| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Master's Degree With Thesis |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 10 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | -
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Have of the basic labour economics knowledge, getting theoretical background
2) Understand the static and dynamic dimensions of labour market
3) Analyse and question of the decision making process in labour markets
4) Make policy suggestions for the solution of labor market problems.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | This course aims to enable students to have knowledge about basic concepts, approaches, processes, and problems in the field of Labor Economics, to be able to analyze and develop comments. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introduction to Labor Economics; Characteristics of Labor Markets; Basic Approaches | | 2nd Week | Wage Theories | | 3rd Week | Labor Supply / Neoclassical Work and Leisure Theory | | 4th Week | Labor Demand | | 5th Week | Determination of Wages and Markets | | 6th Week | Effective Wage Theories, Internal Labor Markets | | 7th Week | Wage Differences, | | 8th Week | Trade Unions and Their Economic Effects | | 9th Week | Minimum Wage and Its Economic Effects | | 10th Week | Unemployment and Unemployment Policies in Turkey Labor Market Analysis | | 11th Week | Technology's Effects on Employment, Industry 4.0 | | 12th Week | Income and Wage Inequality | | 13th Week | Economic Analysis of Labor Mobility, | | 14th Week | Education Economics |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | BİÇERLİ, KEMAL (2012) Çalışma Ekonomisi Beta Yayınları, İstanbul.
CAHİT TALAS (2010) Toplumsal Ekonomi, Çalışma Ekonomisi, İmge Kitabevi.
MERYEM KORAY (2018) Sosyal Politika, 5. Baskı, İmge Kitabevi. |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Problem Solving,Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 40 | | Assignment | 1 | 10 | | Total(%) | | 50 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | 14 | 5 | 70 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 70 | 70 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 60 | 60 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Homework | 1 | 55 | 55 | | Total Workload | | | 301 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 10,03 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 10 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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