COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GLOBALIZATION AND REGIONAL ECONOMICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ECN 5029 GLOBALIZATION AND REGIONAL ECONOMICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Economics (English)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ELIF YAPRAK GÜLCAN

Offered to

Economics (English)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to study the spatial and socio-economic dimensions of the globalization process, and to examine the economic development and welfare disparities between regions of the world by doing so.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Develop an understanding of core concepts and theories that enhance comprehension of regions and the global political economy.
2   Explain the geographical dimensions of development and globalization in order to interpret how directly resource and factor endowments are linked to economic development.
3   Evaluate the effects of the ongoing globalization on economic development and regional disparities.
4   Define the major international institutions such as WTO, World Bank, IMF who play important roles in the globalization process, in order to explain the effect of their policies on the regional scale.
5   Develop an understanding of the rapid urbanization processes that take place in developing countries and how these relate to regional development.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 History of Globalization
3 Globalization and Knowledge Based Economies
4 Perspectives on Economic Development
5 Spatial Economics and Regions
6 Regional Development and Regional Policies
7 Midterm
8 The Location of People
9 EU Regional Policies
10 Regional Clusters and Networks
11 Turkey's Regional Policies
12 Student Presentations
13 Student Presentations
14 General Overview

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Lecture Notes and academic papers

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Class Discussions
3. Assignments

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The learner will be able to apply economic tools to analyze globalization's effect on regional economic development.
2. The learner will be able to distinguish between the core and periphery characteristics on the global and regional scale.
3. The learner will present his/her ideas in an organized manner written and orally through assignments.
4. The learner will define the socio-economic dimensions of development and globalization in order to explain sources of and possible aids for regional disparities.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1.It is obligatory to attend at least 70% of the classes.

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 13 3 39
Tutorials 13 1 13
Preparation before/After Weekly Lectures 13 1 13
Assignment Preperation 4 10 40
Preparation for Quiz etc. 0 0 0
Preparation for Final Exam 1 20 20
Preparation for Midterm Exam 1 10 10
Preparing Presentations 0 0 0
Midterm 1 2 2
Quiz 0 0 0
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 139

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.1543
LO.244
LO.353
LO.4542
LO.5351

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