INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND BUSINESS | |||||
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 | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
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) | Has theoretical and practical knowledge on management, business, trade, economy, entrepreneurship, innovation, sustainable development related to International Trade and Business and can use this information | |
2) | Can collect data from different sources in the global business world and successfully apply research techniques, use information and communication technologies. | |
3) | Can analyze opportunities and threats with strategic thinking skills by using different resources and channels in the ever-changing global business world. | |
4) | Can communicate orally and in writing with a good knowledge of English grammar. | |
5) | He / she can transfer the knowledge and skills he / she has acquired in the field to the relevant people in written and oral form and evaluate them critically. | |
6) | Adopts the principles of business ethics with the awareness of professional responsibility and can apply these principles within the framework of legal rules in the field of global trade and business. | |
7) | He / she can collaborate in and out of the field, take responsibility, respect cultural differences and have ethical values. | |
8) | Has sufficient awareness of social rights, justice, cultural values, environmental awareness, occupational health and safety. | |
9) | With the lifelong learning skill acquired, she/he can identify learning needs and improve herself/himself |