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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
MSH 0074	ECONOMICS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICIES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	3

Offered By

Efes Vocational School

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR HAKAN SÖNMEZ

Offered to

Catering Services Programme
Cultural Heritage and Tourism
Tourism and Hotel Management
Civil Aviation Transportation Management
Food Technology

Course Objective

How scientific and technological studies depend on each other and how these studies result in economic growth and development; The study of science and technology policies, and the analysis of these policies from conceptual, theoretical, and empirical perspectives.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Students will be able to explain the role of science, technology and innovation in economic growth
2	Students will be able to relate different institutions in the economy to science, technology and innovation
3	Students will be able to explain public support mechanisms that will trigger economic growth based on research and development
4	Students will be able to explain different technology transfer mechanisms

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Science, Technology and the reason of invention, economic theory and science and technology policy relation
2	History of technological progress
3	British industrial revolution, and science and technology associations
4	Investment goods sector, agricultural machines, long waves and paradigm shifts
5	Science and technology policy in the 20th century, national innovation systems
6	Development of science and technology in Turkey
7	Mid-Term Exam
8	Establishment and Organizational Development of Scientific and Technical Research Institution in Turkey 1963-2005
9	Establishment and Organizational Development of Scientific and Technical Research Institution in Turkey 1963-2005
10	Tübitak's Science Policy Function and Mechanisms
11	Tübitak's Science Policy Function and Mechanisms
12	Turkey's National Science and Technology Policies
13	Turkey's National Science and Technology Policies
14	Turkey's National Science and Technology Policies
15	Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Turkcan, Ergun (2009) Dünyada ve Türkiye de Bilim, Teknoloji ve Politika, Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, Istanbul

Supplementary Book(s):
1) Aysan, A. F., ve Dumludağ, D (ed) Kalkınmada Yeni Yaklaşımlar, Imge Kitabevi, Istanbul
2) Ulusal Bilim Teknoloji v eYenilik Stratejisi 2011-2016, BTYK 22 Ek 4 UBTYS-2011-2016

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing and preparing to subjects

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	FIN	FINAL EXAM
3	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4	RST	RESIT
5	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	12	3	36
Preparation for midterm exam	1	12	12
Preparation for final exam	1	12	12
Midterm	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			64

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14	PO.15	PO.16
LO.1						4
LO.2						5
LO.3						3
LO.4						2

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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