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Course Code: 
ATD 324
Course Period: 
Spring
Course Type: 
Core
P: 
3
Application: 
0
Credits: 
3
ECTS: 
7
Course Language: 
İngilizce
Course Objectives: 

The course aims to give students a framework to discuss the structure and contemporary issues of the Turkish industry and its transformation process since the Construction of the Republic of Turkey.

Course Content: 

 

Discussion of the structural and current problems of the Turkish Industry and its historical transformation process within the framework of the evolutionist-institutional political economy approach.

 

 

Course Methodology: 
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 4: Simulation, 5: Case Study
Course Evaluation Methods: 
A: Testing B: Presentation, C: Homework, D: Project, E: Laboratory

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Course Learning Outcomes

 

Learning Outcomes  Program Learning Outcomes Teaching Methods  Assessment Methods 
  1. Students will have the theoretical and historical knowledge about the main approaches on industrialization and development strategies. 
  1, 2, 3, 5 A, B, C, D
  1. Students will know the structure and essential problems of the Turkish industry. 
  1, 2, 3, 5 A, B, C, D
  1. Students will have the ability to discuss the crucial milestones of the Turkish economy's industrialization history.
  1, 2, 3, 5 A, B, C, D
  1. Students will be able to compare Turkish Industrialization strategies with developed and some emerging market economies’ experiences.
  1, 2, 3, 5 A, B, C, D

Course Flow

 

COURSE CONTENT
Week Topics Study Materials
1 Introduction and Conceptual Framework: Industry and Industrial Strategies, Economic Development Strategies, Historical, Institutional, and Evolutionary Political Economy Approaches, Periodization of Turkish Industrial Development Process.  Griffin (1999), 

Rodrik (2000), 

Nelson (2007)

2 Economic and Social Structure in Ottoman Empire and the Ottoman Industrial Legacy  Lectures Notes based on the Recommended Sources
3 The economic and social developments in the foundation Years of Republic of Turkey.  Lectures Notes based on the Recommended Sources
4 Social and Industrial Transformation and the Multi-Party Period in Turkey. Lectures Notes based on the Recommended Sources
5 Import Substitution Industrialization and Planned Economy Years Lectures Notes based on the Recommended Sources
6 Midterm 1 Lectures Notes based on the Recommended Sources
7 Transition to Market Economy and Export-Oriented Industrialization Strategy. Lectures Notes based on the Recommended Sources
8 Industrialization in the period of financial liberalization, and the impossible trinity in the Turkish Economy. Lectures Notes based on the Recommended Sources
9 The analysis of the relationship between the industrialization strategy and foreign trade in Turkey since 2000. Lectures Notes based on the Recommended Sources
10 Midterm 2 Lectures Notes based on the Recommended Sources
11 Innovation and Competitiveness in the Turkish Industrial Sectors. (Sector Analysis I) Lectures Notes based on the Recommended Sources
12 The Effect of The Great Recession in 2008-2009 on Turkish Economy (Sector Analysis II) Lectures Notes based on the Recommended Sources
13 State-Business Relations in Turkish Industry              (Sector Analysis III) Lectures Notes based on the Recommended Sources
14 Recent Issues and Developments in Turkish Industry (Sector Analysis IV) Lectures Notes based on the Recommended Sources
15 General Evaluation Lectures Notes based on the Recommended Sources
  Final Exam  

 

Recommended Sources

 

RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Textbook
  • Richard Nelson (2007): «Economic Development from the Perspective of Evolutionary Economic Theory», Globelics Working Paper Series,  2007-02.
  • Dani Rodrik (2000): “Development Strategies for the 21st Century”, Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics. 
  • Keith Griffin (1999): Alternative Strategies for Economic Development, Second Edition, (New York: St. Martin’s Press, Inc.)
  • Şevket Pamuk (2019): Uneven Centuries, Economic Development of Turkey Since 1820, Princeton: Princeton University Press 
  • Yeşim Erat and Şevket Pamuk (2019): Turkey: Between Democracy and Authoritarianism; Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press.
  • Henri Barkey, The State and the Industrialization Crisis in Turkey, Boulder, West view Press, 1990.
  • Ziya Öniş (1998): State and Market: The Political Economy of Turkey in Comparative Perspective, Istanbul: Boğaziçi University Press
  • William Hale (1981): The Political and Economic Development of Modern Turkey, London: Croom Helm
  • Ayşe Buğra (1994): State and Business in Modern Turkey, Albany, N.Y.: State University of New York Press
  • Erik J. Zürcher(1997): Turkey – A Modern History, London: I.B. Tauris. 
  • Feroz Ahmad (1996): The Making of Modern Turkey, London: Rutledge, 
Additional Resources Lecture Notes, Various articles, and reports on the subjects.

 

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents Lecture slides, various articles and reports
Assignments In-class presentations 
Exams Midterm Exam and Final Exam

 

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES NUMBER PERCENTAGE
Mid-term 2 25
Assignment & Presentation 1 25
     
Total   50
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE   50
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE   50
Total   100

 

COURSE CATEGORY Expertise/Field Courses

 

 

Course’s Contribution to Program

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No Program Learning Outcomes Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 To have theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of International Trade and Business,       X  
2 Being able to find information and data related to the field,       X  
3 Being able to use the acquired knowledge in practice and developing innovative solutions for organizational problems as they arise,     X    
4 Understanding and analysing the recent trends in the global economy,        X  
5 Understanding and analysing the activities and roles of Multinational Companies,   X      
6 Understanding and analysing foreign trade policies of the countries and their complex relations,       X  
7 To be able to develop and carry out advanced business projects in English.         X
8 Act in accordance with the principles of business ethics and social responsibility and fulfill their active citizenship duties.   X      
9 Competence to play a pioneering role in entering the new markets at the international level and making strategic decisions, X        
10 Competence to work with a team spirit while developing various projects in business life.       X  

 

ECTS

 

 
ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities Quantity Duration
(Hour)
Total
Workload
(Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15x Total course hours) 15 3 45
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) 15 2 30
Mid-terms 1 35 35
Presentation 2 10 20
Final examination 1 40 40
Total Work Load     170
Total Work Load / 25 (h)     6.8
ECTS Credit of the Course     7

 

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