| Economics (English) | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code: | ECO019 | ||||
| Course Name: | Urban Economics | ||||
| Semester: | Fall | ||||
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| Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective | ||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||
| Course Coordinator: | Doç. Dr. ÇİĞDEM GÜRSOY | ||||
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| Course Objectives: | Gaining knowledge about the development of the urbanization process and the duties and responsibilities of the city administration. |
| Course Content: | Analyzing issues of spatial economics, including why cities are formed, patterns of residential and business location, models of housing market segregation, business location, and urban population “explosions” in developing countries. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) To understand the macro and micro level dynamics of urban economics 2) To distinguish urban and rural economics 3) To subject urban economics national and international comparisons 4) To design new sustainable urban economics models |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction to Urban Economics | |
| 2) | Theory of Households, Firms, and Location Decisions across Cities | |
| 3) | Rents and Wages ve Discrimination | |
| 4) | Empirical Analysis of Cities (quality of life, happiness index calculations) | |
| 5) | Agglomeration, Urban Growth, and City Size | |
| 6) | Life inside the City: Urban Land Rent and Land-Use Patterns | |
| 7) | Midterm week | |
| 8) | Urban Transportation | |
| 9) | Inside the City: supply and demand | |
| 10) | Urban Poverty | |
| 11) | Crime and community | |
| 12) | Labour in cities and job creation | |
| 13) | Presentations | |
| 14) | Presentations |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Selected Articles |
| References: | Lecture Notes |
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| 1) They have a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on economics using other social sciences and mathematics. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2) They have knowledge and skill about different functions and interactions of economy. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 3) They use different theoretical approaches to comprehend and solve various economic problems. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 4) They are aware of the needs of society and use their knowledge of economics to meet these needs. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 5) They have in-depth knowledge on the current issues of the Turkish economy and the global economy. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 6) They have in-depth knowledge on the history of the Turkish economy and basic level knowledge on the history of the global economy. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 7) Using various statistical techniques and numerical methods, they establish correct economic models and make analyzes by using statistical programs effectively. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 8) They use a foreign language at least at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 9) They improve their skills of teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 10) They have universal ethical values, social responsibility awareness and adequate knowledge of business law. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 11) Being able to develop positive attitudes with regards to lifelong learning, they identify their individual learning needs and carry out studies to fulfil them. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 12) They express their ideas and solution proposals concerning their field both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 13) They use information and communication technologies together with a computer software required by the field at least at advanced level of European Computer Driving License . | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | They have a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on economics using other social sciences and mathematics. | 3 |
| 2) | They have knowledge and skill about different functions and interactions of economy. | 3 |
| 3) | They use different theoretical approaches to comprehend and solve various economic problems. | 2 |
| 4) | They are aware of the needs of society and use their knowledge of economics to meet these needs. | 2 |
| 5) | They have in-depth knowledge on the current issues of the Turkish economy and the global economy. | 1 |
| 6) | They have in-depth knowledge on the history of the Turkish economy and basic level knowledge on the history of the global economy. | 1 |
| 7) | Using various statistical techniques and numerical methods, they establish correct economic models and make analyzes by using statistical programs effectively. | 2 |
| 8) | They use a foreign language at least at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education. | 2 |
| 9) | They improve their skills of teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship. | 2 |
| 10) | They have universal ethical values, social responsibility awareness and adequate knowledge of business law. | 2 |
| 11) | Being able to develop positive attitudes with regards to lifelong learning, they identify their individual learning needs and carry out studies to fulfil them. | 2 |
| 12) | They express their ideas and solution proposals concerning their field both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms. | 2 |
| 13) | They use information and communication technologies together with a computer software required by the field at least at advanced level of European Computer Driving License . | 2 |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | % 30 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
| total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Preparation for the Activity | Spent for the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | Workload | ||
| Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 2 | 56 | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 0 | 2 | 28 | |||
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Final | 1 | 15 | 1 | 16 | |||
| Total Workload | 118 | ||||||