COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COUNTRIES AND CULTURES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MSH 0147 COUNTRIES AND CULTURES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Efes Vocational School

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

GIZEM HATIPOĞLU

Offered to

Cultural Heritage and Tourism
Tourism and Hotel Management
Civil Aviation Transportation Management
Food Technology

Course Objective

To make students have knowledge about the countries and cultures.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. To be able to compare different cultural indicators of different cultures
2   2. To be able to investigate Globalization and the other concepts as part of cross culturing communication
3   3. To able to illustrate indicators and cultural values which differs by different
4   4. Understanding the importance of different cultural values intercommunal relations.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Giving different definitions of culture concept 11. Examination of basic concepts in comparative culture. (Far East Countries)
2 2. Classification of culture 12. Examination of basic concepts in comparative culture. (America)
3 3. Examination of basic concepts in comparative culture (Germany) 13. Examination of basic concepts in comparative culture. (Close Countries)
4 4. Examination of basic concepts in comparative culture (Russia) 14. Examination of basic concepts in comparative culture. (Close Countries)
5 5. Examination of basic concepts in comparative culture. (England) 15. Final Exam
6 6. Examination of basic concepts in comparative culture. (Other EU Countries)
7 7. Mid-term Exam
8 8. Examination of basic concepts in comparative culture. (Other EU Countries)
9 9. Examination of basic concepts in comparative culture. (Other EU Countries)
10 10. Examination of basic concepts in comparative culture. (Other EU Countries)

Recomended or Required Reading

Culture, Globalization and the World-System, Anthony D. King

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Oral presentation, discussion, research and presentation.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

exam and presentation

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is impretive to attend %70 of the courses and fulfill the requirements of the course.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gizem.hatipoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Student Presentations 12 1 12
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 6 1 6
Preparation for final exam 7 1 7
Web Search and Library Research 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 112

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45