COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THE STRUCTURE OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIAL PORDUCTION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 5052 THE STRUCTURE OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIAL PORDUCTION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AHU DALGAKIRAN ERDOĞAN

Offered to

M.Sc. City and Regional Planning
City and Regional Planning (Non-Thesis)
City and Regional Planning
City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

This course aims at giving general information about the dynamics, characteristics and location behaviours of small scale industrial production in cities, and focusing on the transformation process that took place within the past decades as well as the regional policies affecting the pattern of industrial location.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, students will be able to define the dynamics and characteristics of small scale industrial production,
2   will be able to list the factors that are effective in location behaviours of firms,
3   will be able to interpret the global/national/regional/local policies and the impact of economic crises on the location pattern of small scale industrial units,
4   will be able to analyse a specific sector of small scale industrial production in detail,
5   will be able to criticise the existing situation of the sector selected as case study.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to theoretical framework, theories of industrial location
2 Location and relocation processes, decentralization phenomenon, discussions over reading list
3 Characteristics of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), qualitative and quantitative criteria used in the definition of SMEs in different countries
4 The importance of SMEs in global and national economies
5 Structure of SMEs in Turkey and related public policies
6 Effect of economic crisis on SMEs, new global division of labour
7 Review of studies in Turkey, discussions over reading list
8 Theoretical framework underlying the location choice of small scale and industrial production
9 Changes in the location of small scale industry in relation to changing economic system in developing countries
10 Determining the subjects and contents of homework to be prepared by students
11 Field survey, researches in public institutions
12 Homework Presentation as Midterm Examination
13 Discussions over reading list-I
14 Discussions over reading list-II

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Richardson, H. W. (1971) Urban Economics, Penguin
Supplementary Book(s): Şenses, Fikret (1989) 1980 Sonrası Ekonomi Politikaları Işığında Türkiyede Sanayileşme, Verso Yayıncılık, Ankara
Aktar, Ayhan (1990) Kapitalizm, Az Gelişmişlik ve Türkiyede Küçük Sanayi, AFA Yayıncılık, Istanbul
References: Masood, A.B. (2007) Dimensions of Industrial Location Factors: Review and Exploration, Journal of Business and Public Affairs, Volume 1, Issue 2
Materials: Other readings related to the course

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This course will be given through lectures and the students will learn topics by attending the lectures. Homework assignments will be prepared in accordance with the course content and presented individually by the students.

Assessment Methods

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

Interpreting and Analysing will be measured by Homework Assignments/Presentation.
Defining, Listing and Criticising will be measured by Final Examination.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

This course will be given through lectures and discussions over reading list.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ahu.dalgakiran@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 08.30-09.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 4 10 40
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 140

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51

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