Information Package & Course Catalogue
| 1 | Course Title: | LABOR ECONOMICS |
| 2 | Course Code: | CAL3105 |
| 3 | Type of Course: | Optional |
| 4 | Level of Course: | First Cycle |
| 5 | Year of Study: | 3 |
| 6 | Semester: | 5 |
| 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: | Öğr.Gör.Dr. AYSU SERDAR |
| 16 | Course Lecturers: | ÖĞR.GRV.DR. Aysu SERDAR |
| 17 | Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator: |
aysu@uludag.com.tr 05323058564 |
| 18 | Website: | |
| 19 | Objective of the Course: | Give information about of Labor Market and Labor Market Works |
| 20 | Contribution of the Course to Professional Development |
| 21 | Learning Outcomes: |
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| 22 | Course Content: |
| Week | Theoretical | Practical |
| 1 | Labor Economics: Some Basic Concepts | |
| 2 | Overwiew of the Labor Market | |
| 3 | The Labor Market: Facts and Trends | |
| 4 | How the Labor Market Works | |
| 5 | Supply of Labor to the Economy : The short-run theory of Labor Supply | |
| 6 | The long - run theory of Labor Supply | |
| 7 | A Theory of the Decision to Work | |
| 8 | Compensating Wage Differentials and Labor Markets | |
| 9 | Hedonic Wage Theory and the Risk of Injury | |
| 10 | Investments in Human Capital Education and Training | |
| 11 | Education Earning, and Postschooling Investments in Human Capitals | |
| 12 | Worker Mobility: The Determinants of Worker Mobility | |
| 13 | Discrimination in Labor Market | |
| 14 | Wage, Inflation and Unemployment |
| 23 | Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials: |
Labor Economics , Robert F.Elliott Modern Labor Economics, Ronald G.Ehrenberg, Robert S. Smith |
| 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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| 25 | ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE |
| Activites | NUMBER | TIME [Hour] | Total WorkLoad [Hour] |
| Theoretical | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Practicals/Labs | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Self Study and Preparation | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Homeworks, Performances | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Projects | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midtermexams | 1 | 32 | 32 |
| Others | 1 | 35 | 35 |
| Final Exams | 1 | 35 | 35 |
| Total WorkLoad | 216 | ||
| Total workload/ 30 hr | 6,13 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 6 |
| 26 | CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| LO: Learning Objectives | PQ: Program Qualifications |
| Contribution Level: | 1 Very Low | 2 Low | 3 Medium | 4 High | 5 Very High |