COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IBS 2014 COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

International Business and Trade

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IBRAHIM ALPER ARISOY

Offered to

International Business and Trade
Economics
International Trade and Business (English)

Course Objective

The purpose of the course is to convey some of the diversity and vitality of contemporary economic geography and comparative world economy, with particular respect to the main turning points, to students.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The learner will be able to have a sufficient understanding of the quantitative tools enabling comparison among various countries and blocs
2   The learner will be able to explore the fundemantal nature of the economic geography to understand the spatial distributions and patterns of economic activity
3   The learner will be able to describe and account for the world population, resources, manufacturing, agriculture to outline major features and problems of the world economy
4   The learner will be able to explain major theories and perspectives on international development for answering the causes of poverty in the world today.
5   The learner will be able to document the recent news on world economy by following the periodicals and journals to have a better understanding on the future of the world economy

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 economic geography: introduction
2 classifying economies core & periphery economies, developed, developing, emerging economies
3 classifying economies market economy, command economy
4 size of the national economies the major economic blocs and countries (G7, G20, OECD, the EU, the US, Japan, BRICS)
5 how the world economy came about feudalism, capitalism, industrial revolution, colonialism
6 how the world economy came about
7 world population & migration
8 world resources
9 world agriculture, manufacturing, service, transportation and communication
10 international trade and investment, international trade patterns
11 geography of (under) development
12 world development problems

Recomended or Required Reading

- Stutz, F.P., Warf, B., The World Economy: Resources, Location, Trade and Development, 5th Edition, Prentice Hall Pearson Education, 2007
- Mackinnon, D., Cumbers, A., An Introduction to Economic Geography: Globalization, Uneven Development and Place, Prentice Hall Pearson Education, 2007
- Rosser, J., and Rosser, M., Comparative Economics in a Transforming World Economy, the MIT Press, Massachusetts, 2004.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Class discussions

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 ASS Assignment
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.40 + ASS * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The learner will clearly define the main features of the world economy.
2. The learner will describe the nature and distribution of the world population and resources.
3. The learner will evaluate international trade patterns.
4. The learner will interpret the world development problems.
5. The learner will follow and interpret the news about the world economy

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Participation in class and in-class discussion is compulsory
2. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
3. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

alper.arisoy@deu.edu.tr
Room 245

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparing assignments 3 5 15
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 106

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.153325
LO.25
LO.355
LO.435
LO.5

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