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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / İKT-527 - ECONOMICS (MA-WITH THESIS)

Code: İKT-527 Course Title: SOCIETY AND ECONOMY Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department ECONOMICS (MA-WITH THESIS)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer VOLKAN HAN (volkanhan@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to discuss the relationship between society and economics detailed.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Be able to discuss progress of industrial capitalism and its impact on individual, workplace, and production relations. PO-9 have ability on commenting current economic issues considering economic theory in the view of sociology.
Examination
LO-2 Be able to discuss social, political and economic impacts of globalization. PO-3 have information about the reasons and results of transition that take place in economics.
PO-9 have ability on commenting current economic issues considering economic theory in the view of sociology.
PO-14 can respect different religions, life styles and question the information in the view of scholar idea.
Examination
LO-3 Be able to analyze relationship between society and economy with all dimensions. PO-9 have ability on commenting current economic issues considering economic theory in the view of sociology.
PO-13 tell his/her information or ability by using written, spoken or visual tools.
PO-14 can respect different religions, life styles and question the information in the view of scholar idea.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
This course is structured on to basic subjects of economic sociology and society and economics relationship.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Theoretic Approaches Lecturing
2 Propert Insight of Proudhon and Marx Lecturing
3 Society and Economy View of Durkheim, Sombart and Weber Lecturing
4 Religion and Capitalism for Weber Lecturing
5 Sense of Mauss and Armağan Lecturing
6 Society- Economy Relationship in Societies before Polanyi and Capitalism Lecturing
7 Economic Activity, Social Structure and ''Embeddeness'' Lecturing
8 mid-term exam
9 Social Stratification Lecturing
10 Progress of Capitalism in West Lecturing
11 Sense of Society-Economy Relationship in Capitalist Society Lecturing
12 Problem of Underdevelopment Lecture
13 Modernization Theory and Economic Development Lecturing
14 Dependency Theory and Problem of Underdevelopment Lecturing
15 World System Approach of Wallerstein Lecturing
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Friedland R. And Robertson A. F. (eds.), ( 1990), Beyond The Market Place: Rethinking Economy and Society, New York: Adline.
2 Yardımcı Kaynak: Manuel Castells (2005). Kimliğin Gücü / Enformasyon Çağı: Ekonomi, Toplum ve Kültür Cilt 1, İstanbul Bilgi Üni. Yayınları
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 3 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 6 10 60
       b) Search in internet/Library 4 14 56
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 4 1 4
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 4 2 8
final exam 3 1 3
0
0
Total work load; 175