GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
DEVELOPMENT POLICIES/2140003
Course Title: DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc.Prof. Cemil Varlık
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/cvarlik
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  cvarlik@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
To learn development policies
To evaluate alternative development policies
To take lessons from countries' experiences
To interpret new tendencies on development policies
 -- 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  First- and Second-Generation Reforms
2. Week  The Golden Age of Development Economics: After the Second War
3. Week  Import-substituting Industrialization ve Export Oriented Industrialization
4. Week  The Effects of Structural Adjustment Programs on Development Policies
5. Week  Basic Principles of Washington Consensus
6. Week  Reflections of Washington Consensus on Development Policies in Developing Countries
7. Week  Washington Consensus and IMF’s Applications
8. Week  The Roles of State and Market in the Process of Economic Development
9. Week  Developing Countries and Capital Flows
10. Week  Capital Flows and Financial Crises
11. Week  East Asian Crisis and ve IMF’s Applications
12. Week  From Washington Consensus to Post Washington Consensus
13. Week  Inadequacies of Post Washington Consensus
14. Week  Alternative Development Policies - Chang and Grabel
15. Week  Alternative Development Policies - Chang and Grabel
16. Week  Industrial Policies for Turkey
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Stiglitz, Joseph E. (2002) Küreselleşme: Büyük Hayal Kırıklığı, Plan B Yayınları. Chang, Ha-Joon ve Gabriel, Ilene (2005), Kalkınma Yeniden, İmge Yay
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture
 -- 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
3
45
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
2
30
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
1
12
12
 Presentation
1
10
10
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
20
20
 Final and Studying for Final
1
25
25
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
187
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.48
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1  To have theoretical knowledge in the field of Economic Development and Growth at the proficiency levelX
2To have knowledge about the basic concepts of Development economics, relations among these concepts and growth theoriesX
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