COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LIBERALISM, EVOLUTION OF SOCIAL LIFE AND NEW SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÇEK 6090 LIBERALISM, EVOLUTION OF SOCIAL LIFE AND NEW SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

Course Objective

Main objectives of this course are:
Examining the rise of liberal politics, how it shapes the modern social life with its tools, methods and politics,
Discussing the linear relationship between economism and needs in order to understand how derivative is it.
The concept of New Social Consciousness will be examined with its socio-psychological, socio-economic and individual awareness bases.
The accommodation of the individual into liberal politics (which are shaped by consumerism) wil be studied while making projections over the future social policies.
New Social Consciousness and the evolution of social perception will be explained by the support of current social-neuroscientific findings.
Finally, the effects of liberal politics on social awareness and the overall social policy will be projected.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand the Conceptualized Era and the new dimension of the liberalism
2   To understand the new approaches aiming to explain the linear relationship between economism and needs
3   To understand the dynamics of social cognition
4   To learn the New Social Consciousness and its academic discussions
5   To learn the New Social Consciousness and the evolution of social perception by the support of current social-neuroscientific findings.
6   To be able to match the pratics and teorics of social policies

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Examining th impacts of liberal politics on the socio-economic life-1
2 Examining th impacts of liberal politics on the socio-economic life-2
3 Examining th impacts of liberal politics on the socio-economic life-3
4 Concept of Economism on explaining of Needs
5 Derivative Needs and the Development of Social Perception-1
6 Derivative Needs and the Development of Social Perception-2
7 Midterm Exam
8 The Concept of Social Cognition
9 Social Cognition and the Perception of Social Reality
10 Interaction of Societal spaces and Social Cognition: Their effects on social policy-1
11 Interaction of Societal spaces and Social Cognition: Their effects on social policy-2
12 The Concept of `New Social Consciousness
13 Examining the New Liberal Instruments and the discussion on the future of Social Consciousness and Social Policy
14 General Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

1- Thinking Big: How the Evolution of Social Life Shaped the Human Mind, Clive Gamble, John Gowlett, Robin Dunmar, Thames&Hudson, 2014, London
2- The Power of Personality in Modern Era and How It Shapes Our Lives: Personal Intelligence, John Mayer, Scientific American, 2014, New York
3- Subliminal: The New Unconscious and What It Teaches Us, Leonard Mlodinov, Penguin, 2012, London
4- Consumerism in World History: The Global Transformation of Desire, Peter N. Stearns, Routledge, 2007
5- The Corporate Assault on Youth: Commercialism, Exploitation and the End of Innocence, Edited by Deren Boyles, Peter Lang Publishing, 2008
6- Religion, Consumerism and Sustainability: Paradise Lost , Edited by Lyn Thomas, Palgrave Macmilla, London, 2011
7- Küresel Put; Tüketim Ekonomisi, Yeni Sapkınlık: Sosyal Bilinç, Oğul Zengingönül, Nobel Yayınevi, 2012
8- After the Future: Franco Berardi, AK Press 2011, Edinburgh
9- Social Policy and Social Change: Toward the Creation of Social and Economic Justice

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, weekly readings, class discussions, ted talks, videos and student assignments and presentations.

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Students are obligated to participate 70% of the lectures

2. Students supposed to read the materials before lecture and participate the classroom discussions

3. Students are expected to make presentations about the subjects given by the lecturer.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ogul.zgonul@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 188

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5
LO.1555
LO.2555
LO.3555
LO.4555
LO.5555
LO.6555

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