COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RELIGION AND ECONOMY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILS 4420 RELIGION AND ECONOMY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HAKKI ŞAH YASDIMAN

Offered to

Theology
Theology (Evening)
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Course Objective

To study the view of Islam on economy and to compare it with Judaism, Christianity and other religions; To clarify the approaches of Islam and other religions to the economical systems by analyzing the economical crises around the world and explaining the fluctuation of economical, financial manufacturing capacity.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   They get knowledge about economical theories of living religions like Christianity, Islam and especially Judaism.
2   They can explain the structure and main features of history of Islamic economy.
3   They question the economical structure of Islam.
4   They analyze the economy of Islam.
5   They compare the current economical systems with the economical approaches of living religions and Islam.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: Aims, Importance, Contents and references of the Subject.
2 The relation between Economy and other sciences; Economy - Religion relation.
3 World Economy in Time tunnel : 0 -1000
4 Economy in general in Judaism, Christianity and other religions.
5 The effects of western developments to the rest of the world
6 Economy in Islam.
7 Sources of income and main expenditures in Islam
8 Land, soil, and agriculture in Islam.
9 Trade in Islam.
10 Banking in Islam
11 Halal income in Islam
12 Margin, payment over and above, stock market, stock certificates, insurance.
13 Interest, Inflation, late charge, exchange
14 General Summary

Recomended or Required Reading

Ana kaynak:
- Osman Eskicioğlu, Islam ve Ekonomi, Çağlayan Matbaası, 1999, Izmir
- Özgün Burak Kaymakçı, Seküler Bir Alan Olarak Iktisat ve Din Ilişkisi , Insan ve Toplum Dergisi, Cilt II, Sayı 4, s.119-135.
- Izzettin Önder, Iktisat ve Din Ilişkisi , http://www.ekodialog.com/
Yardımcı kaynaklar:
- Zübeyir Yetik, Ekonomi Bir Din Midir Beyan Yayınları, Kelepir Kitaplar
- Ömer Demir, Din Ekonomisi - (Inanç, Zenginlik ve Mutluluk), Sentez Yayınları, 2013
-Henri Pirenne, Ortaçağ Avrupa sının Ekonomik ve Sosyal Tarihi, Iletişim Yayınları, Istanbul 2012.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, questioning, homework, library research, seminar, group study.

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The attendances of students will be considered. %70 of attendance is required.
Mid-term exam, Homework/Presentation, Final Exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hakki.ydiman@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 14:30 - 15:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 114

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51

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