| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | 150400307104 | WORLD ECONOMY | Elective | 4 | 7 | 4 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| To have information about different periods and regions of the world economy and to deploy a comparative perspective. |
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| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | The students will be able to use different concepts about the world economy. | | 2 | The students will be able to analyse global change of economic indicators. | | 3 | The students will be able to analyse the international institutions in the context of the network of global coordination. | | 4 | The students will be able to discuss on the causes and consequences of different financial crises such as 2008 global crisis. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Daytime Class |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| none |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| none |
| Course Contents |
| An history of the formation of the world economy as a commercial and financial whole by periods and a zoom in to the contemporary economy by the focuses of themes and regions. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Periods: Gold Standard (1870-1914) | none | none | | 2 | Periods: Interwar Period (1914-1946) | none | none | | 3 | Periods: Bretton Woods (1946-1973) | none | none | | 4 | Periods: Flexible Accumulation (1973-2008) | none | none | | 5 | Periods: 2008 Global Crisis and Post-Crisis Period Helleiner | none | none | | 6 | Reading and Discussion Session | none | none | | 7 | FDI | none | none | | 8 | International Trade | none | none | | 9 | Midterm | none | none | | 10 | International Movement of People | none | none | | 11 | Working Regimes | none | none | | 12 | Reading and Discussion Section | none | none | | 13 | Regions: East Asia | none | none | | 14 | Regions: Latin America | none | none | | 15 | Final | none | none |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Eichengreen, Barry: Globalizing Capital: A History of the International Monetary System, Princeton University, Princeton, 2008.
Erich Helleiner: The Status Quo Crisis: Global Financial Governance after the 2008 Melt-Down, Oxford University Press, New York, 2014.
Up to date academic studies and notes are to be provided if needed. |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 40 | | Attending Lectures | 13 | 10 | | Discussion | 2 | 10 | | Team/Group Work | 2 | 20 | | Reading | 2 | 20 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | none |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Attending Lectures | 13 | 3 | 39 |
| Discussion | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Team/Group Work | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Self Study | 13 | 2 | 26 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 8 | 3 | 24 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| Reading | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | | LO2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | LO3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | | LO4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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