COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ECONOMIC CONSTRUCTING AND TRANSFORMATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IKT 6622 ECONOMIC CONSTRUCTING AND TRANSFORMATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Economics

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ISMAIL MAZGIT

Offered to

Economics

Course Objective

The aim of this course to teach decisive factors of change in the social and economic configuration within the framework of economic process, dynamic analysis of structure and system instead of static equilibrium models

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   . To be able to understand economic structures to be process of change
2   To be able to learn the main thesis of the different economic approacheson economic restructuring and change.
3   be able to analyze the knowledge society and economy configuration.
4   To be able to make a seminar presentation sufficiently in a matter that within the scope of course; to write an essay which is consistent and coherent and also suitable the rules of academic writing and references
5   To be able to communicate ethical and cognitive participating in classroom discussions, to make evidence-based argumentation, to defend ideas effectively
6   To be able to create and solve problem is based on the theoretical foundations in the face of empirical events

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Social Structure, Economic Structure and Change Concepts
2 General Economics and Economic Restructuring
3 Basic Technological Paradigm Change
4 Economic Restructuring and Approach of TOPSES
5 Analysis Development of Economic Structure, Processes and Sub-Processes
6 Configuration and Functioning of the Knowledge Society
7 Institutional Economics Approach
8 Mid exam
9 Radicals
10 Technological Changes and techno-parks
11 Comparison of Change and Institutionalist
12 Organizational and Industrial Structure and Market Structure
13 The Global Economic Restructuring
14 Structure of the Knowledge Society in Turkey and the World

Recomended or Required Reading

Main References:
Drucker,P.(1997), Kapitalist Öncesi Toplum,Inkılap Kitabevi, Ankara
Erkan,H.(1982), Ekonomi Biliminin Temel Paradigması: Denge ve Kaynakları ,ODTÜ Gelişme Dergisi, Sayı 7.
Erkan,H.(1987),Sosyo-Ekonomik Bölgesel Gelişme,DEU IIBF Yayınları, Izmir.
Erkan, H. (1998), Bilgi Toplumu ve Ekonomik Gelişme, Türkiye Iş Bankası Kültür Yayınları,Ankara
Erkan,H. (2000), Bilgi Uygarlığı için Yeniden Yapılanma , Imge Yayınevi,Ankara
Erkan,H.(2000), Ekonomi Politikasının Temelleri,Ilkem Ofset,Izmir
Erkan,H.(2004), Ekonomi Sosyolojisi, Fakülteler Kitabevi, Izmir.
Erkan,H. vd.(1996), Türkiye Için Çözümsüzlükten Çıkış Stratejisi:Toplumsal Sorunlara Entegre Sistemler Yaklaşımı (TOPSES), Cilt 1 ve 2, EGIAD,Izmir.
Minford,P. Ve Peel,D. (2002), Advanced Macroeconomics,Wiley,New York
Tapscott, D. (1998), Digital Ekonomi,KoçSistem Yayınları, Istanbul.
Toffler,A. (1981),The Third Wave, Pan Books,Londra

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught by lecturer which is resposible for the course to the classical method and also participants will do research and participate in discussions on the subject. In this context, class attance and class participation is particularly important for those who are required to take course and it is important to determine the performance of mid-term and final. In addition, participants should read articles that will be dedicated previously and that it should be considered a positive impact on their performance. Should be active participation in courses and also each participant responsible for preparing a research paper (term paper). This research paper have to hand in end of the course also it will be presented within the term. It should be written in accordance with the rules which are the format of a research project and writing of scientific publications. It shouldn t exceed the page of 20 (twenty) and at the latest at the date of announcement of the final exam will be handed and also it is expected to successfully present at the date that will be declared .

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + STT * 0.25 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE* 0.25 + STT * 0.25 + RST* 0.50


*** 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)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 132

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.1555
LO.25555
LO.3555
LO.4555
LO.5555
LO.655