GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
TRANSITION ECONOMIES AND DEVELOPING MARKET ECONOMIES/2110047
Course Title: TRANSITION ECONOMIES AND DEVELOPING MARKET ECONOMIES
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 2 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Dr. M. Nejat COŞKUN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ncoskun
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  ncoskun@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Students will have a general information about the transition economies and developing market economies and students are expected to make some comment
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Properties of socialist economic system, Reform experiences in socialist economic sysyem and results
2. Week  Dynamics of transformation to the market economy
3. Week  Structural reforms and organizational changes
4. Week  Economic policies and macroeconomic stabilization
5. Week  Privatization programs
6. Week  Reconstruction in the world economy and transition economies
7. Week  Relationship between transition economies and developing market economies and globalization
8. Week  Mid-Term Exam
9. Week  Changes on the economic system in the World and developing market economies
10. Week  Global production, developed economies and developing market economies
11. Week  Globalization and growth
12. Week  Globalization and development
13. Week  Globalization, poverty and inequality
14. Week  Globalization, International financial system, International capital flows
15. Week  International business cycles and developing market economies
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  “Emerging Markets”; A. Köse, E. Prasad, Brooklyn Institution Press, 2010. “Küreselleşme Büyük Hayal Kırıklığı”; J. Stiglitz, Plan B Yayınları. “Akıllı Küreselleşme”, D. Rodrik. “Tek Ekonomi Çok Reçete”, D. Rodrik. “The Economics of Transition”, M. Lavigne. “Transition Economics”, G. Turley, P. Luke, Routledge Yayınları. “Global Political Economy”, J. Ravenhill, Oxford Yayınları. "The political economy of Emerging markets" J.Saantiso "Kapitalizmin finansal krizi" Der. ve Çev. A.Ersoy
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
50
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
50
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
50
 -- 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
4
60
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
3
45
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
13
13
 Final and Studying for Final
1
25
25
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
188
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.52
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1To have theoretical knowledge in the field of International Economics at the proficiency levelX
2To have detailed knowledge about the Foreign Trade Theories, the rules, institutions and process of world trade, and the effects of international capital movementsX
3To conceive the interaction between economics and other disciplinesX
4To analyze theoretical knowledge and to be able to use practical knowledgeX
5To develop solutions for economic problems by using research methodsX
6To have the experience of using information technologies and basic computer programs at the high level in order to share their accumulated knowledge and problem solving abilityX
7To communicate with colleagues by using a foreign languageX
8To 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
9To have a sound knowledge of the quantitative and qualitative methods that will help to examine the premises of different theoriesX
10To be compatible for teamwork in order to use their accumulated knowledge in research projectsX
11To be able to work on matters that require expertise in economics independentlyX
12To be aware of professional and scientific ethical codes at stages of economic data collection and interpretationX
13To be able to use their leadership skills by taking responsibility in the face of complex economic problemsX