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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Demographical Structure of Turkey |
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| Course Code |
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TE-551 |
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| Course Type |
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Optional |
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| Level of Course |
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Second Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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1 |
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| Course Semester |
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Fall (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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6 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Assoc.Prof.Dr. MÜGE KANTAR DAVRAN
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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1. Able to recognize concepts, methods and theories about demography
2. Able to discuss and analyze the reasons affecting demographical structure with scientific methods.
3. Able to gain statistical and qualitative information about world’s and Turkey’s population.
4. Able to identify and analyze and discuss social demographic, cultural and economic differences between rural and urban areas.
5. Able to interpret and analyze Turkey’s and different developed countries population with different aspects; able to discuss current issues and analyze with critical eye.
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| Mode of Delivery |
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Face-to-Face |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites |
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TE-551 Demographical Structure of Turkey
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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None |
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| Aim(s) of Course |
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Examination of population with the aspects of demography, social – cultural, economic changes between indifferent development country groups, rural and urban areas and population groups especially comparing with Turkey. |
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| Course Contents |
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The world and Turkey´s population demographic, socio-cultural and economic structure change and developments; official demographic data (official statistical analyses) and population studies (studies that examines the causes and consequences of population structure, change); population and related basic concepts; historical demography; the Census;population policies; development process of population demographic, socio-economic and cultural structure; Immigration-health-employment-population per capita national income, etc. aspects;disadvantaged population groups (women, the elderly, children). |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Class |
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Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities |
| Week | Subject | Student's Preliminary Work | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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1 |
Definition of population and importance for countries and communities |
Recommended resources and updated course notes |
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History and the importance of Censuses in the world and in Turkey |
Recommended resources and updated course notes |
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3 |
Factors that effecting population growth in the world and Turkey |
Recommended resources and updated course notes |
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Population Policies |
Recommended resources and updated course notes |
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Basic concepts related to the population (population growth rate, birth rate, crude death rate, the population rejuvenation) |
Recommended resources and updated course notes |
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6 |
The demographic tructure of the population (World and Turkey) |
Recommended resources and updated course notes |
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The demographic structure of the population (Turkey, Rural and Urban) |
Recommended resources and updated course notes |
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Social and cultural characteristics of the population
-Population and migration ( migration effect on rural and urban areas, social, economic, cultural problems migration caused |
Recommended resources and updated course notes |
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Social and cultural Characteristics of the population (continued)
-Characteristics f the Female Population
- Characteristics of Children Population |
Recommended resources and updated course notes |
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10 |
Social and cultural Characteristics of the population
-Population and migration (migration, rural and city population impact, migration created social-economic-cultural issues ...)
-Demography and health (fertility, bed capacity) |
Recommended resources and updated course notes |
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Midterm |
Recommended resources and updated course notes |
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12 |
Social and cultural characteristics of the population
-Population and migration (migration, rural and city population impact, migration created social-economic-cultural issues ...) |
Recommended resources and updated course notes |
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The Economic characteristics Of The Population
-Population and employment (occupational structure, social security, employee population, dependent population, organization ...) |
Recommended resources and updated course notes |
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The economic characteristics of the population (continued)
-Population and national income
-Population and development (Health and education expenditures, confereneces)
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Recommended resources and updated course notes |
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15 |
Seminar Presentations |
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16/17 |
Final Exam |
All resources and course notes |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 1. TÜİK, DPT, HÜNEE publications and web pages
2. FAO, WB, WHO publications and web pages
3. Demography and Sociology Congress and articles thesis related with topics.
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| Required Course Material(s) | |
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Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria |
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Semester/Year Assessments |
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Contribution Percentage |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
70 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
1 |
30 |
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Total |
100 |
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Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success |
40 |
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Final Assessments
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100 |
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Rate of Final Assessments to Success
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60 |
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Total |
100 |
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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1 |
Able to further develop and deepen knowledge acquired based on the undergradute level proficiencies in the fields of farm management and agricultural policy |
3 |
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2 |
Able to comprehend interactions among related disciplines and field of agricultural economics |
4 |
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3 |
Able to use theoretical and practical knowledge of agricultural economics in their specialization area |
0 |
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Able to prepare reports on developments in national economy and agricultural sector; able to critically evaluate historical and actual developments in agriculture and economy; able to observe and interpret economics related publications |
2 |
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5 |
Able to use software widely used in agricultural economics |
0 |
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Able to combine data of actual developments with his knowledge, data and findings obtained in various disciplines and interpret them while supporting them with qualitative and quantitative data and also forming new knowledge through synthesis |
4 |
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7 |
Ability to take the lead in multidisciplinary teams and work in teams |
0 |
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8 |
Able to critically evaluate specialized knowledge and abilities acquired in agricultural economics and direct his/her own learning process |
5 |
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Able to transfer research results using verbal, written and visual tools |
0 |
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10 |
Able to develop analytical approaches in order to solve complicated problems that cannot be forecast beforehand in applications of agricultural economics and policy; able to design research process; able to produce solutions by taking on responsibility and to evaluate and justify solutions |
0 |
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Constantly adapt himself to new scientific developments |
5 |
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12 |
Able to use acquired and digested agricultural economics knowledge in multidisciplinary studies, able to explain them, to transfer them to others, able to examine conclusions critically |
5 |
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Able to collect data according to scientific methods in order to solve economic problems, able to supervise and interprete data collected while taking into consideration social, scientific and ethical values |
0 |
| * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum). |
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| Student Workload - ECTS |
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Related Works |
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Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) |
14 |
4 |
56 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
14 |
4 |
56 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
1 |
10 |
10 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
10 |
10 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
15 |
15 |
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Total Workload: | 147 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 5.88 |
| ECTS Credit: | 6 |
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