovary	Reading
3)	Madame Bovary	Reading
4)	Madame Bovary	Reading
5)	Anna Karenina and MT I	Reading
6)	Anna Karenina and MT I	Reading
7)	Anna Karenina	Reading
8)	Anna Karenina	Reading
9)	The Awakening	Reading
10)	The Awakening	Reading
11)	Aşk-ı Memnu	Reading
12)	Aşk-ı Memnu	Reading
13)	Review / Comparison	Reading
14)	Review / Comparison	Reading
15)	Final examination
16)	Final examination

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary (trans. Gerard Hopkins. Introduction by Terence Cave and Notes by Mark Overstall. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1998).
Lev Tolstoy, Anna Karenina (trans. Constance Garnett. Revised, edited and with an Introduction by Leonard J. Kent and Nina Berberova. Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1978).
Kate Chopin, The Awakening (ed. Margaret Culley. New York: Norton, 1976)
Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil, Aşk-ı Memnu (yay. Haz. Muharrem Kaya. İstanbul: Özgür Yay., 2008)

References:

David Damrosch, “Rebirth of a Discipline:The Global Origins of Comparative Studies.” Comparative Critical Studies 3, 1-2 (2006), pp. 99-112.
Passages from Kamil Aydın's Karşılaştırmalı Edebiyat – Günümüz Postmodern Bağlamda Algılanışı (İstanbul: Birey Yay., 2008).

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
Homework Assignments	4	4	16
Midterms	2	10	20
Final	1	12	12
Total Workload			90

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 have the ability to understand the basic concepts of Banking and Insurance and to be able to use them effectively in business.
2)	To have the ability to work individually or in a team when needed on matters related to his/her profession and to follow and apply the developments in his/her sector.
3)	To be equipped with the necessary knowledge to carry out the legal responsibilities and to follow the related regulations in their sector.
4)	To understand the importance of banking and insurance from the point of the state’s economy and enterprises and to express this importance properly.
5)	To be able to use the computer as well as the profession requires and to be able to do work, accumulate knowledge and to use this knowledge relevantly and effectively.
6)	To make them gain the ability to find practical solutions for the problems of daily commercial activities and to take correct decisions.
7)	To be able to take responsibilities in banking and insurance sector and more generally in the finance sector and to be qualified to start his/her own business after the legal requirements have been met.
8)	To have the competency to carry out the accountancy related to banking and insurance.
9)	To have the competency to build effective customer relations and to have effective communication and persuasion skills.
10)	To be able to determine the accumulated knowledge druring the education in line with the cause and effect relations and to be able to have the necessary professional qualifications to know where, when and how to use his/her knowledge.