COURSE UNIT TITLE

: REGIONAL ECONOMICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ECO 4122 REGIONAL ECONOMICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Economics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ELIF YAPRAK GÜLCAN

Offered to

Economics

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to explore and discuss the problem of regional economic disparities. Theories of migration, location and regional economic growth will be introduced. Techniques for analyzing aspects of the regional problem will be presented. The course will cover current issues on regional economic policy and development particularly with respect to Turkey-EU relations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The learner will be aware of regional differences and disparities.
2   The learner will be able to distinguish between the core and periphery characteristics
3   The learner will be able to grasp the importance of knowledge based economies
4   The learner will be able to draw parallels between macro economic developmant and regional economic development
5   The learner will be able to apply economic tools to analyze regional economic development
6   The learner will be able to present an interesting topic which will be chosen by his will and instructor's consent.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction - Hoover and Giarratani, Ch.1
2 Perspectives on Economic Growth and Development - European Competitiveness Report. Chapter II and Annex 1 to Chapter II (http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/enterprise_policy/competitiveness/doc/competitiveness_report_2001/)
3 Location Decisions - Hoover and Giarratani, Ch.5
4 Regions - Hoover and Giarratani, Ch. 9
5 The Location of People - Hoover and Giarratani, Ch. 10
6 Regional Development and Regional Policies - Hoover and Giarratani, Ch. 11 and 12 - Landabaso, M., C. Oughton and K. Morgan (1999). Learning Regions in Europe: Theory, Policy and Practice through the RIS Experience . 3rd International Conference on Regional Innovation and Policy. Austin, USA.
7 EU'S Regional Policies - Mapping Regional Competitiveness (Lisbon Agenda Briefing) - More Regional Specialization (Clusters Report)
8 Regional Competitiveness - Bilen, G. Novel Regional Policy of Turkey in Line with EU Standards . - Loewendahl-Ertugal, E. (2005). Europeanization of Regional Policy and Regional Governanca: The Case of Turkey . European Political Economy Review 3(1): 18-53. -Other articles will also be assigned
9 Regional Competitiveness/Regional Clusters and Networks Constructed Regional Advantage articles will be assigned TUBITAK Project number 107K367 Final Report
10 Turkey's Regional Policies
11 Turkey's Regional Policies
12 Student presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Edgar M. Hoover and Frank Giarratani. An Introduction to Regional Economics (1999). The Web book of Regional Science. Regional Research Institute. West Virginia University. (http://www.rri.wvu.edu/WebBook/Giarratani/preface.htm)
2. The instructor provide and assign relevant articles to the class.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Class discussions
3. Presentations
4. Term paper

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 PRS Presentation
3 FN Final
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.40 + PRS * 0.20 + FN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT * 0.40 + PRS * 0.20 + RST * 0.40

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The learner will clearly differenciate the differences of the regional and macroeconomic development by distinguishing the characteristics of each .
2. The learner will present his/her ideas in an organized manner written and orally by preparing a term paper
3. The learner will understand the importance and future prospects of knowledge based economy.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligatory to attend at least 70% of the classes
2. Violations of plagiarism of any kind will result in disciplinary steps being taken
3. For every late day 5 points will deducted from the term paper

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yaprak.gulcan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 9 3 27
Tutorials 3 3 9
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 25 25
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 160

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.35
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