COURSE SYLLABUS

DEMOGRAPHY

1	Course Title:	DEMOGRAPHY
2	Course Code:	DGA5321
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. EMİN ATASOY
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Emin Atasoy eatasoy@uludag.edu.tr, 0 224 29 42 282 Uludağ Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Sosyal Bilgiler Eğitimi
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To learn basic demographic information and concepts such as population growth and structure at a basic level.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	With this course, students learn the basic concepts of demography and gain practical skills. In addition, they gain scientific basis and skills related to population theories and population policies.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Will be able to define the basic concepts of demography.;
2	Will be able to explain population theories, processes, structure and characteristics.;
3	Will be able to explain the concepts of migration and productivity.;
4	Will be able to recognize demographic information sources.;
5	Will be able to define, explain and interpret basic demographic concepts.;
6	Will be able to explain issues such as population growth, settlement types, population structure, population density and censuses with examples.;
7	Will be able to interpret the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of the population and the cultural, economic, social and ethnic characteristics of the population by giving examples.;
8	Students will understand and learn the geographical distribution and regional demographic characteristics of the population on the basis of continents, regions and countries.;
9	Will be able to explain Turkey's basic population characteristics, population problems and the demographic structure of our country with examples.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Demography Population Science
2	Demographic Information Sources
3	Population Theories
4	Population Process:Death
5	Population Process:Births
6	Life Tables
7	Population Structure and Characteristics
8	Migration: Definition and Measurement of Migration
9	Productivity: Productivity Concepts and Measures
10	Definition of Divorce
11	Definition of Marriage
12	Population Development and Environment
13	Demographic Resources
14	Using Demographic Resources

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Cevdet Birkan, Demography; Population Science, Ofis Publishing House, 2005 2. Kenan Gürtan, I.Ü. Faculty of Economics Publication 3. Statistical Demography and Forecasting, J. Alho, B. Spencer, Springer 4. Statistical Textbooks Applied Mathematical Demography, N. Keyfitz
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Midterm and Final
Information	Midterm and Final exams will be open-ended written exams and multiple-choice tests.

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High