GEP0203 Globalization and IstanbulBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs SOFTWARE ENGINEERINGGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementBologna CommissionNational Qualifications
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
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
GEP0203 Globalization and Istanbul Fall
Spring
3 0 3 4
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: GE-Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: E-Learning
Course Coordinator : Assist. Prof. İLHAN ZEYNEP KARAKILIÇ
Recommended Optional Program Components: none
Course Objectives: In this course, students will learn how Istanbul has been changed by the neoliberal economic policies implemented in Turkey since the 1950s, but especially after the 1980s, and by globalization, which has had an impact on many areas, by looking at the city from different perspectives. Throughout the course, where Istanbul is considered as a global city, it is aimed that students will be able to see the relationship of a city with globalization as well as the different layers of Istanbul and learn to appreciate the value of these layers. With the active participation of the students, they are expected to develop and discuss their own ideas on the meaning of globalization, its economic dimension, the connection between the globalization process and Istanbul, how Istanbul is globalized, the effects of globalization on urban transformation processes and the cultural life of the city. The course aims to introduce students from different departments to concepts such as globalization, urbanization, urban transformation, displacement and differentiation.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
At the end of this course students will be able to:
1. Understand what globalization is,
2. To learn about the development and globalization of cities
3. To have knowledge about the planned economy period and neoliberal transformation in Turkey
4. To see urbanization in Turkey since 1950 through Istanbul,
5. To see how Istanbul has been affected economically and spatially by globalization,
6. To see the effects of this process in areas such as urban memory, culture industry, food culture and shopping habits
7. Appreciate the richness of these different fields and raise awareness on how to incorporate this richness into their lives

Course Content

Globalization, cities, globalization in Türkiye and the globalization of Istanbul, change, Istanbul and social memory, culture industry in Istanbul, food culture. Teaching methods and techniques used in the course: narration, individual work, case study, project preparation, reading, trips and observation will be used.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Meeting with the class and examining the course syllabus
2) Meeting with the class and examining the course syllabus
3) Globalization; Globalization and Cities Giddens, A. (2006). “Globalization and Changing World". In Sociology. Malden: Polity Press. Pp. 48-74. Held, D. and A. McGrew, D. Galdblatt, J. Perraton (1999). Globalization, Global Governance 5:(4): 483-496. Giddens, A. (2006). “Cities and Urban Spaces". In Sociology. Malden: Polity Press. Pp. 922-935.
4) Urbanization in Turkey and Globalization in Istanbul
5) Global Change in Istanbul 1
6) Global Change in Istanbul 2
7) Global Change in Istanbul 3
8) Midterm Week
9) Global Change in Istanbul 4
10) Social memory in Istanbul
11) Culture Industry in İstanbul
12) Food Culture in Istanbul
13) Global Passage: Bosphorus
14) Submission of Map or Leaflet of Daily Tour in İstanbul Assignment and General Discussion

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Course Resources

1. Week: Meeting with the class and examining the course syllabus

2. Week: Meeting with the class and examining the course syllabus

3. Week: Globalization

Giddens, A. (2006). “Globalization and Changing World". In Sociology. Malden: Polity Press. Pp. 48-74.

Held, D. and A. McGrew, D. Galdblatt, J. Perraton (1999). Globalization, Global Governance 5:(4): 483-496.

4.Week: Globalization and Cities

Giddens, A. (2006). “Cities and Urban Spaces". In Sociology. Malden: Polity Press. Pp. 922-935.

5. Week: Urbanization in Turkey and Globalization in Istanbul

Keyder, Ç. (1999). “The Setting”. In "İstanbul, Between the Global and the Local" edited by . Keyder. New York: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers. Pp. 1-28.

6.Week: Global Change in Istanbul 1

watching documentary Ekümenopolis: Ucu Olmayan Şehir (2011, İmre Azem)

Ekümenopolis: Ucu Olmayan Şehir https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1854524/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maEcPKBXV0M&t=641s

7.Week: Global Change in Istanbul 2

Erder, S. (1999). “Where do you hail from?". In "İstanbul, Between the Global and the Local", edited by Ç. Keyder. New York: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers. Pp 161-171.



8.Week:

Kuyucu, T. and Ö. Ünsal (2009). “‘Urban Transformation’ as State-led Property Transfer: An Analysis of Two Cases of Urban Renewal in Istanbul", Urban Studies, 47(7): 1479-1499.

9.Week: Global Change in Istanbul 4
Walking tour papers’ submission and discussions

10. Week: Social memory in Istanbul

Baykan, A., Z.İ. Boynudelik, B. Uluoğlu and B. Sevingen (2010). "Contestations over a Living Heritage Site: the Case of Büyük Valide Han". In "Orienting Istanbul: Cultural Capital of Europe?", edited by D. Göktürk, L. Soysal and İ. Türeli. London and New York: Routledge. Pp: 71-87.


11. Week: Culture Industry in İstanbul

Stokes, M. (1999). “Souding Out: the Culture Industries and the Globalization of Istanbul". In "Istanbul, Between the Global and the Local", edited by Ç. Keyder. New York: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers. Pp. 121-139.


Watching documentary “Crossing the Bridge: the Sound of İstanbul” (2005, Fatih Akın)
Crossing the Bridge: the Sound of İstanbul https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0459242/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnNZbpx-AWY

12. Week: Food Culture in Istanbul

Yenal, Z. and M. Kubiena. (2016). "Culinary Work at the Crossroads in Istanbul", Gastronomica, 16(1): 62-77.

Vardar, N. (2017). Women to Women Refugee Kitchen Web Page: https://m.bianet.org/english/women/182834-woman-to-woman-refugee-kitchen

Al Sayed, D. and N. Fawakhirjy (????). Web Page:
https://culinarybackstreets.com/cities-category/istanbul/2019/vezir-han/

watching TV Show Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations in Istanbul (2010)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz223HRovno&t=180s

13. Week: Global Passage: Bosphorus

Şehir Hatları, History https://www.sehirhatlari.istanbul/en/corporate/history-58

Akçura, G. (2018). “Life on Beaches of Istanbul” in İstanbul's Seaside Pleasure. İstanbul: Pera Museum. Pp 87-174.

14. Week: Submission of Map or Leaflet of Daily Tour in İstanbul Assignment and General Discussion

References: Course Resources

1. Week: Meeting with the class and examining the course syllabus

2. Week: Meeting with the class and examining the course syllabus

3. Week: Globalization

Giddens, A. (2006). “Globalization and Changing World". In Sociology. Malden: Polity Press. Pp. 48-74.

Held, D. and A. McGrew, D. Galdblatt, J. Perraton (1999). Globalization, Global Governance 5:(4): 483-496.

4.Week: Globalization and Cities

Giddens, A. (2006). “Cities and Urban Spaces". In Sociology. Malden: Polity Press. Pp. 922-935.

5. Week: Urbanization in Turkey and Globalization in Istanbul

Keyder, Ç. (1999). “The Setting”. In "İstanbul, Between the Global and the Local" edited by . Keyder. New York: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers. Pp. 1-28.

6.Week: Global Change in Istanbul 1

watching documentary Ekümenopolis: Ucu Olmayan Şehir (2011, İmre Azem)

Ekümenopolis: Ucu Olmayan Şehir https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1854524/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maEcPKBXV0M&t=641s

7.Week: Global Change in Istanbul 2

Erder, S. (1999). “Where do you hail from?". In "İstanbul, Between the Global and the Local", edited by Ç. Keyder. New York: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers. Pp 161-171.



8.Week:

Kuyucu, T. and Ö. Ünsal (2009). “‘Urban Transformation’ as State-led Property Transfer: An Analysis of Two Cases of Urban Renewal in Istanbul", Urban Studies, 47(7): 1479-1499.

9.Week: Global Change in Istanbul 4
Walking tour papers’ submission and discussions

10. Week: Social memory in Istanbul

Baykan, A., Z.İ. Boynudelik, B. Uluoğlu and B. Sevingen (2010). "Contestations over a Living Heritage Site: the Case of Büyük Valide Han". In "Orienting Istanbul: Cultural Capital of Europe?", edited by D. Göktürk, L. Soysal and İ. Türeli. London and New York: Routledge. Pp: 71-87.


11. Week: Culture Industry in İstanbul

Stokes, M. (1999). “Souding Out: the Culture Industries and the Globalization of Istanbul". In "Istanbul, Between the Global and the Local", edited by Ç. Keyder. New York: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers. Pp. 121-139.


Watching documentary “Crossing the Bridge: the Sound of İstanbul” (2005, Fatih Akın)
Crossing the Bridge: the Sound of İstanbul https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0459242/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnNZbpx-AWY

12. Week: Food Culture in Istanbul

Yenal, Z. and M. Kubiena. (2016). "Culinary Work at the Crossroads in Istanbul", Gastronomica, 16(1): 62-77.

Vardar, N. (2017). Women to Women Refugee Kitchen Web Page: https://m.bianet.org/english/women/182834-woman-to-woman-refugee-kitchen

Al Sayed, D. and N. Fawakhirjy (????). Web Page:
https://culinarybackstreets.com/cities-category/istanbul/2019/vezir-han/

watching TV Show Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations in Istanbul (2010)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz223HRovno&t=180s

13. Week: Global Passage: Bosphorus

Şehir Hatları, History https://www.sehirhatlari.istanbul/en/corporate/history-58

Akçura, G. (2018). “Life on Beaches of Istanbul” in İstanbul's Seaside Pleasure. İstanbul: Pera Museum. Pp 87-174.

14. Week: Submission of Map or Leaflet of Daily Tour in İstanbul Assignment and General Discussion

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Quizzes 2 % 20
Homework Assignments 1 % 20
Final 1 % 40
Paper Submission 1 % 20
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 13 3 39
Homework Assignments 1 15 15
Quizzes 2 15 30
Paper Submission 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 101

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) Be able to specify functional and non-functional attributes of software projects, processes and products.
2) Be able to design software architecture, components, interfaces and subcomponents of a system for complex engineering problems.
3) Be able to develop a complex software system with in terms of code development, verification, testing and debugging.
4) Be able to verify software by testing its program behavior through expected results for a complex engineering problem.
5) Be able to maintain a complex software system due to working environment changes, new user demands and software errors that occur during operation.
6) Be able to monitor and control changes in the complex software system, to integrate the software with other systems, and to plan and manage new releases systematically.
7) Be able to identify, evaluate, measure, manage and apply complex software system life cycle processes in software development by working within and interdisciplinary teams.
8) Be able to use various tools and methods to collect software requirements, design, develop, test and maintain software under realistic constraints and conditions in complex engineering problems.
9) Be able to define basic quality metrics, apply software life cycle processes, measure software quality, identify quality model characteristics, apply standards and be able to use them to analyze, design, develop, verify and test complex software system.
10) Be able to gain technical information about other disciplines such as sustainable development that have common boundaries with software engineering such as mathematics, science, computer engineering, industrial engineering, systems engineering, economics, management and be able to create innovative ideas in entrepreneurship activities. 4
11) Be able to grasp software engineering culture and concept of ethics and have the basic information of applying them in the software engineering and learn and successfully apply necessary technical skills through professional life. 3
12) Be able to write active reports using foreign languages and Turkish, understand written reports, prepare design and production reports, make effective presentations, give clear and understandable instructions.
13) Be able to have knowledge about the effects of engineering applications on health, environment and security in universal and societal dimensions and the problems of engineering in the era and the legal consequences of engineering solutions. 3