COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRY DYNAMICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Efes Vocational School

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR HAKAN SÖNMEZ

Offered to

Catering Services Programme
Tourism and Hotel Management
Cultural Heritage and Tourism
Civil Aviation and Cabin Services
Civil Aviation Transportation Management
Food Technology

Course Objective

To learn the theoretical issues related to technology and industrialization dynamics and to learn the development models and application experiences of leading firms and countries in technology from Turkey and the world and to gain policy development skills.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will be learn to basic concepts about students, technology, technological development, innovation
2   Students will be able to understand the problems of technological development and industrialization
3   Students will be able to solve leading country and firm practices and experiences in technology in the world
4   Students will be able to understand and analyze the practices and experiences of leading firms in Turkey
5   Students will be able to understand technological development and industrial dynamics and develop solution proposals by taking advantage of country experiences in general

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Evolutionist theory, innovation systems: national innovation system, regional and sectoral innovation system
2 Evolutionist theory, innovation systems: regional and sectoral innovation system
3 Production systems: fordist / mass production system, post forist / flexible production system
4 Production systems: post forist / flexible production system
5 Technology transfer and technology selection
6 Industrial zones
7 Industry clusters
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Global competition
10 Turkey's technology, innovation and industrial policy
11 Company success stories
12 Country success stories
13 Country success stories
14 Country success stories
15 Country success stories
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Kaya A.A.,(2008), Uygun Teknoloji Seçimi ve Kalkınma , Kalkınma Ekonomisi Seçme Konular, Gözden Geçirilmiş ve Güncellenmiş 2. Baskı, Editör: S. Taban ve M. Kar, Ekin Kitabevi.

Supplementary Book(s):
Carnoy, M., M.,Castells, S.S. ,Cohen and F. H., Cardosa, 1996. The New Global Economy In The Information Age, Second Printig ,The Pennsylvania State University Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing and preparing to subjects

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Criteria
Exams: There will be held on two in class exams; midterm exam and final exam during the semester.
Grades: 50 % Midterm Exam, 50 % Final Exam, 50 % Make-up Exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1) Attending at least 70 percent of lectures and fulfill the requirements of the course are mandatory.
2) Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

Office Hours
Monday, 13:00 - 16:30, Ground Floor, No: Z-08, Efes Vocational School, Selçuk / IZMIR.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 64

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.31
LO.41
LO.51