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 | EBRU TOPCU (ebruerdogan@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
| Name of Lecturer(s) | |||||
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| The aim of this course is to give detailed information about urban economics. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Can explain the coverage of urban economics. |
PO-1 have information about basic economic topics and indicators.
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Examination |
| LO-2 | can explain process of urbanization. |
PO-1 have information about basic economic topics and indicators.
PO-2 have basic information about treatment rules between individuals, markets and countries. PO-3 have information about the reasons and results of transition that take place in economics |
Examination |
| LO-3 | Can explain rant theories. |
PO-1 have information about basic economic topics and indicators.
PO-4 have theoretical and empirical information to analyze how to authorities, consumers and firms effect each other and how to make decision. |
Examination |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Urbanization / Urban / Collecting Economies and Site Selection Decisions / Urban Building Theories / Growth Process of Cities and Optimal City Scale / Rant Theories and Urban Lands Problem / Housing Problem / Traffic Obstruction Problem / Urban Ecology | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Cities in the Historical Development Process, Existence and Causes of Development of Cities | Lecturing and Discussion |
| 2 | Urbanization Process (Rural Dissolution - Urban Concentration - Flows Between Rural and Urban) | Lecturing and Discussion |
| 3 | Causes of Urbanization (Economic, Technological, Political and Socio-Psychological Reasons) | Lecturing and Discussion |
| 4 | Characteristics of Urbanization (Balanced-Unbalanced Urbanization) | Lecturing and Discussion |
| 5 | Urbanization Policies | Lecturing and Discussion |
| 6 | The Land Problem in Urbanization: Theories of Rent | Lecturing and Discussion |
| 7 | Urbanization Models in Turkey | Lecturing and Discussion |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Housing Issue, Housing Market and Housing Policy | Lecturing and Discussion |
| 10 | Urban Infrastructure Services and Problems | Lecturing and Discussion |
| 11 | Change Process in Cities (Urban Transformation) | Lecturing and Discussion |
| 12 | Sustainable Cities | Lecturing and Discussion |
| 13 | Deindustrialization and Urbanization Process | Lecturing and Discussion |
| 14 | Sample Readings and Discussions on the Urban Economy | Lecturing and Discussion |
| 15 | Urban Issues: Analysis Through Films and Documentaries | Lecturing and Discussion |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Hasan Ertürk&Neslihan Sam (2019), Kent Ekonomisi (Güncellenmiş 6. Baskı), Ankara: Ekin Kitabevi Yayınları. | |
| 2 | İsmet Kılıçaslan (2010), Kent Ekonomisi (Sektörlerin Gelişimi, Ekonomik Coğrafya, Arazi Ekonomisi, Yapısal Analiz), Ankara: Ninova Yayınları | |
| 3 | Seçilmiş Makaleler | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Book and articles | ||
| 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 | 7 | 21 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 3 | 7 | 21 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 114 | ||