Sociology (English) | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code: | UNI245 | ||||
Course Name: | Economics of Technology & Innovation | ||||
Semester: | Spring | ||||
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Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
Type of course: | University Elective | ||||
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Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||
Course Coordinator: | Doç. Dr. AYFER USTABAŞ | ||||
Course Lecturer(s): |
Doç. Dr. AYFER USTABAŞ |
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Course Objectives: | The aim of the course is to provide students with a general comprehension about the crucial impacts of technical and technological progresses on economic development. |
Course Content: | Innovations and inventions in the waves of technical change, Schumpeter’s theories on technical and technological changes, contemporary theories of innovation in relation to firm behaviour. |
The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Comprehend the crucial impacts of technical and technological progresses on economic development. 2) Have a comprehensive knowledge of Schumpeter's theories. 3) Learn the difference between inveentions and inovations. 4) Learn the modern theories on the economics of technology. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Schumpeter’s Theories | |
2) | Schumpeter’s Theories | |
3) | Theories of Entrepreneurship | |
4) | Theories of Entrepreneurship | |
5) | The Rise of Technology, Industrial Revolution | |
6) | The Age of Electricity, Innovations in Oil and Chemicals-Synthetic Materials | |
7) | Mass Production and Automobile | |
8) | MIDTERM | |
9) | Electronics and Computers | |
10) | Success and Failure in Industrial Innovation | |
11) | Innovation and Firm Strategies | |
12) | National Systems of Innovation | |
13) | Technology and Economic Growth | |
14) | International Trade Performance, Diffusion of Technology |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | The Economics of Industrial Revolution, Chris Freeman and Luc Soete 3rd Ed. Cassel, London, 1997 |
References: | Yenilik İktisadı, Chris Freeman and Luc Soete, Trans. Ergün Türkcan, Tübitak, Ankara, 2003 |
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Program Outcomes | ||||||||||||||
1) Students will have the ability to understand theories and theoretical perspectives in sociology and social sciences. | ||||||||||||||
2) Students will have the knowledge of using the basic theoretical analysis and the concepts of sociology in his/her studies. | ||||||||||||||
3) Students will gain the knowledge and skills to interpret social, economic and historical facts from a sociological perspective by rational thinking in social, economic and historical context. | ||||||||||||||
4) Students will gain the ability to follow and evaluate classical and contemporary studies and researches written in Turkish and English around the world. | ||||||||||||||
5) Students will have the ability to use the appropriate theoretical framework and research methods for a sociological research in a future study project. | ||||||||||||||
6) Students can associate the research questions with the findings of the research, and report the results. | ||||||||||||||
7) Students can use qualitative and quantitative reseach methods. | ||||||||||||||
8) Students can use software programs which are employed in statistics by gaining statistics knowledge and acquire the ability of data process. | ||||||||||||||
9) Students can think critically when they evaluate the problems of sociology or other related fields, and can judge under a critical point of view theoretical and empirical studies conducted in those fields. | ||||||||||||||
10) Students develop an interest in the problems of the modern societies and they can evaluate those problems within a wide perspective. | ||||||||||||||
11) Students can apply their knowledge and research skills in interdisciplinary studies and can transfer those skills to other disciplines. | ||||||||||||||
12) Students have knowledge about modern world and Turkish history and can apply that knowledge in their further studies. | ||||||||||||||
13) Students have a problem solving point of view in problems of social inequalities and discrimination. | ||||||||||||||
14) Graduated students can develop a reflexive point of view concerning their situation as a researcher as well as a sociologist. |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Students will have the ability to understand theories and theoretical perspectives in sociology and social sciences. | |
2) | Students will have the knowledge of using the basic theoretical analysis and the concepts of sociology in his/her studies. | |
3) | Students will gain the knowledge and skills to interpret social, economic and historical facts from a sociological perspective by rational thinking in social, economic and historical context. | |
4) | Students will gain the ability to follow and evaluate classical and contemporary studies and researches written in Turkish and English around the world. | |
5) | Students will have the ability to use the appropriate theoretical framework and research methods for a sociological research in a future study project. | |
6) | Students can associate the research questions with the findings of the research, and report the results. | |
7) | Students can use qualitative and quantitative reseach methods. | |
8) | Students can use software programs which are employed in statistics by gaining statistics knowledge and acquire the ability of data process. | |
9) | Students can think critically when they evaluate the problems of sociology or other related fields, and can judge under a critical point of view theoretical and empirical studies conducted in those fields. | |
10) | Students develop an interest in the problems of the modern societies and they can evaluate those problems within a wide perspective. | |
11) | Students can apply their knowledge and research skills in interdisciplinary studies and can transfer those skills to other disciplines. | |
12) | Students have knowledge about modern world and Turkish history and can apply that knowledge in their further studies. | |
13) | Students have a problem solving point of view in problems of social inequalities and discrimination. | |
14) | Graduated students can develop a reflexive point of view concerning their situation as a researcher as well as a sociologist. |
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 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Preparation for the Activity | Spent for the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | Workload | ||
Course Hours | 14 | 1 | 3 | 56 | |||
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 0 | 2 | 28 | |||
Midterms | 1 | 15 | 1 | 16 | |||
Final | 1 | 25 | 1 | 26 | |||
Total Workload | 126 |