COURSE SYLLABUS

REGIONAL ECONOMICS

1	Course Title:	REGIONAL ECONOMICS
2	Course Code:	IKT4304
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	8
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	No Prerequiste
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. METİN ÖZDEMİR
16	Course Lecturers:	Dr. Öğretim Üyesi Sevginaz Işık
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Metin ÖZDEMİR mozdemir@uludag.edu.tr 0224 294 10 95, Uludağ Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi İktisat Bölümü 16059 Nilüfer / Bursa
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19	Objective of the Course:	The main objective of the course is to address the emergence and dynamics of regional development disparities and to analyse the policies in order to diminish these disparities in our country.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Students who take the course will gain the ability to understand the reasons for the emergence of regional development differences and to analyze politically.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Students acquire an understanding of the theoretical foundations of regional economics and development.;
2	Students are expected to be able to describe why and for what means do regional development disparities exist between places, regions, cities, and nations.;
3	Students should be able to explain location decisions of firms ;
4	Students are expected to be able to analyze the main factors affecting regional development;
5	Students should be able to interpret the rationale behind goverment intervention to retrench regional development disparities.;
6	Students should be able to learn the emergence and dynamics of regional development disparities in Turkey.;
7	Students are expected to be able to know how regional development policies of Turkey are implemented and what are the economic justifications behind them.;
8	Students are expected to be able to interpret the effects of regional development policies in Turkey.;
9	Students should be able to compare EU regional policies with Turkey.;
10	Students are expected to be able to acquire and evaluate different alternatives and solutions to regional economic problems.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Economics, Geography and Region : Introduction
2	Regional Economics : Theoretical Framework
3	New Economic Geography
4	Space and Region
5	Firm and Region
6	Regional Development Disparities: Theory
7	Regional Development Disparities and Cities: Policy
8	Regional Development Disparities in Turkey
9	Regional Development Policy in Turkey I
10	Regional Development Policy in Turkey II
11	Regional Development Policy in European Union
12	Regional Development Agencies
13	Newly Industrializing Cities and Anatolian Tigers
14	Economics, Geography and Region : Final Remarks

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Prof.Dr.Zeynel Dinler, Bölgesel İktisat (9.baskı), Bursa: Ekin Kitabevi 2012
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	Open-ended exam
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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