Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT IKT4002 8. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 7.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors
Assistants
Goals Analyzing how to develop underdeveleped countries, undertanding the relations between economy and social structure.
Course Content This course tries to embrace all historical and modern development theories.
Learning Outcomes 1) learning of the causes of underdevelopmemnt
2) understanding of differences in economic structure between developed and underdeveloped countries
3) learning of centers and peripheries in world economy

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week What is the human development index? Learning how to rank countries in this index and what is the changing.dynamics of the index. Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Homework
2. Week What is the relation between economic development and economic growth?. Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Homework
3. Week Fundamental analyses about development economics I: Marx: Historical materialism and development of capitalism; Rosenstein-Rodan: Big push Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Homework
4. Week Fundamental analyses about development economics II: Rostow: Stages Theory Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Homework
5. Week Fundamental analyses about development economics III: Gerschenkron: economic backwardness in historical perspective; Hirschman: the approach of unbalanced development Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Homework
6. Week Dual structure models I: Lewis: Unlimited labour supply Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Homework
7. Week Dual structure models II: Harris-Todaro migration model Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Homework
8. Week Different approaches of development economics I: structuralist school, Singer-Prebisch Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Homework
9. Week Different approaches of Develi'den economics II: dependency school, Emmanuel: unequal exchage, Wallerstein: capitalist world system Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Homework
10. Week The factors of development I: Capital accumalation and technological progress Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Homework
11. Week The factors of development II: Agriculture and soil Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Homework
12. Week The factors of development III: Population and ‘human capital’ Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Homework
13. Week Financing of development Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Homework
14. Week What we learned? Questions-answers. Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Homework

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Kalkınma İktisadı, Muhteşem Kaynak. Kaynak, M. 2011, Kalkınma İktisadı, Ankara: Gazi Kitabevi. Şenses, F. (der.) 2016, Neoliberal Küreselleşme ve Kalkınma, İstanbul: İletişim Yay. Şenses, F., (haz.) 2015, Kalkınma İktisadı, Yükselişi ve gerileyişi, İstanbul: İletişim Yayç

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
PY15000
PY25000
PY35000
PY45000

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
.

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 4
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 4
Homework 14 4
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 20
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 20
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
Quick Access Hızlı Erişim Genişlet
Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload