GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
INCOME DISTRIBUTION AND POVERTY/1140043
Course Title: INCOME DISTRIBUTION AND POVERTY
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. İbrahim TOKATLIOĞLU
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/tokatli
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  tokatli@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Students will have a general information about the income distribution and poverty
Students will learn the problems in the area and they will be able to propose some solutions
Students are expected to form their own ideas
 -- 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  Income distribution: Basic concepts
2. Week  Poverty: Basic concepts
3. Week  Relations of income distribution and distribution
4. Week  Relations of income distribution and distribution
5. Week  Relations of poverty and income distribution
6. Week  Relations of poverty and income distribution
7. Week  Measurement and monitoring of poverty
8. Week  Measurement and monitoring of poverty
9. Week  Policies in the fight against poverty
10. Week  Policies in the fight against poverty
11. Week  Policies of income distribution in Turkey
12. Week  Profile of poverty in Turkey
13. Week  Anti-poverty policies in Turkey
14. Week  Income distribution and poverty alleviation policies in the world
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  World Bank, "World Development Report", TUIK, Related articles
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question@Answer, Discussion
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  none
 -- 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
3
45
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
3
45
 Designing and Applying Materials
15
2
30
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
10
10
 Final and Studying for Final
1
13
13
 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
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