Description of Individual Course Units
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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 |
The aim of the course is to understand, analyze and project the emergence of modern consumerism, its historical background, its causes and its effects on social cognition and social policy. The course is also aims to discuss the degradation effect of consumerism on social policy. By revealing such topics, psychobiographic space of an individual will be also on focus to understand the erosion of social cognition and social life. |
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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Mode of Delivery |
Face -to- Face |
Prerequisites and Co-requisites |
None |
Recomended Optional Programme Components |
None |
Course Contents |
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Recomended or Required Reading |
1- Consumerism in World History: The Global Transformation of Desire, Peter N. Stearns, Routledge, 2007. |
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
Lecture, weekly readings, class discussions, ted talks, videos and student assignments and presentations. |
Assessment Methods |
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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. |
Contact Details for the Lecturer(s) |
e-mail: ogul.zgonul@deu.edu.tr |
Office Hours |
To be announced. |
Work Placement(s) |
None |
Workload Calculation |
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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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