| Civil Engineering (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: | Fall | ||||
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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. |
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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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| 1) Ability to identify, define, formulate and solve problems related to Civil Engineering and near engineering disciplines; have the ability to select and apply appropriate analytical methods and modeling techniques for this purpose | ||||||||||||||
| 2) To have sufficient background in basic sciences such as Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science and Civil Engineering; have the ability to use theoretical and practical knowledge in these fields for engineering solutions | ||||||||||||||
| 3) Ability to analyze a system, system component or process related to Civil Engineering problem and to design under realistic constraints to meet the desired requirements; has the ability to apply modern civil engineering design methods in this direction | ||||||||||||||
| 4) Ability to select and use modern techniques and tools required for civil engineering applications; have the ability to use information technologies effectively | ||||||||||||||
| 5) Has the ability of designing experiments, performing experiments, collecting data, analyzing and interpreting the results in different disciplines of civil engineering (structures, construction materials, geotechnical, hydraulic, transportation) | ||||||||||||||
| 6) To be able to access information and to do resource research for this purpose, have the ability to use databases and other information sources | ||||||||||||||
| 7) Ability to work effectively in individual and multi-disciplinary teams | ||||||||||||||
| 8) Has the ability to communicate effectively in English and Turkish | ||||||||||||||
| 9) Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; have the ability to follow developments in science and technology and to renew themselves continuously | ||||||||||||||
| 10) Have the awareness of professional and ethical responsibility | ||||||||||||||
| 11) Awareness of construction project management, workplace practices, employee health, environmental and occupational safety; has an awareness of the legal consequences of engineering applications | ||||||||||||||
| 12) To be aware of the universal and social effects of engineering solutions and applications; to be aware of the issues of entrepreneurship and innovation | ||||||||||||||
| 13) To be able to use a foreign language at a minimum B1 level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria. | ||||||||||||||
| 14) To be able to use information and communication technologies together with computer software at the Advanced level of European Computer Users License. | ||||||||||||||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Ability to identify, define, formulate and solve problems related to Civil Engineering and near engineering disciplines; have the ability to select and apply appropriate analytical methods and modeling techniques for this purpose | |
| 2) | To have sufficient background in basic sciences such as Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science and Civil Engineering; have the ability to use theoretical and practical knowledge in these fields for engineering solutions | |
| 3) | Ability to analyze a system, system component or process related to Civil Engineering problem and to design under realistic constraints to meet the desired requirements; has the ability to apply modern civil engineering design methods in this direction | |
| 4) | Ability to select and use modern techniques and tools required for civil engineering applications; have the ability to use information technologies effectively | |
| 5) | Has the ability of designing experiments, performing experiments, collecting data, analyzing and interpreting the results in different disciplines of civil engineering (structures, construction materials, geotechnical, hydraulic, transportation) | |
| 6) | To be able to access information and to do resource research for this purpose, have the ability to use databases and other information sources | |
| 7) | Ability to work effectively in individual and multi-disciplinary teams | |
| 8) | Has the ability to communicate effectively in English and Turkish | |
| 9) | Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; have the ability to follow developments in science and technology and to renew themselves continuously | |
| 10) | Have the awareness of professional and ethical responsibility | |
| 11) | Awareness of construction project management, workplace practices, employee health, environmental and occupational safety; has an awareness of the legal consequences of engineering applications | |
| 12) | To be aware of the universal and social effects of engineering solutions and applications; to be aware of the issues of entrepreneurship and innovation | |
| 13) | To be able to use a foreign language at a minimum B1 level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria. | |
| 14) | To be able to use information and communication technologies together with computer software at the Advanced level of European Computer Users License. |
| 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 | ||||||