COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÇIN 5013 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Human Resources

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR CEYHUN GÜLER

Offered to

Human Resources

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to introduce the concept of human development and to explain human development index in relation to Türkiye.
On the other hand, in this course, "the concept of poverty, its causes and types" will be discussed, and then scrutinized the relationship between poverty and human development. During course, also relationships between Türkiye and other countries in the context of human development and poverty will be discussed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to define the concept of human development and poverty
2   To have knowledge about the structure of the human development index
3   To be able to analyze the causes and types of poverty.
4   To be able to explain the relationship between human development and poverty.
5   To be able to explain the effects of factors such as education, gender, health on human development and poverty .
6   To be able to make a comparative analysis of the relationship between human development and poverty in Türkiye and other countries.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The concepts of human development, human development index and poverty.
2 Causes of poverty
3 Explanation of Basic Concepts
4 Types of Poverty
5 Structure of the Human Development Index
6 Comparative analysis of the Human Development Index in Türkiye and other countries
7 Mid-term exam
8 Evaluation of human development from educational perspective
9 Evaluation of human development from gender perspective
10 Relationship between poverty and education.
11 Relationship between poverty and gender
12 Relationship between health and poverty.
13 General evaluation of the relation between human development and poverty
14 General Assessment

Recomended or Required Reading

Main coursebooks : Ayşe Buğra; Kapitalizm, Yoksulluk ve Türkiye de Sosyal Politika, Iletişim Yayınları, 2008.
Fikret Şenses, Küreselleşmenin Öteki Yüzü Yoksulluk, Iletişim Yayınları, 2002.
Tim Allen/Alan Thomas; Povertyand Development Intothe 21st Century, Open University, 2000.
Other reading books: NurgünOktik, Türkiye de Yoksulluk Çalışmaları, Yakın Kitabevi, 2008.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Verbal expression, slideshow, class participation.

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To have theoretical knowledge about the concepts of human development and poverty.
To be able to explain the effects of factors such as education, gender and health on human development and poverty .
To be able to make a comparative analysis of the relationship between human development and poverty in Türkiye and other countries.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç.Dr.Coşkun SARAÇ
E-Mail : coskun.sarac@deu.edu.tr Tel : +90 232 - 3010598 -

Office Hours

TBA

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 119

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.13444
LO.23444
LO.33444
LO.43444
LO.53444
LO.63444

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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