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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS IKT 5089 INFORMATION ECONOMICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Economics

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SELIM ŞANLISOY

Offered to

Economics

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine knowledge society and basic features of knowledge economics in social settlement with Turkey s existing social structure and the transition policy to knowledge society

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to be able to learn the multiple, integrated and organic configuration of system, structure and process relations of social problems by the system analysis approach based on the social as a whole. 2   to be able to learn interact relations and organic cumulative network interaction relations in social Toto 3   to be able to learn the basic features of the knowledge society and the effects on economy science. 4   to be able to learn the effects of production, usage and the economic impacts of knowledge and to learn the causes of development disparities between countries. 5   to be able to learn to resolve the social structure of Turkey and to learn the necessary policies for transition to knowledge society.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Knowledge and knowledge types. 2 Conversion of agricultural society to industrial society 3 Conversion of Industrial society to Knowledge society: Transition of Newtonian paradigm to Quantum Paradigm 4 Knowledge society and generated conditions 5 Parameters of knowledge society, cross-national comparisons, and Country Examples 6 Basic Properties and Structure of the Knowledge Society 7 The effects of Knowledge Society to subfield of social Toto. 8 Knowledge Economics and features, indicators of Knowledge Society, and comparisons between countries. 9 Production processes of knowledge and intellectual capital 10 Midterm Exam 11 The Effects of Knowledge Economy on Macroeconomics: Employment, Growth, Income Distribution, Price Stability, External Balance. 12 The Effects of Knowledge Economy on Microeconomics: Company Structure, Entrepreneurship, Market Structure, and the effects on Consumption and Production. 13 The Effects of Knowledge Economy on Economy Policy 14 Current Social Structure of Turkey and transition policy to the Knowledge Society

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Resources: Hüsnü Erkan, Bilgi Toplumu ve Ekonomik Gelişme . Helpful Resources: Don Tapscott, Dijital Ekonomi. Chris Freeman, Luc Soete, Yenilik Iktisadı. Hüsnü Erkan, Bilgi Uygarlığı Için Yeniden Yapılanma. Cihan Dura, Hayriye Atik, Bilgi Toplumu Bilgi ekonomisi ve Türkiye.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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

It is aimed to teach students usage of verbal and quantitative data with the help of analytical and schematic substances

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

husnu.erkan@deu.edu.tr, +90 232 420 41 80

Office Hours

Wedensday 13:00-14:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 3 39 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26 Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15 Preparation for final exam 1 20 20 Preparing assignments 1 25 25 Reading 1 15 15 Final 1 3 3 Midterm 1 3 3 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 146

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 5 5 5 5 5 5 LO.2 5 5 5 5 5 5 LO.3 5 5 5 5 5 5 LO.4 5 5 5 5 5 5 LO.5 5 5 5 5 5 5