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Course Description Course Name : Developmental Economics Course Code : EC 401 Course Type : Compulsory Level of Course : First Cycle Year of Study : 4 Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks) ECTS : 5 Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. E.ALPER GÜVEL Learning Outcomes of the Course : Get introduced to basic concepts of development economics Comprehend traditional and modern development models. Comprehend the evolution and structural revolution process of development economics and introduce new and alternative development approaches. Introduce the relationship between development indicators and development theories. Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : This course is designed to analyze competing paradigms on development and to study development issues in the context of globalisation. These issues will be analysed with the aid of various outstanding articles on the subject. Course Contents : In this course, development and underdevelopment, underdevelopment theories, capital accumulation and technology, finances of economic development, economic development and population, human capital, employment, economic development and foreign trade, resources of distrubition, economic development and industrialization strategies, sustainable development, development theories in crisis times, economic development in the view of globalization, poverty, basic concepts and measurement of human development, capabilities approach and critics, technological development and inequity, will be taught. Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : class   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 DEVELOPMENT OF POLITICAL ECONOMY: AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION AND COMMERCIAL CAPITALISM reading Lecture 2 DEVELOPMENT OF POLITICAL ECONOMY:INDUSTRIAL AND INFORMATION REVOLUTION reading Lecture 3 INTELLECTUAL BASICS OF POLITICAL ECONOMY :MYTHOLOGY AND PHYLOSOPHY reading Lecture 4 DEVELOPMENTS IN PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND ECONOMICS METHODOLOGY reading Lecture 5 THE CONCEPT AND THEORY OF DEVELOPMENT reading Lecture 6 SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CRITERION OF DEVELOPMENT reading Lecture 7 ECONOMIC CRITERION OF DEVELOPMENT reading Lecture 8 Mid-term reading 9 ANALYTICAL BASIS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH MODELS reading Lecture 10 CLASSICAL GROWTH MODELS reading Lecture 11 KEYNESIAN MACROECONOMICS AND HARROD-DOMAR GROWTH MODEL reading Lecture 12 NEOCLASSICAL GROWTH MODELS reading Lecture 13 ENDOGENOUS GROWTH MODELS reading Lecture 14 ENDOGENOUS GROWTH MODELS reading Lecture 15 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ECONOMIC GROWTH LITERATURE reading Lecture 16/17 Final exam   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  Enver Alper Güvel (2008) Politika, Kültür ve Kalkınma. Nobel Yayınları, Adana. İlker Parasız. Modern Büyüme Teorileri. Enver Alper Güvel (1998) Politik İktisat ve Akıl,Alfa Yayınları, İstanbul.  Enver Alper Güvel(2011),Karahan Kitabevi, Adana, Ekonomik Büyüme Kuramları Required Course Material(s)   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60     Homeworks/Projects/Others 0 40 Total 100 Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40   Final Assessments 100 Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60 Total 100   Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes # Key Learning Outcome Contribution* 1 Explain the importance of demand and supply in economy science and the well-running conditions of the market economy 4 2 Define the role of pricing within the event advantage of the market economy. 1 3 Define the role of the state in economy, money and financial policies, the central bank and the structure of the market. 3 4 Perceive the costs and benefits arising from the global economy 5 5 Produce numerical and policy options when confronted with problems. 5 6 Use quantitative and qualitative techniques of model building, decoding and interpretation. 4 7 Use the theory of economics in the analysis of economic events. 5 8 Use computer programs, do synthesis and present prepared data efficiently. 4 9 Apply the methods of economic analysis. 4 10 Analyze at conceptual level and acquires ability in comparing, interpreting, evaluating and synthesizing in order to develop solutions to problems 4 11 Take responsibility individually and / or in a team, take leadership and work effectively. 1 12 Follow innovative developments in the field being aware of the necessity of lifelong learning and improving him-/herself.. 4 13 Use of different sources about an unfamiliar field within academic principles, synthesize gained data and presents effectively. 3 14 Use Turkish and at least one foreign language in accordance with the requirements of academic and work life. 0 15 Understand and interpret related people´s feelings, thoughts, and behaviours correctly; expresse him-/herself accurately in written and oral language. 4 16 Question traditional attitudes, applications and methods, develop and apply new methods when needed. 4 17 Recognize and apply social, scientific and professional ethical values. 1 * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).   Student Workload - ECTS Works Number Time (Hour) Total 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 1 1     Final Exam 1 2 2 Total Workload: 115 Total Workload / 25 (h): 4.6 ECTS Credit: 5