COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INFORMATION SOCIETY AND CULTURAL CHANGE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
STR 5007 INFORMATION SOCIETY AND CULTURAL CHANGE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Strategic Research

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TÜRKMEN TÖRELI

Offered to

Strategic Research

Course Objective

Analysing the cultur policy in the knowledge society, cultural values and its change in Turkey, education and relation cultural values, effects of cultural values to the philosophy of life, the relation of cultur and technology, institutional and organizational cultures in the knowledge society, cultural field in knowledge society, cultural change and sub-systems in the knowledge society in the light of basic technologic paradigm creates Knowledge Society.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   . Able to explain the new scientific methods in social science
2   Able to analyze the social settlement
3   Able to explain the settlement of knowledge society
4   Able to determine the function of cultural field in different social structures and the socail whole.
5   Able to analyze the historical evolution and circumstance of cultural values of Turkish society
6   Able to understand the changing process of cultural values of Turkish society

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Scientific Revolution in the 20 century: Quantum Thought
2 Approach of TOPSES (Approach of Integrated Systems to Social Issues)
3 TOPSES and Cultural Field
4 Transformation from Industrial Society to Knowledge Society
5 Intellectual Paradigm in the Knowledge Society
6 Knowledge Technologies and Basic Feature of Knowledge Society
7 Settlement of Knowledge Society and Education in Knowledge Society Mechanism of communication
8 Cultural Values from past to present, Cultural Values of present Turkey
9 Change of Cultural Values on Knowledge Society
10 Social Change from Republic to Present and Present Social Model of Turkey
11 Restructuring for Knowledge Civilization
12 EU, Knowledge Society and Consistence of Turkey
13 Presentations
14 Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Erkan, H. (1982), Ekonomi Biliminin Temel Paradigması: Denge ve Kaynakları , ODTÜ gelişme, 7.
Erkan, H. (1998), Bilgi Toplumu ve Ekonomik Gelişme, Türkiye Iş bankası Kültür Pub., Ankara.
Erkan, H. (2000), Bilgi Uygarlığı Için Yeniden Yapılanma, Imge Pub., Ankara.
Erkan, H. (2001), Ekonomi Politikasının Temelleri, Ilkem Pub., Izmir.
Erkan, H. (2004), Ekonomi Sosyolojisi, Fakülteler Pub., Izmir.
Erkan, H. Ve Erkan C. (1998), Kültür Politikamızda Yeni Boyutlar, TC Kültür Bakanlığı Pub., Ankara.
Hamel, G. (2000), Devrimin Başına Geçin, MESS, Istanbul.
Senge, P.M. (1996), Beşinci Disiplin, YKY, Istanbul.
Erkan, H. (2012), Bilgi Ekonomisi, Anadolu Üniversitesi Pub., Eskişehir.
Castels, M. 2008), Enformasyon Çağı, Toplum, Ekonomi, Kültür, Istanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Pub., Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lectures
presentations
exams

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Lecture and students presentations

Assessment Criteria

Lecture and students presentations

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

TBA

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

turkmen.toreli@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday-Wednesday 15:30-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Case study 0 0 0
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparing assignments 1 25 25
Reading 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 175

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.14
LO.24
LO.34
LO.4
LO.5
LO.6

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