GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
TURKISH ECONOMY/IKTI403
Course Title: TURKISH ECONOMY
Credits 3 ECTS 5
Semester 7 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof.Dr. Aziz KONUKMAN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/konukman
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/konukman
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Students will learn the relationships between the economic policy and economical history.
Connections of the present results with the past experiences,
What is historical time and what is the role of it, to understand the probabilities in future?
How to be used to being simulated the present appearances with the former economic events.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
   no prerequisite
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  Macroeconomics, political economics and economic development are advised because of futher information.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  19th and 20th Century Ottoman economy and impacts of it to the Post-Ottoman years.
2. Week  Economic circumstances between the 1920's and 1930's as the beginning of the New Republic of Turkey.
3. Week  From the 1929's Big Crisis to the 1940's the economic étatism in New Republic.
4. Week  In 1930's decade, 1st and 2nd Industrial Programmé and the industrial incentives of the state.
5. Week  In 1940's, economic and social transformations and the impacts of the 2nd World War in Turkish economy.
6. Week  In 1950's the developments of the role of government and foreign trade in industry.
7. Week  The beginnings of development plannings in 1960's. Untill 1980, the common characteristics of the plans.
8. Week  Midterm
9. Week  the beginnings of the development programmé in 1960's and the common characteristics of the plans.
10. Week  In 1990's evolutions of commodity, labor, and money markets. the beginning of privatization in public.
11. Week  the reasons and the results of the April 5th Crisis.
12. Week  At the beginning of the 21st century, the first crisis and its impacts in Turkey.
13. Week  Privatization, regulation, and deregulation.
14. Week   The Budget improvements, the governance in public and the effects of Postfordism on Turkey.
15. Week  Possibilities of 2007 World turbulence effects on Turkish economy. General reassessment on the lecture.
16. Week  Final exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Yakup Kepenek ve N. Yentürk "Economy in Turkey" Remzi, 2000. A Konukman's related Books and Articles
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Exercises on the estimation of Index, Real Values and Growth rates.
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  no training course
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
15
3
45
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
15
2
30
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
1
15
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
15
15
 Final and Studying for Final
1
20
20
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
125
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
5
 ECTS: 
5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1To have theoretical and practical knowledge about the fields of Economic Theory, Economic Development and International Economics, Economic History and Economic PolicyX
2To gain professional qualification to work in public institutions and private sector organizations as an inspector, assistant expert or auditorX
3To have knowledge about the other disciplines related to EconomicsX
4To have adequate social responsibility and awareness with regards to the needs of the society, and also to be aware of professional and scientific ethical codesX
5To have the experience of using information technologies and basic computer programs in order to share their accumulated knowledge and problem solving ability, and communicate with colleagues in a foreign languageX
6To have a knowledge of the quantitative and qualitative methods that will help to examine the premises of different theoriesX
7To be able to utilize the academic, professional, regional, and global networks efficiently, and to interpret the legislationX
8To be compatible for teamwork in order to use their accumulated knowledge in the national and the international research projectsX
9To have the ability to interpret economic and social events through the acquired capability to think analytically and critically, and to be open for innovative ideasX
10To be able to evaluate the practical implications of the knowledge about economic theoryX
11To be able to analyze the effects of international economic relationsX
12To evaluate the development of economic theories and economic problems from a historical perspectiveX
13To have knowledge about the effects of various economic policies in order to develop solutions for current economic problemsX