ADM3136 FORMS OF MODERNITY
| Course Code: | 3103136 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | Political Science and Public Adm. |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. KÜRŞAD ERTUĞRUL |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course the students are expected to acquire the following knowledge, skills and competencies:
1) Comprehensive knowledge of the classical and contemporary theories and approaches to modernity in social sciences.
2) Critical capacity to compare, interprete and apply various perpsectives of modernity to the contemporary conditions of various societies.
3) Creative use of the recently proposed concepts, terms and visions in the interdisciplinary studies of modernity in contemporary social sciences.
Course Content
This course aims to introduce and discuss changing conceptions of modernity in social and political theory from the mid-19th / early 20th to the early 21st century. The mediating dynamic of change between the conceptions of early and late modernity is described through changes in the political-economic organization of capitalism. This can be summed up as the transformation of nationally organized capitalism towards a disorganized, global capitalism. In the new sociology of the late-modern societies it is argued that contemporary societies take new forms and undergo new experiences as they are exposed to global uncertainties and complexity arising from the decomposition of organized capitalism. This course is designed with the expectation that the students will have a comprehensive understanding of changing forms of modernity from its inception to its novel forms in contemporary times.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be able to;
1) distinguish temporal differences between various experiences of modernity
2) combine temporally diverse forms of modernity in the analysis of the present conditions of various societies
3) synthesise various perspectives in the different fields of social sciences with an interdisciplinary orientation
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Ability to reach the information they need in their daily lives, and to interpret it | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Being in command of the basic concepts of law | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Understanding the political, economical, and social transformations that occur in a wide range of areas including local and international levels | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Defining and solving problems encountered in political, social, and economic life | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Being conscious, effective and rational citizens who can comprehend the transformations taking place in Turkey and in the world today | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Being professionals who can operate as productive participants in any public organization | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Having the knowledge about how public organizations function and how their decision making processes and mechanisms work | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Developing original solutions to the problems faced in relation to their own area of interest | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Critical thinking ability | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Being in command of the interdisciplinary approaches | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution