Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 4 / Fall Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 1st Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Optional | ||||
| Department | ECONOMICS | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | AYSUN ÖZEN (aysun@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
| Name of Lecturer(s) | |||||
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| The regional economics primarily focuses on the locational analysis for production activities, regional economic dynamics, and regional economic development and policy. The topics in urban economics cover the locational analysis for urban business, externalities in cities, and urbanization in developing countries. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Learn and interpret the causes of regional disparities. |
PO-1 have information about basic economic topics and indicators.
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Examination |
| LO-2 | Make the comparison and interpretation of regional development tools. |
PO-6 have ability on examining and analyzing the effects of economic policies. |
Examination |
| LO-3 | Make an assessment of regional development policies in Turkey |
PO-6 have ability on examining and analyzing the effects of economic policies. |
Examination |
| LO-4 | Make a comparison between models of rural development and |
PO-9 have ability on commenting current economic issues considering economic theory in the view of sociology. |
Examination |
| LO-5 | Know the difference between the concepts of regionalism and new regionalism can compare and classic |
PO-11 have ability on defining economic variables and comment on the relationships between these variables. |
Examination |
| LO-6 | Regional development agencies for the development of the country know and understand the importance of their duties. |
PO-16 report preparation that examine the economy in terms of sectoral and macroeconomic. |
Examination |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| The course generally covers regional development differences and Turkey’s situation, and the policies of Turkey and several countries against regional development differences. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Region, regional development, examining the concepts of underdevelopment | lectures, discussion |
| 2 | Examination of the concept of place in the economy | lectures, discussion |
| 3 | Causes of regional disparities | lectures, discussion |
| 4 | Advanced features of the regions and elements that play a role in the choice of place of corporations | lectures, discussion |
| 5 | The problem of regional development in Turkey | lectures, discussion |
| 6 | Regional differences emerged during the Ottoman Period | lectures, discussion |
| 7 | Regional development policies and objectives of the policy | lectures, discussion |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Regional development policy tools | lectures, discussion |
| 10 | Regional development policies in Turkey | lectures, discussion |
| 11 | Regional development policy instruments in Turkey | lectures, discussion |
| 12 | Regional Development and local governments | lectures, discussion |
| 13 | The village and the development | lectures, discussion |
| 14 | The creation of new industrial centers in Turkey | lectures, discussion |
| 15 | Regional development agencies | lectures, discussion |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Zeynel Dinler, Bölgesel İktisat (Teori, Politika ve Uygulama), İmaj Yayıncılık, 2016. | |
| 2 | Burcu Türkcan ve Necmettin Çelik, Türkiye'de Bölgesel İktisat, Orion Kitapevi, Ankara, 2020. | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| slides | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 8 | 1 | 40 |
| Other assessment methods | |||
| 1.Oral Examination | |||
| 2.Quiz | |||
| 3.Laboratory exam | |||
| 4.Presentation | |||
| 5.Report | |||
| 6.Workshop | |||
| 7.Performance Project | |||
| 8.Term Paper | |||
| 9.Project | |||
| final exam | 16 | 1 | 60 |
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 0 | ||
| c) Performance Project | 0 | ||
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 0 | ||
| e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
| Oral Examination | 0 | ||
| Quiz | 0 | ||
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 3 | 8 | 24 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 3 | 8 | 24 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 120 | ||