Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
History of Economics İKT208 4. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 5.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Assist. Prof. Dr. TANSU HİLMİ HANÇER
Instructors TANSU HİLMİ HANÇER
Assistants
Goals To provide a concrete basis for economic information, interpret events in the context of world economy and make comparisons, evaluate events in a wider perspective.
Course Content The material roots of human history; development of agriculture, industry, trade; on this basis emergent social structures, primitive, feudal, capitalist forms of production
Learning Outcomes - Students can discuss on a part of economic history of the world that constitutes a basis for contemporary economic analysis.
- Students can compare economic histories of Turkey and the world.
- Students can summarize economic history of the world with significant breaking points and cause and effect relations.
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week The relationship between Economics and History
2. Week Roman Economy; the rise of Feodalism and Early Mediavel age
3. Week Mediavel Ages; developments in economic and social area, 1000-1350; Urbanization and Trade
4. Week Late Mediavel Era; technological developments, discoveries, situations of countries
5. Week Merkantilism; The rise of Capitalistic system; Companies and Trade between 16th to18th centuries.
6. Week Industrial Revolution
7. Week Rise of capitalistic social structure, changes in demografic structure and urbanization in 19th century
8. Week MIDTERM EXAM
9. Week Financial sector and Industry; Banking and Joint-stock Companies
10. Week The Role of Goverment, Globalization and Monopolization
11. Week First World War and Economy
12. Week Economic crises and 1929 Great Depression; The period between the two wars
13. Week The Economic Order After Second World War
14. Week Disruptions in the post-World War II order and search for new order
Recommended Sources
Vural F. Savaş, İktisatın Tarihi
18. yüzyıldan bugüne : İktisadi olayların evrimi / Maillet, Jean
İktisadi olaylar tarihi / Kuyucuklu, Nazif
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 Measurement Method
PY1 3 0 0 0 -
PY2 3 0 0 0 -
PY3 4 0 0 0 -
PY4 5 0 0 0 -
PY5 1 0 0 0 -
PY6 1 0 0 0 -
PY7 4 0 0 0 -
PY8 3 0 0 0 -
PY9 1 0 0 0 -
PY10 2 0 0 0 -
PY11 2 0 0 0 -
PY12 1 0 0 0 -
PY13 2 0 0 0 -
PY14 1 0 0 0 -
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm 1 1 30 30
Homework 1 1 15.5 15.5
Final 1 40 40
Classroom Activities 14 3 42
Total Workload 127.5
ECTS Credit of the Course 5.0