ECONOMICS | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
GEP0801 | 20th Century History of Thought | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester |
Language of instruction: | En |
Type of course: | GE-Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Assoc. Prof. SONGÜL DEMİR Dr. Öğr. Üyesi DERYA TARBUCK |
Course Objectives: | The aim of this course is to make an introduction to the principles of 20th century thought from a historical perspective. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; After successfully completing this course the student will be able • to define what 20th century thought is • to understand the historical dynamics of 20th century thought • to outline the main principles of 20th century thought • to think openmindedly within alternative systems of thought • to communicate effectively with other in figuring out solutions to complex problems |
• The evolution of 20th century thought • The rise of history and ideology • The attack on authority (secularism and individualism) • Parallel truths |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation | |
1) | Introduction | none | |
2) | Beginnings: Max Planck and Quantum, Picasso in Paris, Nietzsche, Veblen, Spencer | Coursebook | |
3) | Einstein, Rutherford, Russell and Whitehead, the intellectual consequences of war, Wittgenstein. | coursebook | |
4) | Spengler, Economic consequences of peace, idea of progress, Whig history | coursebook | |
5) | Golden Age of Physics, Freud and the West, Jung and Modern Man. | coursebook | |
6) | Benjamin, Keynes, German Academics in Turkey | Coursebook | |
7) | Sartre, Merleu-Ponty, Camus, Beckett, Hannah Arendt | coursebook | |
8) | Wittgenstein, Skinner vs. Chomsky, Hayek, Martin Luther King. | coursebook | |
9) | Moon Landing, Braudel and Annales Okulu, Pulsars | coursebook | |
10) | Oil Crisis, The contradictions of Capitalism, Studies on Genetics. | coursebook | |
11) | AIDS, Susan Sontag, Lyotard, Rorty. | coursebook | |
12) | Toni Morrison, Salman Rushdie, Edward Said, Culture Wars | Coursebook | |
13) | Revision | Coursebook | |
14) | Final Exam | Coursebook |
Course Notes: | Peter Watson, The Modern Mind, An Intellectual History of the 20th century (Perrenial, 2002) |
References: | None |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 20 |
Laboratory | % 0 | |
Application | % 0 | |
Field Work | % 0 | |
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | % 0 | |
Quizzes | % 0 | |
Homework Assignments | % 0 | |
Presentation | % 0 | |
Project | % 0 | |
Seminar | % 0 | |
Midterms | 2 | % 40 |
Preliminary Jury | % 0 | |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Paper Submission | % 0 | |
Jury | % 0 | |
Bütünleme | % 0 | |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Field Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Presentations / Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Homework Assignments | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quizzes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Preliminary Jury | 0 | ||
Midterms | 2 | 15 | 30 |
Paper Submission | 0 | ||
Jury | 0 | ||
Final | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Total Workload | 92 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | As a world citizen, she is aware of global economic, political, social and ecological developments and trends. | |
2) | He/she is equipped to closely follow the technological progress required by global and local dynamics and to continue learning. | |
3) | Absorbs basic economic principles and analysis methods and uses them to evaluate daily events. | |
4) | Uses quantitative and statistical tools to identify economic problems, analyze them, and share their findings with relevant stakeholders. | |
5) | Understands the decision-making stages of economic units under existing constraints and incentives, examines the interactions and possible future effects of these decisions. | |
6) | Comprehends new ways of doing business using digital technologies. and new market structures. | |
7) | Takes critical approach to economic and social problems and develops analytical solutions. | |
8) | Has the necessary mathematical equipment to produce analytical solutions and use quantitative research methods. | |
9) | In the works he/she contributes, observes individual and social welfare together and with an ethical perspective. | |
10) | Deals with economic problems with an interdisciplinary approach and seeks solutions by making use of different disciplines. | |
11) | Generates original and innovative ideas in the works she/he contributes as part of a team. |