ECTS - Economic Growth and Development
Economic Growth and Development (ECON522) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Economic Growth and Development | ECON522 | General Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Social Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This class analyzes the different approached to development in a critical manner. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Basic facts about economic development, economic growth, development and inequality, economics of health, economics of education, gender and family, aid and development, corruption, microcredit, credit, savings and insurance, land, agriculture, incentives, urbanization, environment and development. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Economic Growth and Economic Development: Questions | Acemoglu Chapter 1 |
| 2 | Modeling Economic Growth | Yeldan Chapter 3 |
| 3 | Neoclassical Growth Models-Solow | Yeldan,Chapter 4;Acemoglu, Chapter 2 |
| 4 | Neoclassical Growth Models-Solow | Yeldan, Chapter 4;Acemoglu, Chapter 2 |
| 5 | Neo-classical Growth Models | Acemoglu, Chapter 5 |
| 6 | Neo-classical Growth Models | Acemoglu, Chapter 8 |
| 7 | Overlapping Generations Model (OLG) and Dynamic Efficiency | Acemoglu, Chapter 9 |
| 8 | Midterm | |
| 9 | Neoclassical Endogenous Growth Models: Capital Accumulation, Externalities, and Human Capital | Acemoglu, Chapter 10-11 |
| 10 | Schumpeterian Growth | Yeldan, Chapter 7; Acemoglu, Chapter 14 |
| 11 | Structural Change and Economic Growth | Acemoglu, Chapter 21 |
| 12 | Population Growth and Demographic Transition | Acemoglu, Chapter 23 |
| 13 | Industrialization and World Economy | Şenses/Rhys Jenkins, Chapter 7 |
| 14 | The Rise and Decline of Development Economics | Şenses/ Albert O. Hirschman, Chapter 1 |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Acemoğlu, D. Introduction to Modern Economic Growth, Princeton University Press, 2009. |
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| 2. Yeldan, E. İktisadi Büyüme ve Bölüşüm Teorileri, Efil Yayınevi, 2010. | |
| 3. Şenses, F. Kalkınma İktisadı – Yükselişi ve Gerilemesi, İletişim Yayınları, 1996. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 30 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | - | - |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 70 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| 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 | Have advanced level of knowledge about the field of Public Finance-Tax in order to gain practical gains. | |||||
| 2 | He/she can identify the issues related to Finance-Tax area by considering them within the framework of a method and report and evaluate them from an analytical point of view. | |||||
| 3 | Able to understand, interpret and analyze economic and financial events, equipped with knowledge of certain disciplines, especially economics, business and law. | |||||
| 4 | Develops policies and strategies for the solution of problems by establishing the cause-effect relationship related to financial and economic problems through theoretical information and current discussions, by making financial analyzes. | |||||
| 5 | By establishing the relationship of public financial management and budget theory with public policies, he/she makes strong budget analysis, develops analyzes on public finance and establishes the policy implementation relationship. | |||||
| 6 | Understanding tax theory, learning the legal background, following the developments and gaining a professional competence in tax matters effectively develop it. | |||||
| 7 | Have knowledge of accounting systems in private and public institutions and businesses, analyze and interpret the financial and financial structure of businesses with the knowledge and competence gained. | |||||
| 8 | Gain knowledge of macroeconomic structure and growth theory, including theoretical and country examples, and evaluate economic developments from a theoretical perspective. | |||||
| 9 | Can use foreign language in financial and economic fields, follow international literature, communicate on professional issues. | |||||
| 10 | By using information technologies, digital developments and common software, it benefits from technological developments in studies specific to its field. | |||||
| 11 | It uses qualitative and quantitative methods necessary for the analysis of economic, financial, social and institutional events. | |||||
| 12 | While fulfilling its academic and professional responsibilities, the United Nations develops an approach that respects sustainable development goals, fundamental freedoms, disadvantaged groups, the environment, cultural and moral values. | |||||
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 | 2 | 32 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||