Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
İKT4162013201CURRENT ECONOMIC PROBLEMSElective484
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to analyse the social/economical transformations since 1980s in Turkey.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Fatma Özlem Tezcek
Learning Outcomes
1analyse the recent development in various industrial sectors in Turkey
2general knowledge about capital intensive and labour intensive industrial sectors
3understand the social/economic effects of neoliberal state policies
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Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
The content of this course is to focus on spesific industrial sectors since 1980s in Turkey such as construction sector, ship-construction sector, otomotive sector, textile sector, financial sectors and home-based and social reproductive sectors etc.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1general introduction to Turkish economic development historically and socially
2State-led industrialization process before 1980s
3neoliberal state policies and economic transformation since 1980s
4sector cases 1: Ship-construction sector -transformation of production structure and labour processes
5sector cases 2: Appliances sector-transformation of production structure and labour processes
6sector cases 3: Automobile sector-transformation of production structure and labour processes
7general assessment of capital-intensive sectors
8midterm exam
9sector cases 4: textile sector-transformation of production structure and labour processes
10sector cases 5: Weaving sector-transformation of production structure and labour processes
11sector cases 6: Food sector-transformation of production structure and labour processes
12sector cases 7: Agricultural sector- transformation of state policies, production structure and labour processes-1
13sector case 7: Agricultural sector-transformation of state policies, production structure and labor processes-2
14sector cases 8: Financial sectors and banking sector -1
15sector cases 8: Financial sectors and banking sector -2
16final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Current Issues of Capitalism (in Turkish), Dipnot Publisher, 2007
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
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End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
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Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Attending Lectures14342
Team/Group Work13226
Observation14114
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11616
Individual Study for Final Examination12222
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)120
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