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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
MODERNIZATION PROCESSES IN TURKEY SOC502 Second Term (Spring) 3 + 0 10

TYPE OF COURSE UNITCompulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITMaster's Degree Without Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY1
SEMESTERSecond Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) They learn the origins of modernization in Turkey.
2) They learn the social conditions of modernization.
3) They learn the modernization process in Turkey.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITIONIn this course, it is aimed that students learn the phenomenon of modernity and modernization theories and examine their reflections on Turkey. The emergence of the phenomenon of modernization, the social conditions of modernization, modernization theories, orientalism and the modernization process in Turkey are within the scope of the course. Turkey's modernization experiences are discussed within the framework of early and late modernization theories.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Course introduction and basic concepts
2nd Week Grounds and conditions of political modernization
3rd Week Turkish political climate between 1920 and 1938
4th Week Education issue in the Turkish Nation-State
5th Week Economic thoughts and practices
6th Week Turkish Foreign Policy During the Period of Ataturk (1923-1930)
7th Week Post-Ataturk Turkey: Characteristics of the İnönü Period
8th Week Midterm Exam Week
9th Week Changes in Turkish Political Life after World War II
10th Week Democratic Party period (1950-1960)
11th Week Evaluation of 1960-1980 period
12th Week Evaluation after 1980
13th Week Post-2000 period
14th Week General Review
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGKILINÇKAYA, D. (ed) Atatürk ve Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Tarihi. Siyasal Kitabevi, Ankara, 2004

AHMAD, F. Modern Türkiyenin Oluşumu, İstanbul, 1995

BOZDOGAN, S. KASABA, R.(Ed) Türkiye'de Modernleşme ve Ulusal Kimlik, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, 2010
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term130
Assignment120
Total(%)50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)50
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam133
Preparation for Quiz000
Individual or group work1414196
Preparation for Final exam13030
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam12020
Laboratory (including preparation)000
Final exam133
Homework12020
Total Workload314
Total Workload / 3010,46
ECTS Credits of the Course10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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