EKO707 Political Economy

6 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- . Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Code EKO707
Name Political Economy
Semester . Semester
Duration (T+A) 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 6 ECTS
National Credit 3 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Yüksek Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
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Course Goal

The major aim of the course is to encourage the students to think how these thinkers and their ideas are still relevant in contemporary global context.

Course Content

Based on an overview of the fundamental approaches and major thinkers in political economy, this graduate course offers an introduction to basic concepts, processes, theories and methodologies in the field of political economy and provides a survey of major debates and issues in the field.

Course Precondition

There are no prerequisites.

Resources

Acemoglu, D., & Robinson, J. A. (2012). Why nations fail: The origins of power, prosperity, and poverty. Currency.

Notes

Acemoglu, D., & Robinson, J. A. (2019). The Narrow Corridor: How Nations Struggle for Liberty. Penguin UK.


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 To be able to distinguish approaches that explain underdevelopment.
LO02 To be able to list the characteristics of underdeveloped countries.
LO03 To be able to explain development and industrialization strategies.
LO04 To be able to explain the importance of technological development and institutional structure in development.
LO05 To be able to analyze the relationship between globalization, development and foreign trade
LO06 To be able to define the concepts and measurement methods related to income distribution and poverty.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Explains the importance of demand and supply and the conditions of the market economy to work better
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Specifies the role of the market economy, the price advantage of the event. 5
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Specifies the role of the price advantage in market economy
PLO04 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Faces with challenges, produces a numerical and policy options. 5
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Applies the methods of economic analysis. 5
PLO06 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Acquires the ability of analyzing in the conceptual level ,compares interprets, evaluates and synthesizes ideas in order to develop solutions to the problems. 5
PLO07 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Uses the theory of economics in analyzing the economic events 4
PLO08 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Explains economic issues such as determinants of economic growth, causes and costs of unemployment, globalization and economic interdependence of nations. 4
PLO09 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Evaluates academic writings related to the field of economics. 5
PLO10 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Takes responsibility individually and / or in a team,leads a team and works effectively
PLO11 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal With the awareness of the necessity of life-long learning, follows the latest developments about his field and improves himself
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Recognize and apply social, scientific and professional ethical values.
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Expresses himself/herself accurately, both orally and in writing.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Discussing the differences of country economies Reading Related Chapter Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
2 Discussing the differences of country economies-1 Reading Related Chapter Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
3 Discussing the differences of country economies-2 Reading Related Chapter Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
4 Discussing the differences of country economies-3 Reading Related Chapter Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
5 Building wealth and poverty Reading Related Chapter Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
6 Minor differences and critical -- turning points: The weight of history-1 Reading Related Chapter Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
7 Minor differences and critical -- turning points: The weight of history-2 Reading Related Chapter Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
8 Mid-Term Exam Reading Related Chapter Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Barriers to development Reading Related Chapter Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
10 Why countries fail today-1 Reading Related Chapter Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
11 Why countries fail today-2 Reading Related Chapter Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
12 Understanding wealth and poverty-1 Reading Related Chapter Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
13 Understanding wealth and poverty-2 Reading Related Chapter Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
14 Why are some countries rich while others are poor? Dİscussion-1 Reading Related Chapter Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
15 Why are some countries rich while others are poor? Discussion-2 Reading Related Chapter Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
16 Term Exams Reading Related Chapter Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams-2 Reading Related Chapter Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 5 70
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 15 15
Final Exam 1 30 30
Total Workload (Hour) 157
Total Workload / 25 (h) 6,28
ECTS 6 ECTS