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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / İKTTZ-510 - ECONOMICS (MA-WITHOUT THESIS)

Code: İKTTZ-510 Course Title: WORLD ECONOMY Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department ECONOMICS (MA-WITHOUT THESIS)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer EBRU TOPCU (ebruerdogan@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 teach view of world economy and development of world economy at an advanced level

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can explain the transformations in world economy. PO-2 have basic information about treatment rules between individuals, markets and countries.
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-2 can explain causes of global crisis. PO-1 have information about basic economic topics and indicators.
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.
Examination
LO-3 can explain the international organizations that direct the world economy.. PO-2 have basic information about treatment rules between individuals, markets and countries.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Basic concepts in the world economy, after the industrial revolution: the period of capital accumulation regime and regulation, the crisis of 1929: the emergence of Keynesian economic policies, II. World War II: Bretton Woods Conference, IMF, World Bank and GATT, Crisis of the Keynesian Era: the external debt crisis and the rise of neoliberal economic policies, the rise of neoliberalism: international monetary movements, finance capital, the rise of neoliberalism: stabilization programs, structural adjustment programs, IMF and DB, globalization and production: global commodity chains and multinational corporations, globalization and technology: new economic debates.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Basic concepts in world economy lecture method
2 capital accumulation regime after industrial revolution lecture method
3 1929 krizi: Keynesyen ekonomi politikalarının doğuşu lecture method
4 After World War II: Bretton Woods Conference lecture method
5 IMF, World Bank and GATT lecture method
6 The crisis of the Keynesian era: the external debt crisis and the emergence of Neoliberal economic policies lecture method
7 The rise of neoliberalism: international currency movements lecture method
8 mid-term exam
9 rise of neoliberalism: stabilization programs lecture method
10 rise of neoliberalism: stabilization programs lecture method
11 structural adjustment programs lecture method
12 structural adjustment programs lecture method
13 IMF and WB lecture method
14 globalization and production: global commodity chains and multinational corporations lecture method
15 küreselleşme ve teknoloji: yeni ekonomi tartışmaları lecture method
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 1-Dünya Ekonomisi,İlker Parasız, Nalan Ölmezoğulları, Ufuk Başoğlu,Bursa, 1999. Ongun, Tuba. (2002)
Required Course instruments and materials
textbooks

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 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 1 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 8 12 96
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 10 20
       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 3 4 12
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 3 4 12
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 184