COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ECO 4120 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Economics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR BURÇAK MÜGE VURAL

Offered to

Economics

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to help students acquainted with theories and methods of economic development for developing countries. The course covers topics such as economic, social, and political problems of developing countries, population growth, investment performance, growth and development theories and distribution of income in developing nations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Demonstrate a good level of understanding of development economics so that the learner can interpret the magnitude of the differences in welfare among nations and what conditions perpetuate these differences.
2   Recognize key economic issues in developing countries in order to analyze economic development problems on both domestic and global scales.
3   Demonstrate an understanding of different approaches to the solutions for development problems in order to discuss policy issues relating to developing and developed countries
4   Recognize the roles of factors such as industry, agriculture, population growth, investment performance, international finance and trade in determining the level of development of a nation so that the learner can evaluate the effects of different development theories in different nations.
5   Classify empirical evidence and data relevant to economic development and poverty issues in order to demonstrate application of relevant theoretical tools to real world issues

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

ECO 2001 - MICROECONOMICS I

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Economic Development: Overview
3 Economic Growth
4 Economic Growth
5 The New Growth Theories
6 The New Growth Theories
7 History, Expectations, and Development
8 In - class Discussion
9 Presentations
10 Presentations
11 Presentations
12 Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Debraj, Ray; Development Economics, 2007.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Sınıf içi tartışmalar
3. Dönem ödevi
4. Sunumlar

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 TP TermProject
3 FN Final
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.30 +TP * 0.30 + FN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT * 0.30 +TP * 0.30 + RST * 0.40

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The learner will be able to define the concept of development going through various components of it such as economic growth, poverty, income inequality, sustainable development, health etc.
2. The learner will be able to describe different theoretical approaches in the field.
3. The learner will be able to identify and interpret different government policies to solve various development problems.
4. The learner will have a say on economic modern-day development and poverty issues such that they can apply theoretical tools to real world issues.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Email: muge.tunaer@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Reading 2 3 6
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 142

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.14
LO.2
LO.3455
LO.4455
LO.5455

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