SECTION I: GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE |
| Course Code | Course Name | Year | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| 60314YEEOS-SOC2174 | World Cultures and Globalization | 0 | Spring |
2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Course Type : | University Elective |
| Cycle: | Bachelor TQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Prerequisities and Co-requisities: | N/A |
| Mode of Delivery: | E-Learning |
| Name of Coordinator: | Dr. GÜLCE BAŞER |
| Dersin Öğretim Eleman(lar)ı: | |
| Dersin Kategorisi: |
SECTION II: INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE |
| Course Objectives: | To Inform the students about the impacts of globalization on the world cultures. To contribute them in developing insight about the new world order. To improve their knowledge and grounding in their preparation to the career world they will be a part of. To build a ground in developing strategies for their career life within the global individuals enjoying more comprehensive interpretations of their perceptions, impressions, and experiences. |
| Course Content: | 1st week: What is globalization? The conceptualization of Globalization, Global Experiences at a Glimpse, and the Major Debates on the Definition and Scope of Globalization. Lee, Richard, Globalization, Language and Culture, Chelsea House Pub.: 2006, pp: 1-20 Steger, Manfred B., A Very Short Introduction to Globalization, 2003, Oxford University Press, USA), pp: 1-16 2nd week: The History of Globalization Lee, Richard, Globalization, Language and Culture, Chelsea House Pub.: 2006, pp: 42-54 Steger, Manfred B., A Very Short Introduction to Globalization, 2003, Oxford University Press, USA), pp: 17-36 Diamond, Jared. “Ch. 3 Collision at Cajamarca: Why the Inca emperor Atahuallpa did not capture King Charles I of Spain,” in. Guns, Germs, and Steel. W.W. Norton & Company, 1999, pp. 67-81. 3rd week: Culture and Globalization: Main Issues Steger, Manfred B., A Very Short Introduction to Globalization, 2003, Oxford University Press, USA), pp: 69-92 Nederveen Pieterse, Jan, “Globalization and Culture: Three Paradigms,” in Globalization and Culture: Global Mélange, Rowman&Littlefield Co., pp: 41-58. Magu, Stephen, “Reconceptualizing Cultural Globalization: Connecting the ‘Cultural Global’ and the ‘Cultural Local,’” Soc. Sci. 2015, 4, 630–645; doi:10.3390/socsci4030630 4th week: Economy and Globalization: The fingerprints of Global Economy on Culture Lee, Richard, Globalization, Language and Culture, Chelsea House Pub.: 2006, pp: 96-105 Steger, Manfred B., A Very Short Introduction to Globalization, 2003, Oxford University Press, USA), pp: 37-54 Stiglitz Joseph E., “The East Asia Crisis How IMF Policies Brought the World to the Verge of a Global Meltdown ,” Globalization and its discontents (2002, W.W. Norton),pp: 89-132. Sundaram, Jomo Kwame, “Drawing Lessons from the 2008 World Food Crisis,” in Arif Dirlik, Alexander Woodside, Roxann Prazniak (ed.) - Global Capitalism and the Future of Agrarian Society (2012, Routledge), pp: 307-320. 5th week: Culture, Ideology and Globalization Lee, Richard, Globalization, Language and Culture, Chelsea House Pub.: 2006, pp: 21-41 Hopper, Paul, “China and Globalization,”- Living with Gobalization (2006, Berg), pp: 99-117. Steger, Manfred B., A Very Short Introduction to Globalization, 2003, Oxford University Press, USA), pp: 93-112 Nederveen Pieterse, Jan, “Globalization is braided: East-West Osmosis,” in Globalization and Culture: Global Mélange, Rowman&Littlefield Co., pp: 123-140. 6th week: Politics of Globalization Lee, Richard, Globalization, Language and Culture, Chelsea House Pub.: 2006, pp: 68-81. Steger, Manfred B., A Very Short Introduction to Globalization, 2003, Oxford University Press, USA), pp: 56-68 Bauman, Zygmunt, “After Nation State – What?,” in Globalization, Blackwell: 2005, pp: 55-76. 7th week: Globalization and Glocalization Mahsa Alimardani and Stefania Milan, “The Internet as a Global/Local Site of Contestation: The Case of Iran,” in E.Peeren, R. Celikates, J. de Kloet, T. Poell (eds.) - Global Cultures of Contestation_ Mobility, Sustainability, Aesthetics & Connectivity [Palgrave Studies in Globalization, Culture and Society], pp: 171-192. Peterson, William, “The Singapore Arts Festival at Thirty: Going Global, Glocal, Grobal,” Asian Theatre Journal, vol. 26, no. 1 (Spring 2009). © 2009 by University of Hawai‘i Press. Stuart Hall, “The Local and the Global: Globalization And Ethnicity,” From: Culture, Globalization and the World-System: Contemporary Conditions for the Representation of Identity, University of Minnesota Press, 1997 8th week: Globalization and Power 1: Maps and Language Lee, Richard, Globalization, Language and Culture, Chelsea House Pub.: 2006, pp: 55-67 Bauman, Zygmunt, “Space Wars: a Career Report,” in Globalization, Blacwell: 2005, pp: 27-54. 9th week: Globalization and Power 2: Cultural Transfers Lee, Richard, Globalization, Language and Culture, Chelsea House Pub.: 2006, pp: 82-95 Condry, Ian. "Introduction." Chapter 1 in Japanese Hip-Hop (forthcoming) (Book Manuscript) 10th week: Contemporary Nomads: Working Abroad Jan Nederveen Pieterse, “Globalization and Human Integration: We Are All Migrants,” Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2009, pp: 25-42. P. Hitchcock, “The Paradox of Moving Labor: Workers in the Films of Jia Zhangke,” Labor in Culture, Or, Worker of the World(s), Palgrave Studies in Globalization, Culture and Society, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-45399-6_6 11th week: Cultural Hybridization Nederveen Pieterse, Jan, “Globalization as Hybridization,” in Globalization and Culture: Global Mélange, Rowman&Littlefield Co., pp: 65-94. Nederveen Pieterse, Jan, “Hybridity, So What? The Anti-hybridity Backlash and the Riddles of Recognition,” in Globalization and Culture: Global Mélange, Rowman&Littlefield Co., pp: 65-94. 12th week: Global Culture Industry Sources to be provided 13th week World on Line: Pandemic in a Globalized World Łukasz Sułkowski, “Covid-19 Pandemic; Recession Virtual Revolution Leading to De-globalization?”, Journal of Intercultural Management Vol. 12, No. 1, March 2020, pp. 1–11 Liat Ayalon, Alison Chasteen, Manfred Diehl, Becca R. Levy, Shevaun D. Neupert, Klaus Rothermund, Clemens Tesch-Römer, and Hans-Werner Wahl, “Aging in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Avoiding Ageism and Fostering Intergenerational Solidarity,” Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 2020, Vol. XX, No. XX, 1–4 doi:10.1093/geronb/gbaa051 14th week: Globalization and the Social Media Samantha Bradshaw, Philip N. Howard, Troops, Trolls and Troublemakers: A Global Inventory of Organized Social Media Manipulation, Computational Propaganda Research Project Working Paper 2017.12, Oxford University Press. Beatriz Cantinho and Mariza Dima, “Erehwon: A Digital Platform for Empowering Sociopolitical Interventions in Public Space,” in Esther Peeren, Robin Celikates, Jeroen de Kloet, Thomas Poell (eds.) - Global Cultures of Contestation_ Mobility, Sustainability, Aesthetics & Connectivity [Palgrave Studies in Globalization, Culture and Society], pp:241-261. |
| Knowledge (Described as Theoritical and/or Factual Knowledge.) | ||
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1) The students will develop deeper insight about the World system and events. |
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2) The students will be more familiar with their future employers, employees, and customers, as world citizens |
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3) The students will be able to develop an academic approach to the world history. |
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4) The students will have a vision about how the economy, politics and the culture are inter-related. |
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5) The students will discover how the citizens of the world are inter-related and inter-dependent in terms of economy, politics, and culture. |
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| Skills (Describe as Cognitive and/or Practical Skills.) | ||
| Competences (Described as "Ability of the learner to apply knowledge and skills autonomously with responsibility", "Learning to learn"," Communication and social" and "Field specific" competences.) | ||
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Sources: Lee, Richard, Globalization, Language and Culture, Chelsea House Pub.: 2006 Steger, Manfred B., A Very Short Introduction to Globalization, 2003, Oxford University Press, USA) Nederveen Pieterse, Jan, “Globalization and Culture: Three Paradigms,” in Globalization and Culture: Global Mélange, Rowman&Littlefield Co., Bauman, Zygmunt, Globalization, Blackwell: 2005 |
| References: | Diamond, Jared. “Ch. 3 Collision at Cajamarca: Why the Inca emperor Atahuallpa did not capture King Charles I of Spain,” in. Guns, Germs, and Steel. W.W. Norton & Company, 1999, pp. 67-81. Magu, Stephen, “Reconceptualizing Cultural Globalization: Connecting the ‘Cultural Global’ and the ‘Cultural Local,’” Soc. Sci. 2015, 4, 630–645; doi:10.3390/socsci4030630 Sundaram, Jomo Kwame, “Drawing Lessons from the 2008 World Food Crisis,” in Arif Dirlik, Alexander Woodside, Roxann Prazniak (ed.) - Global Capitalism and the Future of Agrarian Society (2012, Routledge), pp: 307-320. Hopper, Paul, “China and Globalization,”- Living with Gobalization (2006, Berg), pp: 99-117. Mahsa Alimardani and Stefania Milan, “The Internet as a Global/Local Site of Contestation: The Case of Iran,” in E.Peeren, R. Celikates, J. de Kloet, T. Poell (eds.) - Global Cultures of Contestation_ Mobility, Sustainability, Aesthetics & Connectivity [Palgrave Studies in Globalization, Culture and Society], pp: 171-192. Peterson, William, “The Singapore Arts Festival at Thirty: Going Global, Glocal, Grobal,” Asian Theatre Journal, vol. 26, no. 1 (Spring 2009). © 2009 by University of Hawai‘i Press. Stuart Hall, “The Local and the Global: Globalization And Ethnicity,” From: Culture, Globalization and the World-System: Contemporary Conditions for the Representation of Identity, University of Minnesota Press, 1997 Condry, Ian. "Introduction." Chapter 1 in Japanese Hip-Hop (forthcoming) (Book Manuscript) P. Hitchcock, “The Paradox of Moving Labor: Workers in the Films of Jia Zhangke,” Labor in Culture, Or, Worker of the World(s), Palgrave Studies in Globalization, Culture and Society, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-45399-6_6 Łukasz Sułkowski, “Covid-19 Pandemic; Recession Virtual Revolution Leading to De-globalization?”, Journal of Intercultural Management Vol. 12, No. 1, March 2020, pp. 1–11 Liat Ayalon, Alison Chasteen, Manfred Diehl, Becca R. Levy, Shevaun D. Neupert, Klaus Rothermund, Clemens Tesch-Römer, and Hans-Werner Wahl, “Aging in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Avoiding Ageism and Fostering Intergenerational Solidarity,” Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 2020, Vol. XX, No. XX, 1–4 doi:10.1093/geronb/gbaa051 Samantha Bradshaw, Philip N. Howard, Troops, Trolls and Troublemakers: A Global Inventory of Organized Social Media Manipulation, Computational Propaganda Research Project Working Paper 2017.12, Oxford University Press. Beatriz Cantinho and Mariza Dima, “Erehwon: A Digital Platform for Empowering Sociopolitical Interventions in Public Space,” in Esther Peeren, Robin Celikates, Jeroen de Kloet, Thomas Poell (eds.) - Global Cultures of Contestation_ Mobility, Sustainability, Aesthetics & Connectivity |
DERS ÖĞRENME ÇIKTILARI - PROGRAM ÖĞRENME ÇIKTILARI İLİŞKİSİ |
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| Program Öğrenme Çıktıları (PÖÇ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1) Uses and applies theoretical and applied sciences in the field of basic science subjects for the solution of management engineering problems. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1) Experiences all processes in business life. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1) Works effectively individually and in multi-disciplinary teams, takes responsibility | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1) Identifies, defines, formulates and solves complex Management Engineering problems; for this purpose selects and applies appropriate analytical and modeling methods | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1) Acquires the analyzing solving the problems and managing the conflicts. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1) Has sufficient knowledge in mathematics, science and management engineering; use theoretical and applied knowledge in these fields together to solve Management Engineering problems | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2) Designs a complex system, process, device or product to meet certain requirements under realistic constraints and conditions; applies modern design methods for this purpose | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2) Participates as a team member and takes responsibility in the environments that require the solving of the conflicts and acts as a leader when necessary. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2) Analyzes Management Engineering applications, designs and develops models to meet specific requirements under realistic constraints and conditions. For this purpose, it selects and uses appropriate methods, tools and technologies. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2) Accesses information and for this purpose searches for resources, uses databases and other information resources | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2) Takes part in activities related to the field of education in a business operating in the field. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3) Questions the application with theoretical knowledge. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3) Owns the competencies required by the constantly developing field of management engineering and the global competitive environment. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3) Has awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning, follows developments in science and technology and renews itself continuously | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3) Has awareness for ethical and social responsivity. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3) Selects and uses modern techniques and tools required for engineering applications; uses information technologies and at least one computer software (European Computer Driving License Advanced Level) effectively | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4) By supporting the learnt courses with quantitative and qualitative data; and by using verbal and visual communication means, s/he transfers them to the groups within and outside his/her group in a systematical and effective way. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4) Designs experiments, conducts experiments, collects data, analyzes and interprets the results for the investigation of engineering problems | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4) Compiles the knowledge and experience gained in the field. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4) Applies the theoretical knowledge in business life during a semester. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4) Communicates effectively in Turkish, both orally and in writing, has at least one foreign language knowledge at the level of European Language Portfolio B1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5) Evaluates the norms and standards present in the works in which s/he takes responsibility in a critical point of view. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5) Manages projects, has conscious of workplace practices, employee health, environmental and work safety; aware of the legal consequences of engineering applications | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5) S/he acquires the competencies that develop by the expectations of business world and the society defined as the institutional outcomes of our university on the advanced level in relation with his/her field. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5) Designs, develops, implements integrated systems for the production of concrete or abstract outputs containing people, materials, information, equipment and energy; controls and improves the operation of these systems | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6) Develops strategical, innovative and entrepreneurial ideas. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6) Has awareness of the universal and social effects of engineering solutions and applications; has awareness of entrepreneurship and innovativeness and knowledgeable about contemporary issues | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7) Has professional and ethical responsibility | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7) Acquires competence of managing the change. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8) Has consciousness of the concept of quality | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8) Shows development personally and socially with and awareness for lifelong learning. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9) Has entrepreneurship awareness to undertake the establishment process of a business | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9) Follows advanced technologies and developments about digital transformation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10) Has cultural awareness and s/he transfers this to the groups within and outside his/her field. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11) Has awareness about citizenship competency. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12) Acquires communication in a Foreign Language (English) competence defined on the level of at least B1 in European Language Portfolio. (In programs whose medium of instruction is English, on the level of B2/B2+). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SECTION III: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE UNIT AND COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) |
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Programme Learning Outcomes | Contribution Level (from 1 to 5) | |
| 1) | Uses and applies theoretical and applied sciences in the field of basic science subjects for the solution of management engineering problems. | |
| 1) | Experiences all processes in business life. | |
| 1) | Works effectively individually and in multi-disciplinary teams, takes responsibility | 1 |
| 1) | Identifies, defines, formulates and solves complex Management Engineering problems; for this purpose selects and applies appropriate analytical and modeling methods | |
| 1) | Acquires the analyzing solving the problems and managing the conflicts. | |
| 1) | Has sufficient knowledge in mathematics, science and management engineering; use theoretical and applied knowledge in these fields together to solve Management Engineering problems | |
| 2) | Designs a complex system, process, device or product to meet certain requirements under realistic constraints and conditions; applies modern design methods for this purpose | |
| 2) | Participates as a team member and takes responsibility in the environments that require the solving of the conflicts and acts as a leader when necessary. | |
| 2) | Analyzes Management Engineering applications, designs and develops models to meet specific requirements under realistic constraints and conditions. For this purpose, it selects and uses appropriate methods, tools and technologies. | |
| 2) | Accesses information and for this purpose searches for resources, uses databases and other information resources | |
| 2) | Takes part in activities related to the field of education in a business operating in the field. | |
| 3) | Questions the application with theoretical knowledge. | |
| 3) | Owns the competencies required by the constantly developing field of management engineering and the global competitive environment. | |
| 3) | Has awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning, follows developments in science and technology and renews itself continuously | 1 |
| 3) | Has awareness for ethical and social responsivity. | 1 |
| 3) | Selects and uses modern techniques and tools required for engineering applications; uses information technologies and at least one computer software (European Computer Driving License Advanced Level) effectively | |
| 4) | By supporting the learnt courses with quantitative and qualitative data; and by using verbal and visual communication means, s/he transfers them to the groups within and outside his/her group in a systematical and effective way. | |
| 4) | Designs experiments, conducts experiments, collects data, analyzes and interprets the results for the investigation of engineering problems | |
| 4) | Compiles the knowledge and experience gained in the field. | |
| 4) | Applies the theoretical knowledge in business life during a semester. | |
| 4) | Communicates effectively in Turkish, both orally and in writing, has at least one foreign language knowledge at the level of European Language Portfolio B1 | |
| 5) | Evaluates the norms and standards present in the works in which s/he takes responsibility in a critical point of view. | |
| 5) | Manages projects, has conscious of workplace practices, employee health, environmental and work safety; aware of the legal consequences of engineering applications | 1 |
| 5) | S/he acquires the competencies that develop by the expectations of business world and the society defined as the institutional outcomes of our university on the advanced level in relation with his/her field. | |
| 5) | Designs, develops, implements integrated systems for the production of concrete or abstract outputs containing people, materials, information, equipment and energy; controls and improves the operation of these systems | 1 |
| 6) | Develops strategical, innovative and entrepreneurial ideas. | 4 |
| 6) | Has awareness of the universal and social effects of engineering solutions and applications; has awareness of entrepreneurship and innovativeness and knowledgeable about contemporary issues | |
| 7) | Has professional and ethical responsibility | |
| 7) | Acquires competence of managing the change. | |
| 8) | Has consciousness of the concept of quality | |
| 8) | Shows development personally and socially with and awareness for lifelong learning. | 3 |
| 9) | Has entrepreneurship awareness to undertake the establishment process of a business | 1 |
| 9) | Follows advanced technologies and developments about digital transformation. | |
| 10) | Has cultural awareness and s/he transfers this to the groups within and outside his/her field. | 5 |
| 11) | Has awareness about citizenship competency. | |
| 12) | Acquires communication in a Foreign Language (English) competence defined on the level of at least B1 in European Language Portfolio. (In programs whose medium of instruction is English, on the level of B2/B2+). |
SECTION IV: TEACHING-LEARNING & ASSESMENT-EVALUATION METHODS OF THE COURSE |
| Lectures | |
| Discussion | |
| Case Study | |
| Reading | |
| Homework | |
| Project Preparation | |
| Thesis Preparation | |
| Seminar | |
| Course Conference |
| Midterm | |
| Final Exam | |
| Quiz | |
| Homework Evaluation |
| Measurement and Evaluation Methods | # of practice per semester | Level of Contribution |
| Quizzes | 1 | % 10.00 |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | % 20.00 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 20.00 |
| Semester Final Exam | 1 | % 50.00 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
SECTION V: WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED FOR THE COURSE |
| WORKLOAD OF TEACHING & LEARNING ACTIVITIES | |||
| Teaching & Learning Activities | # of Activities per semester | Duration (hour) | Total Workload |
| Course | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 2 | 15 | 30 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Total Workload of Teaching & Learning Activities | - | - | 66 |
| WORKLOAD OF ASSESMENT & EVALUATION ACTIVITIES | |||
| Assesment & Evaluation Activities | # of Activities per semester | Duration (hour) | Total Workload |
| Quizzes | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Midterms | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Semester Final Exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total Workload of Assesment & Evaluation Activities | - | - | 6 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (Teaching & Learning + Assesment & Evaluation Activities) | 72 | ||
| ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE (Total Workload/25.5 h) | 3 | ||