1	Course Title:	ECONOMIC GROWTH
2	Course Code:	IKT3304
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	6
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	Ön koşul yok
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Doç. Dr. Cem Okan Tuncel
16	Course Lecturers:	Doç.Dr. Cem Okan Tuncel
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	0224 294 10 98 Uludağ Üniversitesi, İktisat Bölümü, Görükle Kampüsü, Nilüfer/BURSA
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The main aim of this course is to teach fundamental principles and theories of economic growth by using analytical tools to formulate and solve economic growth models
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

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Learning Outcomes:

1 Students will be able to learn the fundamental principles and theories of economic growth; 2 Students will be able to learn to use analytical tools to formulate and solve economic growth models; 3 Students will be able to understand the classic thought of economic growth (e.g.Smith ,Ricardo,Marx) ; 4 Students will be able to understand the modern models of economic growth (e.g. Harrod-Domar, Solow) and describe their basic predictions; 5 Students will be able to distinguish between the conditional and unconditional convergence hypotheses, and discuss empirical evidence for each; 6 Students will be able to learn the classic models of economic growth to allow for human capital and technical progress, and describe the implications of these extensions; 7 Students will be able to explain why there are income gap among different countries; 8 Students will be able to learn how the state impact on economic growth process;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Growth And Development
2	Measurement Issues And Some Concepts
3	Stylized Facts About Economic Growth
4	Classic’s Model Of Economic Growth
5	Marx’s Model Of Economic Growth
6	The Harrod-Domar Model
7	Solow’s Neoclassical Growth Model (Mİd-term exam)
8	The Convergence Debate
9	Schumpeter’s Model Of Innovation
10	Endogenous Growth Theory
11	Economics Of Ideas And The Romer Model
12	Technology Transfer And Economic Growth
13	The Impact Of Technology On The Growth Process
14	Economic Policy And Growth

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Yeldan, Erinç (2010) İktisadi Büyüme ve Bölüşüm Teorileri ,Efil yay ,Ankara Jones, Charles I. (2002) İktisadi Büyümeye Giriş ,(Çev: Ş Ateş-İ. Tuncer) Literatür Yay. İstanbul. Parasız İlker (2009) Modern Ekonomik Büyüme , Ezgi Yay. , Bursa Ray, Debraj (1998) Development Economıcs, New Jersey: Prınceton Unıversıty Press.
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
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	3	42
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	3	42
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	25	25
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	35	35
Total WorkLoad			144
Total workload/ 30 hr			4,8
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 PQ12 LO1 5 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 5 3 3 LO2 5 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 5 3 3 LO3 5 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 5 3 3 LO4 5 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 5 3 3 LO5 4 4 5 3 3 4 4 4 3 5 4 3 LO6 5 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 5 4 4 LO7 3 5 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 4 4 3 LO8 5 4 4 3 4 5 3 3 4 5 3 4

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High