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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
IKT 3030	POLITICAL ECONOMY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

Offered By

Economics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR KERIM ESER AFŞAR

Offered to

Economics (Evening)
Economics

Course Objective

Students learn the basics of classical political theory,
Students can critique the mainstream economics,
Students acquainted with basic economics text
Students, social, political and economic processes that can provide a comparative analysis from a critical perspective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To be able to understand of theories A. Smith and D. Ricardo,
2	To be able to find some relationships between the facts as they arise with theories,
3	To be able to analyze the capitalizm a holistic and systematically approach,
4	To be able to meet with views of K. Marx, F. Engels ve marxist economists,
5	To be able to explain concepts such as value, price, capital accumulation, surplus-value, alienation, commodification,
6	To be able to create and solve problems based on theoretical foundations in the face of factual events.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	The foundations of classical political economy
2	Value in A. Smith and D. Ricardo
3	Marxist political economy
4	The development of the labor theory of value
5	Surplus-value
6	Capital accumulation
7	Labor process (An midterm exam will be done in the same week)
8	Alienation
9	General law of capitalist accumulation
10	Primitive accumulation and commodification
11	Publicity and commodification
12	The political economy of the 21st century

Recomended or Required Reading

Akyüz, Y. (1980), Emek-Değer Teorisi ve Nitelikli Işgücü Sorunu, Ankara Üniversitesi SBF Yayınları, Ankara
Althusser, L. (1995[{1968]), Kapital i Okumak, Belge Yay., Istanbul
Althusser, L. (2002[1965]), Marx Için, Ithaki Yay., Istanbul
Althusser, L. (2005[1995]), Yeniden-Üretim Üzerine, Ithaki Yay., Istanbul
Anikin, A.V. (2008), Bilimin Gençlik Çağı: Marx Öncesi Siyasal Iktisat, Yazılama Yayınevi, Istanbul
Balibar, E. (1996[1993]), Marx ın Felsefesi, Birikim Yay., Istanbul
Beljajewa, S.N. vd. (1978[1970]), Grafik ve Örneklerle Ekonomi Politik, Bilim Yayınları, Istanbul
Bidet, J. ve Kouvelakis, S. (2014[2001]), Çağdaş Marksizm Için Eleştirel Kılavuz, Yordam Kitap, Istanbul
Braverman, H. (2008[1974]), Emek ve Tekelci Sermaye, Kalkedon Yay., Istanbul
Callinicos, A. (2009[1983]), Marx ın Devrimci Fikirleri, Antikapitalist Yay., Istanbul

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

- Participation in class
- Readings
- Exams

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	QUZ	QUIZ
2	STT	TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
4	MTEG	MIDTERM GRADE	QUZ * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + MTE * 0.40
5	FIN	FINAL EXAM
6	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTEG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
7	RST	RESIT
8	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

erkin.baser@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	3	42
Preperation to lessons	14	5	70
Preperation to exams	1	1	1
Evaluation of exams	2	5	10
Final Exam	1	1	1
Mid Term Exam	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9
LO.1	4					5	3
LO.2		4
LO.3		4			5				3
LO.4				5	5	5			3
LO.5		4	4
LO.6							3	3

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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