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
MSI 2008 ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Faculty of Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR TIMUÇIN YALÇINKAYA

Offered to

Environmental Engineering
Textile Engineering
Mining Engineering (Evening)
Geological Engineering (Evening)
Geophysical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Mining Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (Evening)
Civil Engineering (Evening)
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Geological Engineering
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

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 Global Capital Flows
9 Global Corporations
10 Global Migration
11 Midterm Exam
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.
George Ritzer, Toplumun McDonaldslaşması.

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

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 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
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 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.11
LO.123
LO.223
LO.323
LO.423
LO.523
LO.623

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