COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FSH 0036 ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Faculty Of Science

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MUHITTIN AYGÜN

Offered to

Physics(Evening)
Chemistry
Biology
Statistics(Evening)
Computer Science
Statistics
Mathematics (Evening)
Chemistry (Evening)
Physics
Mathematics

Course Objective

To enable the students to learn and assess the theoretical approaches on economic globalization and global economic process in the context of philosophical, multidimensional and interdisciplinary aspects of globalization.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to learn and evaluate the definition of the concept of globalization and its difference from the similar process.
2   To be able to learn and explain the history of globalization.
3   To be able to learn and explain the principles and methods of global capitalism.
4   To be able to learn and evaluate the global trade system and WTO.
5   To be able to learn and evaluate the role of International Monetary Fund and World Bank in global economy.
6   To be able to evaluate the role of transnational corporations in global economy.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definitions of the Concept of Globalization
2 Historical Evaluation of Globalization
3 Technological and Cultural Dimensions of Globalization
4 Political Dimension of Globalization
5 International Economic Relations
6 Global Trade
7 Growth and Employment in Global Economy
8 Midterm exam
9 Global Capital Flows
10 Global Corporations
11 Global Migration
12 Global Economic Crises
13 Globalization and International Institutions
14 Globalization and Development

Recomended or Required Reading

* Manfred B. Steger, Küreselleşme.
* Erinç Yeldan, Küreselleşme Kim Için
* Erinç Yeldan, Küreselleşme Sürecinde Türkiye Ekonomisi.
* Jacques Adda, Ekonominin Küreselleşmesi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

To explain the theoretical approaches to globalization and to discuss globalization on the basis of main references.

Assessment Methods

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


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Evaluation of exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy. You can find the undergraduate policy at http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy. You can find the undergraduate policy at http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Reading 1 5 5
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 60

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.12
LO.22
LO.32
LO.42
LO.52
LO.62

CONTACT INFORMATION
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