COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EDUCATIONAL ECONOMICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MBD 6004 EDUCATIONAL ECONOMICS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Buca Faculty Of Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ELIF GAMZE ÖZCAN

Offered to

Music Teacher Education
Turkish Language Teacher Education
Computer and Instructional Technologies Teacher Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
Biology Teacher Education
Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education
Geography Teacher Education
Physics Teacher Education
Special Teacher Education
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION
PRE - SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION
Mathematics Teacher Education
Elementary Teacher Education
FINE ARTS TEACHER EDUCATION
Guidance and Psychological Counseling
Social Studies Teacher Education
History Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education

Course Objective

The course aims to increase the students' knowledge level in the following subjects:
-basic concepts of economics,
-economic indicators,
-economics of education,
-supply and demand for education,
-cost of education,
-income sources of education,
-education expenditures,
-education budget,
-cost-benefit/cost-effectiveness analyses,
-labor market approaches,
-education-income-unemployment relationship,
-education-international competition relationship.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding the basic concepts of economics
2   Understanding the economic purposes of education
3   Understanding the concepts of education economics
4   Understanding the approaches to education economics
5   Education-income-unemployment-international competition-entrepreneurship-financial literacy

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, explanation of the content, introduction of source books
2 Basic concepts of economics
3 Economic indicators
4 Education economy
5 Supply and demand of education
6 Cost of education
7 Sources of income of education
8 Midterm Exam
9 Education expenditures
10 Education budget
11 Cost-benefit/cost-effectiveness analyses
12 Labor market approaches
13 Education-income-unemployment relationship
14 Education-international competition relationship
15 General Evaluation of Turkish Education System Economy
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Education Economics- Gökhan Tuzcu
Economic and Financial Indicators Guide-Economy and Financial Literacy-Prof. Dr. Elif Çepni
UNDP-HDI Statistics and reports

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion, group work, lecture, question-answer, cooperative learning techniques.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Individual and/or group work performances, written exam results

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The use of active learning methods is essential in this course.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr. Elif Gamze ÖZCAN
BEF Cahit Arf Building No:231
elifgamze.ozcan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 15:00-16:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 73

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18PO.19
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51