| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | İKT61017.01 | STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF TURKISH ECONOMY | Elective | 1 | 1 | 7 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| Second Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| The purpose of this course is to have students acquire some knowledge about the current structure and historical progress of the Turkish Economy. |
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| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Have some historical and up-to-date information related to the demographic structure of Turkey. | | 2 | Identify basic concepts regarding employment and unemployment, and acquire the information about the progress and sectoral composition of employment and unemployment in Turkey. | | 3 | Comprehend the development of national income in Turkey by taking into consideration such distinctions as total vs. per capita national income, gross vs. net national income, nominal vs. real national income, and the structure of income distribution in Turkey. | | 4 | Acquire some knowledge regarding the structure of public finance and the problems experienced on this matter in Turkey. | | 5 | Have some opinion pertaining to historical development and primary causes of inflation, and to potential solutions that can be developed on this issue in Turkey. | | 6 | Learn major developments experienced in Turkey’s balance of payments, and policies for international trade and capital flows. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Uzaktan Eğitim |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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| Course Contents |
| - Population and its structure in Turkey,
- Employment and unemployment in Turkey,
- Turkey’s national income and its development,
- Income distribution and poverty in Turkey,
- Public finance in Turkey,
- Inflation in Turkey,
- Developments in balance of payments of Turkey. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Some information about population of Turkey, the share of Turkey’s population in the world population, and the structure of population in Turkey | Lecturing | | | 2 | Summarized conceptual information regarding the terms employment and unemployment, the development of unemployment in Turkey, and some measures to reduce the unemployment | Lecturing | | | 3 | The structure of employment, the development of unemployment and employment in Turkey (1) | Lecturing | | | 4 | The structure of employment, the development of unemployment and employment in Turkey (2) | Lecturing | | | 5 | The concept of national income and some general information about the ways in which national income is calculated | Lecturing | | | 6 | Some major developments experienced in national income indicators of Turkey and the role of Turkish economy in the world economy | Lecturing | | | 7 | Current structure and the development of sectoral, functional, regional and personal income distribution in Turkey, the structure and development of poverty in Turkey | Lecturing | | | 8 | Midterm exam | Examination | | | 9 | Current structure of public finance and the problems experienced on this matter in Turkey | Lecturing | | | 10 | Some general knowledge on the concept of inflation, calculation methods of inflation rate, and the causes-effects of it | Lecturing | | | 11 | Historical development and the current situation of inflation in Turkey, fundamental causes of inflation and some potential solutions against inflation | Lecturing | | | 12 | Some basic information about balance of payments | Lecturing | | | 13 | Major developments experienced in Turkey’s balance of payments | Lecturing | | | 14 | Major developments experienced in trade and foreign capital policies and the data in Turkey | Lecturing | | | 15 | Final exam | Examination | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Eren, A. (2017). Türkiye Ekonomisi (Güncellenmiş 8. Baskı). Bursa: Ekin Basım, Yayın, Dağıtım. (Temel Kaynak)
Şahin, H. (2016). Türkiye Ekonomisi: Tarihsel Gelişimi - Bugünkü Durumu (Gözden Geçirilmiş, Genişletilmiş 16. Basım). Bursa: Ezgi Kitabevi Yayınları.
Kepenek, Y., Yentürk, N. (2008). Türkiye Ekonomisi (21. Basım). İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi. |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Problem Solving | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| Discussion | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Question-Answer | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Brain Storming | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Self Study | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 35 | 35 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 35 | 35 |
| Reading | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Homework | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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