TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Understand relationships between population and economy, various demographic models, and population policies. 2) Become familiar with basic demographic concepts, and methods, should understand the determinants of fertility and mortality, and the complex interrelationships between population growth and economic growth.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	This course examines the basic view of demographics and the economic implications of demographics.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Population Dynamics: Summary Indicators 2nd Week Microeconomics of Fertility and Child Quality 3rd Week Microeconomics of Fertility and Child Quality 4th Week Mortality and Health 5th Week Demographic Models 6th Week Demographic Models 7th Week Demographic Models, Externalities and Population Policies 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Externalities and Population Policies 10th Week Income Distribution and Social Security 11th Week Income Distribution and Social Security 12th Week Population and Growth 13th Week Population and Growth 14th Week Internal and International Migration
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Assaf Razin and Efraim Sadka, Population Economics, Cambridge, MASS.: The MIT Press, 1995. Samuel H. Preston, Patrick Heuveline and Michael Guillot, Demography: Measuring and Modeling Population Processes, London: Blackwell Publishing, 2000.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 3 42 Preparation for Final exam 1 30 30 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 25 25 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework Total Workload 141 Total Workload / 30 4,7 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No