1	Course Title:	CURRENT ISSUES
2	Course Code:	IKT4001
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	7
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	No Prerequisite
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Ferudun Yılmaz
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof. Dr. Nejla ADANUR Prof. Dr. Hülya AKAY Doç. Dr. Adem LEVENT Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Bahar BAYSAL KAR
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Ferudun Yılmaz E-mail: fyilmaz@uludag.edu.tr Tel: 0224 294 10 87 Adres: Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi, İİBF, İktisat Bölümü, Görükle Kampüsü, 16059 Nilüfer/ Bursa
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	This course aims to provide students with opportunities to utilize, present and discuss the concepts, theories and analysis techniques that they learn throughout their studies within a framework that scientifically deals with the problems of world and country economies.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	It contributes to the students' ability to analyze, discuss and interpret current economic developments.

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Learning Outcomes:

1 Students who have successfully completed this course will be able to utilize, present and discuss the concepts, theories and analysis techniques that they learn throughout their studies within a framework that scientifically deals with the problems of world and country economies.; 2 Students who have successfully completed this course will be able to comprehend that economy is not only a mechanical whole that is composed merely of technical relations but also a sum of relations which has a social dimension. ; 3 Students who have successfully completed this course will be able to understand economy from a broader perspective. ; 4 Students who have successfully completed this course will be able to deal with scientific research on their interests through the principles and ethics of science. ; 5 Students who have successfully completed this course will be able to improve scientific research culture. ; 6 Students who have successfully completed this course will be able to improve academic discussion and presentation culture.; 7 Students who have successfully completed this course will be able to possess adequate knowledge related to graduate studies, professional expertise, employment areas and related exams. ; 8 Students who have successfully completed this course will be able to evaluate self-performance. ;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Scientific Research and the Importance of Technological Development
2	Goals of Scientific Research and Research Types
3	Deciding on the Topic, Taxonomies and Outlining
4	Making Use of Libraries During Research
5	Determining the Scientific Quality of a Resource and Evaluating Resources
6	Writing the Report: Style and Writing the Script
7	Writing the Report II: Stylistics
8	Writing the Report III : Quotations
9	Indirect Quotation
10	Writing the Report IV : Footnotes and References
11	Tables and Charts
12	Stylistic Rules of Writing on a Computer
13	Internet Research
14	Resources of Research

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Halil Seyidoğlu; Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yazma El Kitabı, 10. Baskı, Güzem Can Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 2016. Zeynel Dinler; Bilimsel Araştırma ve E Kaynaklar, Ekin Kitabevi, Bursa, 2016. Niyazi Karasar; Araştırmalarda Rapor Hazırlama, 3. Baskı, İstanbul, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2020. Durmuş Ekiz; Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Anı Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2020. Türkkaya Ataöv; Bilimsel Araştırma El Kitabı, Alkım Yayınevi İstanbul, 2006.
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	Measurement and evaluation are carried out with multiple choice test exam questions and written exam questions.
Information	This course is evaluated with an absolute evaluation system.

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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	5	70
Homeworks, Performances	0	10	20
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	1	1
Others	2	10	20
Final Exams	1	1	1
Total WorkLoad			155
Total workload/ 30 hr			5,13
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 3 2 1 4 2 2 3 4 3 3 LO2 5 2 2 2 3 0 5 5 4 1 2 2 LO3 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 1 2 4 3 3 LO4 3 4 4 4 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 3 LO5 3 4 4 3 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 2 LO6 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 3 4 4 LO7 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 2 3 4 4 LO8 5 4 5 5 3 2 3 4 5 4 3 3

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High