| 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) | Professor Hakkı Ozan Eruygur
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Should have developed an awareness of the various viewpoints on the following and should be able to synthesize them to a certain degree: The benefits and costs of globalization and foreign direct investment.
2) Private and social returns on human capital and education at various levels.
3) Determinants of agricultural development and the reasons for the existence of and efficiency levels of various agricultural management systems.
4) Determinants of rural-urban migration and its effects on places of origin and destination.
5) Characteristics of the informal sector, the reasons for its existence and the symbiosis between economic growth and income distribution.
6) Conditions for economic sustainability.
7) The relationship between economic growth aand income distribution.
8) Corruption and its effects on economic growth.
9) The effects of various institutions, especially those of the institutions of property rights, on economic growth.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | In this course, we will analyze and apply economic theory to the empirical observations of economic growth and answer the following questions: Why does the output per capita in some countries grow faster than others? Why do living standards differ so much across countries and regions? Why are some countries 50 times richer than others? Why do per capita growth rates differ over long periods? What are the limits to growth? |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introducing Economic Development: A Global Perspective | | 2nd Week | Comparative Economic Development | | 3rd Week | Development Models | | 4th Week | Growth and Income Distribution | | 5th Week | Underdevelopment, Population and Economic Growth | | 6th Week | Exam Week | | 7th Week | Midterm - Education, Human Capital and Economic Growth | | 8th Week | Institutions and Economic Growth | | 9th Week | Public Institutions and Economic Growth | | 10th Week | Costs of Economic Growth | | 11th Week | Are There Limits to Growth? | | 12th Week | Are There Limits to Growth? | | 13th Week | Theories of Development: A Comparative Analysis | | 14th Week | Theories of Development: A Comparative Analysis |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Hendrik Van der Berg, Economic Growth and Development. New York: McGraw-Hill, Irwin, 2001;
Michael P. Todaro and Stephen C. Smith, Economic Development; 8th ed. . NewYork: Addison Wesley, 2003;
Debraj Ray. Development Economics. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
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| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 30 | | Assignment | 1 | 20 | | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Preparation for Quiz | 1 | 15 | 15 | | Individual or group work | 1 | 20 | 20 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 35 | 35 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Homework | 5 | 6 | 30 | | Total Workload | | | 143 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 4,76 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 5 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | English |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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