TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	3
SEMESTER	Sixth Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Özcan Yağcı
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Develop the intellectual knowledge about structural, societal and economic features of Turkey. 2) Associate knowledge of theories, methods, strategies and techniques related to intercultural communication with Turkey. 3) Comparatively evaluate the economic, political and social aspects of the national, international, social and intercultural dimensions of communication.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	Exposing, defining and discussing of political, cultural, demographic and economic structural features of Turkey.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week General concept of this course. 2nd Week General Information About Turkey. 3rd Week Turkish Economy Through Selected Macro Economic Concepts. 4th Week Structural Features of the Turkish Economy. 5th Week Economic Policies in Turkey by Periods. 6th Week Political Structure of Turkey. 7th Week Midterm 8th Week Changing Political Structure Characteristics by Periods. 9th Week Social Structure Features of Turkey. 10th Week Education - Culture - Art in Turkey 11th Week Recent Developments in Social Life. 12th Week International Relations and Intercultural Interaction. 13th Week European Union Culture and Education Policies and Turkey. 14th Week New Trends.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Kongar, E., 21. Yüzyılda Türkiye, Remzi Kitabevi, 2008.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Attendance 1 10 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 exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 1 60 60 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 50 50 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework Total Workload 156 Total Workload / 30 5,2 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No