ECON108 ECONOMY, SOCIETY, AND CIVILIZATION II
| Course Code: | 3110108 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Economics |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. ONUR YILDIRIM |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course aims to provide economics students with an introduction to the fundamental constituents of economics from a historical perspective. The course has its focus on a particular topic for each week and explores it through an overview of its historical development and a discussion of the theories and debates that have characterized its study and evolution down to the present time. The course pays particular attention to the specificities of time and space in treating each topic and encourages students to develop awareness that they are all historically constructed and the study of each is in fact a practical exercise in understanding human beings and the world. The primary objective of this course is to cultivate a social science perspective for a thorough comprehension of each topic and then help students develop a more intellectual understanding of economics as a discipline that cuts across much of social sciences and humanities.
Course Content
Continuation of 3110107.
Course Learning Outcomes
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | The aim of our program is to equip our students with the necessary skills and tools to have a firm understanding of economic theory and policymaking. Our graduates will be able to conceptualize economic problems, assess, analyze, and propose scientific solutions to them. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Our students are expected to have interdisciplinary perspective to be able to follow and understand daily economic and political developments. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Our program also trains students to be open to new ideas, be sensitive about social problems surrounding them and work towards providing solutions for these to share with their community. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution