ECTS - Economics of Development
Economics of Development (ECON312) Course Detail
Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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Economics of Development | ECON312 | 6. Semester | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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N/A |
Course Language | English |
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Course Type | Compulsory Departmental Courses |
Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
Course Lecturer(s) |
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Course Objectives | |
Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Content | Economic growth, income inequality, health, education, gender and family, aid and development, corruption, microcredit, land, agriculture, incentives, environment and development. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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1 | Basic facts about economic development | Todara & Smith pp. 2-40 (Ders notları) |
2 | Economic growth, development and inequality | Todara & Smith pp. 118-164 |
3 | Economic growth, development and inequality | Todara & Smith pp. 118-164 |
4 | Economics of health | Todara & Smith pp. 382-425 |
5 | Economics of education | Todara & Smith pp. 382-425 |
6 | Aid and development | Todara & Smith pp. 731-767 |
7 | Midterm | |
8 | Corruption | Todara & Smith pp. 576-578 |
9 | Urbanization | Todara & Smith pp. 330-375 |
10 | Environment and development | Todara & Smith pp. 490-532 |
Sources
Course Book | 1. Todaro, M., S. Smith, Economic Development, 12/e |
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2. “Ulusların Düşüşü” by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson. |
Evaluation System
Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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Attendance/Participation | - | - |
Laboratory | - | - |
Application | - | - |
Field Work | - | - |
Special Course Internship | - | - |
Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
Homework Assignments | 1 | 15 |
Presentation | - | - |
Project | - | - |
Report | - | - |
Seminar | - | - |
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 35 |
Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
Toplam | 3 | 100 |
Percentage of Semester Work | |
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Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
Total | 100 |
Course Category
Core Courses | X |
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Major Area Courses | |
Supportive Courses | |
Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
# | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts and methods of economics | X | ||||
2 | Acquiring the skills of macro level economic analysis | X | ||||
3 | Acquiring the skills of micro level economic analysis | X | ||||
4 | Understanding the formulation and implementation of economic policies at the local, national, regional, and/or global level | X | ||||
5 | Learning different approaches on economic and related issues | X | ||||
6 | Acquiring the quantitative and/or qualitative techniques in economic analysis | X | ||||
7 | Improving the ability to use the modern software, hardware and/or technological devices | X | ||||
8 | Developing intra-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary team work skills | X | ||||
9 | Acquiring an open-minded behavior through encouraging critical analysis, discussions, and/or life-long learning | X | ||||
10 | Adopting work ethic and social responsibility | X | ||||
11 | Developing the skills of communication. | X | ||||
12 | Improving the ability to effectively implement the knowledge and skills in at least one of the following areas: economic policy, public policy, international economic relations, industrial relations, monetary and financial affairs. | X |
ECTS/Workload Table
Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory | |||
Application | |||
Special Course Internship | |||
Field Work | |||
Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 6 | 96 |
Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
Project | |||
Report | |||
Homework Assignments | |||
Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Total Workload | 149 |