Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
LABOR ECONOMICS USG203 3. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 3.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Associate's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals This course aims to give students an appreciation of the structure and operation of labour markets in capitalist system, the causality between unemployment and inflation, and wage formation and factors which effects wage formation.
Course Content To understand the structure and operation of labour market To analyze demand and supply in the labour market To scrutinize reasons and ways out of unemployment To identify wage formation To describe income distributio
Learning Outcomes 1) can use the labour economics knowledge at the daily life
2) can use labour economics knowledge at the field of socialsecuirty
3) can use the labour economics knowledge at the other fields

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Concept of Labour Economics Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study

 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
2. Week Concepts of Labour, Employment, and Unemployment and the labour frame approach of ILO Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study

 Homework
3. Week Structure and Operation of Labour Market Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study

 . Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Demand, Supply and Balance in Labour Market Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study

 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Unemployment Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion

 Homework
6. Week Economic Crises and Change in the Labour Markets Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study

 Homework
7. Week Wage Theories Lecture

 Homework
8. Week midterm examMidterm Exam Question Answer
9. Week Wage Formation and Differentiation Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study

 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Wage Structure in Turkey Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study

 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Effects of Trade Unions on Labour Markets and Wages Lecture

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
13. Week Collective Bargaining and Wages Lecture; Discussion; Case Study

 Homework
14. Week Income Distribution Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study

 Homework
15. Week general review Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Ataman, Berin C., çalışma ekonomisi

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
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 1
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 1
Homework 8 3
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 4 2
Quiz 4 1
Time to prepare for Quiz 4 1
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 10
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 10
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload