COURSE UNIT TITLE

: POLITICAL ECONOMY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IKT 3030 POLITICAL ECONOMY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Economics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR NURI ERKIN BAŞER

Offered to

Economics
Economics

Course Objective

Students learn the basics of classical political theory,
Students can critique the mainstream economics,
Students acquainted with basic economics text
Students, social, political and economic processes that can provide a comparative analysis from a critical perspective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to understand of theories A. Smith and D. Ricardo,
2   To be able to find some relationships between the facts as they arise with theories,
3   To be able to analyze the capitalizm a holistic and systematically approach,
4   To be able to meet with views of K. Marx, F. Engels ve marxist economists,
5   To be able to explain concepts such as value, price, capital accumulation, surplus-value, alienation, commodification,
6   To be able to create and solve problems based on theoretical foundations in the face of factual events.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The foundations of classical political economy
2 Value in A. Smith and D. Ricardo
3 Marxist political economy
4 The development of the labor theory of value
5 Surplus-value
6 Capital accumulation
7 Labor process (An midterm exam will be done in the same week)
8 Alienation
9 General law of capitalist accumulation
10 Primitive accumulation and commodification
11 Publicity and commodification
12 The political economy of the 21st century

Recomended or Required Reading

Akyüz, Y. (1980), Emek-Değer Teorisi ve Nitelikli Işgücü Sorunu, Ankara Üniversitesi SBF Yayınları, Ankara
Althusser, L. (1995[{1968]), Kapital i Okumak, Belge Yay., Istanbul
Althusser, L. (2002[1965]), Marx Için, Ithaki Yay., Istanbul
Althusser, L. (2005[1995]), Yeniden-Üretim Üzerine, Ithaki Yay., Istanbul
Anikin, A.V. (2008), Bilimin Gençlik Çağı: Marx Öncesi Siyasal Iktisat, Yazılama Yayınevi, Istanbul
Balibar, E. (1996[1993]), Marx ın Felsefesi, Birikim Yay., Istanbul
Beljajewa, S.N. vd. (1978[1970]), Grafik ve Örneklerle Ekonomi Politik, Bilim Yayınları, Istanbul
Bidet, J. ve Kouvelakis, S. (2014[2001]), Çağdaş Marksizm Için Eleştirel Kılavuz, Yordam Kitap, Istanbul
Braverman, H. (2008[1974]), Emek ve Tekelci Sermaye, Kalkedon Yay., Istanbul
Callinicos, A. (2009[1983]), Marx ın Devrimci Fikirleri, Antikapitalist Yay., Istanbul

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

- Participation in class
- Readings
- Exams

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 QUZ QUIZ
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
4 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE QUZ * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + MTE * 0.40
5 FIN FINAL EXAM
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
7 RST RESIT
8 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

erkin.baser@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preperation to lessons 14 5 70
Preperation to exams 1 1 1
Evaluation of exams 2 5 10
Final Exam 1 1 1
Mid Term Exam 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.1453
LO.24
LO.3453
LO.45553
LO.544
LO.633

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