COURSE UNIT TITLE

: REGIONAL POLICIES IN THE EU

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AVB 5038 REGIONAL POLICIES IN THE EU ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

European Union

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR EMINE SEDEF AKGÜNGÖR

Offered to

European Union

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to explore and discuss the problem of regional economic disparities in the EU and related regional policies to reduce economic, social and territorial unequalities. The course introduces measures of regional development and related analysis tools to understand regional disparities. The course offers an understanding of the historical perspective of regional policies as well as current issues and prospects.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding the regional development problem in the EU
2   Understanding the analysis tools to measure regional economic development and regional disparities
3   Understanding history and current state of regional policy in the EU

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Regionalism, regional development and regional policy
2 Theoretical foundations of regional economic development
3 Analysis tools for regional development in the EU
4 Localization of economic activities in the EU and EU cluster policy
5 Theory, basis and background of EU regional policy
6 Regional, structural and cohesion policy in the EU
7 Structural and Cohesion Funds for EU regions
8 Midterm
9 Evaluation of EU cohesion policy
10 Reform of the EU cohesion policy and discussion of prospects
11 Case Studies
12 Case Studies
13 Case Studies
14 Case Studies
15 Presentation
16 Presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussions, group study.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. The learner will clearly describe the concepts related to regional development and regional disparites in the EU.
2. The learner will demonstrate sufficient knowledge on analytical tools for regional development.
3. The learner will demonstrate sufficient understanding of EU regional policies

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)
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 0

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.13333
LO.23333
LO.33333

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