ECTS - Economic Growth and Development
Economic Growth and Development (ECON522) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Economic Growth and Development | ECON522 | General Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Ph.D. |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This class analyzes the different approached to development in a critical manner. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Basic facts about economic development, economic growth, development and inequality, economics of health, economics of education, gender and family, aid and development, corruption, microcredit, credit, savings and insurance, land, agriculture, incentives, urbanization, environment and development. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Economic Growth and Economic Development: Questions | Acemoglu Chapter 1 |
| 2 | Modeling Economic Growth | Yeldan Chapter 3 |
| 3 | Neoclassical Growth Models-Solow | Yeldan,Chapter 4;Acemoglu, Chapter 2 |
| 4 | Neoclassical Growth Models-Solow | Yeldan, Chapter 4;Acemoglu, Chapter 2 |
| 5 | Neo-classical Growth Models | Acemoglu, Chapter 5 |
| 6 | Neo-classical Growth Models | Acemoglu, Chapter 8 |
| 7 | Overlapping Generations Model (OLG) and Dynamic Efficiency | Acemoglu, Chapter 9 |
| 8 | Midterm | |
| 9 | Neoclassical Endogenous Growth Models: Capital Accumulation, Externalities, and Human Capital | Acemoglu, Chapter 10-11 |
| 10 | Schumpeterian Growth | Yeldan, Chapter 7; Acemoglu, Chapter 14 |
| 11 | Structural Change and Economic Growth | Acemoglu, Chapter 21 |
| 12 | Population Growth and Demographic Transition | Acemoglu, Chapter 23 |
| 13 | Industrialization and World Economy | Şenses/Rhys Jenkins, Chapter 7 |
| 14 | The Rise and Decline of Development Economics | Şenses/ Albert O. Hirschman, Chapter 1 |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Acemoğlu, D. Introduction to Modern Economic Growth, Princeton University Press, 2009. |
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| 2. Yeldan, E. İktisadi Büyüme ve Bölüşüm Teorileri, Efil Yayınevi, 2010. | |
| 3. Şenses, F. Kalkınma İktisadı – Yükselişi ve Gerilemesi, İletişim Yayınları, 1996. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 30 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | - | - |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 70 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Compares basic approaches and/or theories in political economy and critically evaluates each one | |||||
| 2 | Compares basic macroeconomic theories and/or approaches and critically evaluates each one | |||||
| 3 | Solves problems using complementary approaches from other related disciplines (political science, sociology, etc.) | |||||
| 4 | Develops necessary skills to establish micro-macro relationships in humanities and social sciences | |||||
| 5 | Analyzes basic economic indicators and makes interpretations | |||||
| 6 | Acquires theoretical knowledge by conducting literature review and derives empirically testable hypotheses | |||||
| 7 | Develops new approaches/theories to solve complex problems in political economy | |||||
| 8 | Can apply critical thinking and/or qualitative and quantitative techniques to new fields/problems | |||||
| 9 | Can design research and conduct the research within an appropriate time frame | |||||
| 10 | Can develop and present policy recommendations based on academic research | |||||
| 11 | Continues learning and can conduct advanced research independently | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||