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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS ECO 4121 THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Economics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GONCA DARIK

Offered to

Economics

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to pursue an investigation to the fundamental dynamics of industrial societies since 1945. Postwar reconstruction (1945-50), the great boom and its disintegration (1950-74) and the years of slow growth (1974 onwards) are the three phases that will be studied. It is the major macroeconomic trends and basic relations (capital-to-capital, capital-to-labor, capital-to-state) that will be explored within this scope.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Student is expected to have an intellectual accumulation on modern society transformation. 2   Student is expected to learn the policy tools of a welfare economy. 3   Student is expected to be able to understand the economic motivations and economic outcomes of the political behaviour.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction 2 Post-war reconstruction, 1945-1950 3 Post-war reconstruction, 1945-1950 4 Presentations 5 Presentations 6 Midterms 7 Midterms 8 The great boom, 1950-1974 9 The great boom, 1950-1974 10 Presentations 11 Presentations 12 Coping with the slowdown, 1974-onwards 13 Coping with the slowdown, 1974-onwards 14 Coping with the slowdown, 1974-onwards 15 Presentations 16 Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

to be announced

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MT Midterm 2 ASS Assignment 3 PRS Presentation 4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.40 +ASS * 0.20 +PRS * 0.40 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 12 3 36 Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15 Preparing assignments 3 5 15 Preparing presentations 1 5 5 Design Project 1 20 20 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36 Midterm 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 128

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 LO.1 5 5 5 LO.2 4 4 4 LO.3 2 4 4 4 3 4