Basic Information

Course Code:

POLS 352

Course Name:

Political Economy

Language of Instruction:

English

Course Type:

Class

Course Level:

Bachelor

ECTS:

5.00

Instructor:

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi DİCLE KORKMAZ

Course Objectives

This course aims to introduce the basic concepts and perspectives of international political economy with a particular emphasis put on the relationship between markets and state, and the reflections on the society.

Course Content

Students will learn to analyse the interaction between markets and states from the liberal, mercantalist and structuralist and alternative perspectives. The course provides an intellectual toolkit to make sense of the intricate and complex relationship between politics and economics in four different global structures, namely trade and production, money and finance, technology and knowledge and security.

Prerequisites / Corequisites

No available.

Course Books / Materials / Recommended Resources

Balaam, D. and Dillman, B. (2016). Introduction to International Political Economy (6th ed.). London and New York: Routledge. O'Brien, R. and Williams, M. (2016). Global Political Economy (5th ed.). London: Palgrave Macmillan. Additional readings are uploaded to LMS.

Learning Outcomes

Code	Description
LO1	Students will have a good grasp of political economy theories.
LO2	Students will know the key institutions that govern the global political economy
LO3	Students will understand the interrelationship between international politics and international economy
LO4	Students will comprehend the historical developments in the global economy, and understand the developments in trade, finance, security and information and technology
LO5	Students will learn the roles of states and companies in the above mentioned developments and understand the reflections to societies.

Weekly Course Content

Week	Content
1	Introduction
2	Emergence of the World Economic Structure: British and American economic and political supremacy
3	Emergence of the World Economic Structure: British and American economic and political supremacy
4	The Economic Liberal Perspective
5	The Economic Liberal & Mercantilist Perspectives
6	The Mercantilist & Structuralist Perspectives
7	The Structuralist Perspective
8	Midterm Exam
9	Global Trade
10	Global Trade
11	Transnational Production
12	International Monetary Structure
13	International Monetary Structure
14	Knowledge, Technology and Ideas
15	Revision

Workload Calculation

Activity	Count	Duration (Hours)	Total
Attendance	1	42.00	42.00
Pre-Class Individual Study	1	28.00	28.00
Midterm Exam/Preparation	1	24.00	24.00
Final Exam/Preparation	1	40.00	40.00
Quiz Preparation	1	16.00	16.00
Total Workload (Hours)			150
ECTS Credit (Workload / 25)			5

Assessment

#	Assessment Type	Contribution (%)
1	Midterm Exam	%30
2	Quiz	%7
3	Quiz	%8
4	Attendance	%15
5	Final Exam	%40
TOTAL		%100

PO - LO Matrix

PO \ LO	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
PO-1
PO-2
PO-3
PO-4
PO-5
PO-6
PO-7

1

Low Contribution

2

Medium Contribution

3

High Contribution

Teaching and Learning Methods

#	Method Name	Description	Tools
1	Controversial Course	Listening and comprehension, critical thinking	Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer, overhead projector
2	Lecture (expository teaching), interactive discussion	Listening and taking notes.	Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools (projector, computer, digital presentations)
3	Brainstorming	The purpose of forming pairs is to ensure that they are open to innovation during the idea generation phase	Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer, overhead projector
4	Small Group Discussion	Listening and comprehension, processing observations/situations, critical thinking, question development	Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer, overhead projector
5	Demonstration	Listening and comprehension, processing observations/situations	Presentation content

Academic Integrity and Artificial Intelligence

There is zero-tolerance to any form of academic dishonesty. Any form of academic dishonesty (for ex. plagiarism, using AI in an unethical way, cheating during exams, re-submitting your own/someone else’s work for the course etc.) are unacceptable and will have serious results. Plagiarism refers to presentation of another person’s ideas or direct/paraphrased quotations in your own work without citations. Please consult the instructor when you have hesitations.

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