Yozgat Bozok University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
İKT6202.01	KALKINMA EKONOMİSİ	Elective	1	2	7

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle

Objectives of the Course

To get to know the students the basic concepts and issues of development economics in detail.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Dr. Öğrt. Üyesi Figen Tombak

Learning Outcomes

1	Learns what is the the purpose and importance of development economics.
2	Obtain information about what are the methods of analysis of development economics.
3	Have knowledge about the theories of development economics.
4	Learns to comment on the policies ofthe development policies.
5	Gains the ability to interpret countries' development processes.

Mode of Delivery

Uzaktan Eğitim

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

In general terms, the definition of the growth economy, the scope, issues and way of thinking are introduced. In particular the basic sources of economic growth, economic growth theories are presented in detail.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	The birth of development economics and development	Lecturing
2	Measure the level of economic development	Lecturing
3	Profile of less developed countries	Lecturing
4	Relationship between population and development	Lecturing
5	The of historical stages in the development and stage theory	Lecturing
6	Vicious Equilibrium theories	Lecturing
7	The theory of Dualism	Lecturing
8	Midterm exam	Lecturing
9	Structural change models	Lecturing
10	International dependence theories	Lecturing
11	Development and capital needs	Lecturing
12	Development financing sources: internal funding sources	Lecturing
13	Development financing sources: external sources of funding	Lecturing
14	IMF, Globalization and LDC	Lecturing
15	Stabilization policies	Lecturing
16	Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

TEXTBOOK: Metin BERBER, İktisadi Büyüme ve Kalkınma, 6. Baskı, Trabzon:2010 (Temel kaynak) COURSE TOOLS : Sami TABAN, Muhsin KAR, Kalkınma İktisadı, Nobel Yayınevi, Ankara:2008.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
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

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	1	1
Makeup Examination	1	10	10
Discussion	1	20	20
Self Study	1	50	50
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	25	25
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	50	50
Reading	1	40	40
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			197

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