Architecture (English)
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: UNI330
Course Name: Turkish Business History
Semester: Fall
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: Turkish
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: University Elective
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: E-Learning
Course Coordinator: Araş. Gör. ENES KURT
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. Enes Kurt
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: Examine the origins and development of Turkish business and its employees in the context of their economic, social, political and legal environment
Course Content: This course will examine the innovations in management, practice and organization that facilitated the emergence of the modern commercial corporation. Beginning with a discussion of traditional forms of production and trade, the course will examine the implications of long-distance trade for the management of commercial operations from the 16th to the 18th century. The development of railroads and other industries in the 19th century will be of central importance. It will then follow the spread of more complex organizations, mass production and mass distribution, and the development of business and employees from the late 19th to the early 20th century.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) To be able to explain the history of business administration
2) Understand the effects of the industrial revolution
3) To comprehend the history and characteristics of the Turkish business system
4) Understanding the local context of Business and Management concepts
5) Knowing local actors, case studies and practices

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction: Researching the history of a business or sector, Turkish Management Tradition (before 1923) - Craftsmanship, artisanship, gedik, ahilik, guild concepts and practices
2) Industrial Revolution and its reflection on the Ottoman Empire: Treaties and their impact on production forms and industries
3) Towards the Republic: National Economy and the birth of Turkish companies and the new working class
4) Industrial Policies and Industrialization in the Republican Era, Turkish Entrepreneurs, Status of Labor Force in Industry
5) 1929 Great Depression, Statism, SEEs
6) Democratic Party and Agriculture-Based Growth Foreign investors in Turkey
7) Import Substitution Policies and SEEs, Turkish investors' investments abroad Working class
8) Midterm
9) January 24 Decisions, Neoliberalism and Its Effects on the Business World
10) Turkish companies and working class in the 90s
11) Transfer of different management techniques and practices to the country: Total Quality Management, Lean Management, Six Sigma, Outsourcing etc.
12) Turkish Entrepreneurs, TUSIAD, MUSIAD and other business associations
13) Long-lived Turkish businesses
14) Business education in Turkey from 1880 to the present
15) Final Exams
16) Final Exams

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Berber A. (2013). Klasik Yönetim Düşüncesi: Geleneksel ve Klasik Paradigmalarla Klasik ve Neo-Klasik Örgüt Teorileri. İstanbul: Alfa Yayınları.
Pamuk, Ş. (2012). Türkiye’nin 200 Yıllık İktisadi Tarihi. İstanbul: Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları.
Buğra, A. (2017). Devlet ve İşadamları. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları.
References: Sığrı, Ü., & Ercil, Y. (2007). Türklerde yönetim gelenekleri ve Türk yönetim tarihi. IQ Kültür Sanat Yayıncılık.
Güvemli, O. & Güvemli, B. (2018). Türk İşletme Tarihi Üzerine. Muhasebe ve Finans Tarihi Araştırmaları Dergisi, İşletme Tarihi Özel Sayısı, 5-46.
Üsdiken, B. (2004). The French, the German and the American: Higher Education for Business in Turkey, 1883-2003. New Perspectives on Turkey, 31, 5–38.
Özseven, M., & Yalçınkaya, A. (2021). Bağlam ve Aktörler: Yönetim Uygulamalarının Türk Sanayisinde Yayılımı. İstanbul: Nobel Yayıncılık.
Üsdiken, B., & Erden, Z. (2001). Örnek alma, mecbur tutulma ve geçmişe bağımlılık: Türkiye'deki yönetim yazınında değişim. Amme İdaresi Dergisi, 34(4), 1-31.
Şehitoğlu, Y., & Kurt, E. (2021). Türk Savunma Sanayi Tarihi: Dönemler ve Aktörler: 1834-2020. İstanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) She/he gains knowledge of and develops values on technical, aesthetic, cultural, historical, social and ethical dimensions of architecture with a scientific and critical approach.
2) She/he integrates architectural practice with environmental, economic and social sustainability principles.
3) She/he has the knowledge and ability to provide and implement interactions between urban planning, urban design and architectural projects.
4) Gains the ability to identify architectural potentials and problems based on data collection, analysis, interpretation and critical thinking, in order to cultivate concepts and determine strategies for action.
5) She/he is able to interrelate theory, design and construction practices.
6) She/he will be able to produce architectural design, presentation, implementation, management and supervision stages both independently and collectively for different contexts and scales and through a responsive approach to social, functional, technical and aesthetic requirements.
7) In addition to traditional methods, she/he interactively uses the emerging information technologies required by the field.
8) To analyze and document the historical and conservation characteristics of the built environment; taking into account of the balance between protection and use, she/he has the ability and necessary knowledge in renovation and restoration issues.
9) She / he gains the ability to cooperate with different disciplines on the conception and design of the built environment, as an individual and/or as a team member.
10) Has knowledge on and comprehension of professional ethics and codes of conduct, legal and managerial regulations, standards, rights and responsibilities and processes in the field of architecture.
11) Can produce design, know-how and knowledge for the improvement of different and changing social needs, and for the enhancement of life quality.
12) She/he has the knowledge and responsibility to design solidly built structures and takes into account of the risks of natural disaster.
13) She/he monitors new developments in architectural theory and practice and is open to lifelong learning.
14) She/he takes responsibility for the improvement of social consciousness in the field of architecture, and for the endorsement and defense of ecological and urban rights.
15) Has architectural communication skills in a foreign language.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) She/he gains knowledge of and develops values on technical, aesthetic, cultural, historical, social and ethical dimensions of architecture with a scientific and critical approach.
2) She/he integrates architectural practice with environmental, economic and social sustainability principles.
3) She/he has the knowledge and ability to provide and implement interactions between urban planning, urban design and architectural projects.
4) Gains the ability to identify architectural potentials and problems based on data collection, analysis, interpretation and critical thinking, in order to cultivate concepts and determine strategies for action.
5) She/he is able to interrelate theory, design and construction practices.
6) She/he will be able to produce architectural design, presentation, implementation, management and supervision stages both independently and collectively for different contexts and scales and through a responsive approach to social, functional, technical and aesthetic requirements.
7) In addition to traditional methods, she/he interactively uses the emerging information technologies required by the field.
8) To analyze and document the historical and conservation characteristics of the built environment; taking into account of the balance between protection and use, she/he has the ability and necessary knowledge in renovation and restoration issues.
9) She / he gains the ability to cooperate with different disciplines on the conception and design of the built environment, as an individual and/or as a team member.
10) Has knowledge on and comprehension of professional ethics and codes of conduct, legal and managerial regulations, standards, rights and responsibilities and processes in the field of architecture.
11) Can produce design, know-how and knowledge for the improvement of different and changing social needs, and for the enhancement of life quality.
12) She/he has the knowledge and responsibility to design solidly built structures and takes into account of the risks of natural disaster.
13) She/he monitors new developments in architectural theory and practice and is open to lifelong learning.
14) She/he takes responsibility for the improvement of social consciousness in the field of architecture, and for the endorsement and defense of ecological and urban rights.
15) Has architectural communication skills in a foreign language.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Midterms 1 % 40
Final 1 % 60
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 16 32
Study Hours Out of Class 16 32
Midterms 1 20
Final 2 30
Total Workload 114