Information Package / Course Catalogue
World Economy
Course Code: İDT209
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

To enable students to acquire basic concepts and theoretical knowledge about the world economy, to question the connections between hegemony, international stability, industrialization and international trade, and to understand the relations between the crises in the world economy and the reconstruction of capitalism.

Course Content

The basic concepts of the world economy, hegemony and international stability, the relations between industrialization and international trade, the transformations in the world economy, the emergence and dissolution of the British Hegemony, the emergence and dissolution of the American hegemony, the transformations in globalization and the world economy, together with the global economic problems. Discussing the crisis

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Interprets the fundamental problems of the global economy
2.Explains the concept of international trade
3.Interprets new developments in the global economy
4.Explains the concept of the information society
5.It explains the relationship between crisis and capitalism
Recommended or Required Reading
1.World Economy, Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları
2.International Political Economy, Mehmet Altan, Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları
3.World Economy, (Threats and Opportunities), Prof.Dr. Mehmet Karagül, Nobel Yayınları
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Basic problems of the world economy; Population and sources
Week 1 - Preparation Work
The topic for the relevant week is read from the book.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Migration, natural environment, underdevelopment
Week 2 - Preparation Work
The topic for the relevant week is read from the book.
Week 3 - Theoretical
The problems of Industrialization and catching technology in the world
Week 3 - Preparation Work
The topic for the relevant week is read from the book.
Week 4 - Theoretical
New developments in economy of world
Week 4 - Preparation Work
The topic for the relevant week is read from the book.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Economy policies
Week 5 - Preparation Work
The topic for the relevant week is read from the book.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Economy policies
Week 6 - Preparation Work
The topic for the relevant week is read from the book.
Week 7 - Theoretical
International trade
Week 7 - Preparation Work
The topic for the relevant week is read from the book.
Week 8 - Theoretical
International trade
Week 8 - Preparation Work
The topic for the relevant week is read from the book.
Week 9 - Theoretical
The basic formations in the World economies
Week 9 - Preparation Work
The topic for the relevant week is read from the book.
Week 10 - Theoretical
New international economic order
Week 10 - Preparation Work
The topic for the relevant week is read from the book.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Developments in technology and nation state
Week 11 - Preparation Work
The topic for the relevant week is read from the book.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Globalization and regionalisation
Week 12 - Preparation Work
The topic for the relevant week is read from the book.
Week 13 - Theoretical
New world economic order
Week 13 - Preparation Work
The topic for the relevant week is read from the book.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Effects of new formations on Turkey
Week 14 - Preparation Work
The topic for the relevant week is read from the book.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140235
Assignment1202
Quiz1303
Midterm Examination1606
Final Examination1808
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)54
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
OÇ-1
3
4
4
3
2
3
2
4
4
OÇ-2
2
5
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
OÇ-3
3
2
4
1
4
3
3
3
3
5
5
OÇ-4
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
OÇ-5
2
3
5
3
2
3
2
3
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026