COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ECO 4120 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Economics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BURÇAK MÜGE VURAL

Offered to

Economics

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to help students acquainted with theories and methods of economic development for developing countries. The course covers topics such as economic, social, and political problems of developing countries, population growth, investment performance, growth and development theories and distribution of income in developing nations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Demonstrate a good level of understanding of development economics so that the learner can interpret the magnitude of the differences in welfare among nations and what conditions perpetuate these differences.
2   Recognize key economic issues in developing countries in order to analyze economic development problems on both domestic and global scales.
3   Demonstrate an understanding of different approaches to the solutions for development problems in order to discuss policy issues relating to developing and developed countries
4   Recognize the roles of factors such as industry, agriculture, population growth, investment performance, international finance and trade in determining the level of development of a nation so that the learner can evaluate the effects of different development theories in different nations.
5   Classify empirical evidence and data relevant to economic development and poverty issues in order to demonstrate application of relevant theoretical tools to real world issues

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

ECO 2001 - MICROECONOMICS I

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction Week 1
2 Economic Development: Overview Week 2
3 Economic Growth Week 3
4 Economic Growth Week 4
5 Economic Growth Week 5
6 The New Growth Theories Week 6
7 The New Growth Theories Week 7
8 History, Expectations, and Development Week 8
9 Review class for final Week 9
10 Presentations Week 10
11 Presentations Week 11
12 Presentations Week 12
13 Presentations Week 13
14 Presentations Week 14

Recomended or Required Reading

Debraj, Ray; Development Economics, 2007.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Sınıf içi tartışmalar
3. Dönem ödevi
4. Sunumlar

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 PRS Presentation
3 FN Final
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.30 + PRS * 0.30 +FN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT * 0.30 + PRS * 0.30 + RST * 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Subject knowledge and ability to respond to questions: demonstrate detailed knowledge about the subject chosen for research and possess the ability to effectively respond to the questions (30 points)

No grasp of the subject and no ability to respond to the questions with respect to the conducted research Poor (0 %)
Uncomfortable with the subject and ability to respond to the questions weakly and poorly possessed Fair (40%)
Ease with the subject and ability to respond to the questions sufficiently possessed but lacking a clear and analytical vision Good (60%)
Very good knowledge of the subject and ability to respond to the questions well-possessed with a clear and analytical vision Very good (80%)
Excellent knowledge of the subject and ability to respond to the questions professionally-possessed with a clear and analytical vision Excellent (100%)

Organization and coherence of the content: provide an organized and coherent analysis of the conducted research (25 points)
Lacks organization and coherence of the content Poor (0%)
Organization and coherence of the content weakly and poorly established Fair (40%)
Organization and coherence of the content established but lacking a full coverage of the subject Good (60%)
Organization and coherence of the content sufficiently established, fully covering the subject Very good (80%)
Organization and coherence of the content professionally established fully covering the subject Excellent (100%)

Literature review: provide a comprehensive literature review by making use of both national and international resources for the research conducted (25 points)
No literature review with regard to the study conducted Poor (0%)
Literature review weakly and poorly provided Fair (40%)
Literature review sufficiently provided but lacking a comprehensive conduct Good (60%)
Literature review well-provided with a comprehensive research Very good (80%)
Literature review professionally provided with an in-depth research Excellent (100%)

Design of the slides and effective use of variables, images and other details: provide well-designed slides supported by relevant variables, images and other details (10 points)
Use of superfluous slides or no slides Poor (0%)
Poor slides design and occasional use of variables, images and other details Fair (40%)
Sufficient slides design including variables, images and other details Good (60%)
Very good slides design supported by variables, images and other details Very good (80%)
Well-designed slides effectively supported by variables, images and other details Excellent (100%)

Time management: present conducted research within the allocated time (10 points)
Lacks time management Poor (0%)
Fair time management Fair (40%)
Good time management Good (60%)
Very good time management Very good (80%)
Excellent time management Excellent (100%)

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Email: muge.tunaer@deu.edu.tr

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 12 4 48
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Reading 2 3 6
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 148

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.14
LO.2
LO.3455
LO.4455
LO.5455