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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / KPİ518 - KAMU POLİTİKASI VE İŞLETMECİLİĞİ (YL) (TEZLİ)

Code: KPİ518 Course Title: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODELS Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department KAMU POLİTİKASI VE İŞLETMECİLİĞİ (YL) (TEZLİ)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ŞÜKRÜ APAYDIN (sukruapaydin@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) ŞÜKRÜ APAYDIN,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of the course is to inform about the dynamics of economic development of different types of regions, especially in light of the main theories of regional economic development. The other aims of the course are to enable the students to understand the transformation in regional politics in parallel with theoretical developments and to introduce different areas and tools of intervention in regional development.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Explain economic concepts, theories and methods and critically evaluate them. PO-2 Learns research methods in social sciences and gain application skills,
PO-3 Gains knowledge about management types such as strategic management, crisis management and risk management,
PO-6 Gains the ability to follow national and international political developments,
Examination
LO-2 Will be able to evaluate the role of regional economic actors (such as state, firm, household) in the economy. PO-5 Gain the ability of scientific research on its own,
PO-6 Gains the ability to follow national and international political developments,
PO-7 Analyze elements of political and administrative systems and design institutional systems based on these elements; have the ability to activate the process of decision making and co-ordination mechanisms which are effective in the process of institutionalization,
Examination
LO-3 Will be able to develop policy proposals against regional economic problems. PO-2 Learns research methods in social sciences and gain application skills,
PO-3 Gains knowledge about management types such as strategic management, crisis management and risk management,
PO-5 Gain the ability of scientific research on its own,
PO-9 Have the consciousness of lifelong learning.
Examination
LO-4 Will be able to analyze regional growth and development problems. PO-1 Gains the theoretical background of Public Administration and Public Policy,
PO-2 Learns research methods in social sciences and gain application skills,
PO-5 Gain the ability of scientific research on its own,
PO-6 Gains the ability to follow national and international political developments,
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Theories and models of economic development, regional development theories and models, regional development policies, regional development agencies
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Region, regional economics and definition of regional development Lecturing, discussion
2 Introduction to development theories and the models of regional development Lecturing, discussion
3 Neoclassical and Keynesian Theories Lecturing, discussion
4 Theories of Structural Change Lecturing, discussion
5 New theories on regional development Lecturing, discussion
6 Regional policy objectives, regional development and capital Lecturing, discussion
7 Regional development, human capital and innovation Lecturing, discussion
8 mid-term exam
9 Regional Development Policies in European Union and Turkey Lecturing, discussion
10 Regional Development Policies in European Union and Turkey Lecturing, discussion
11 Basic characteristics of regional development policies in Turkey and Regional Development Agencies Lecturing, discussion
12 Examples Of Regional Development Agencies Lecturing, discussion
13 Examples Of Regional Development Agencies Lecturing, discussion
14 Examples Of Regional Development Agencies Lecturing, discussion
15 General review and evaluation Lecturing, discussion
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Zeynel Dinler, Bölgesel İktisat, Bursa: Ekin Kitabevi, 2008
2 Mustafa Durmuş, Bölgesel İktisat: Teori, Politika ve Uygulama, Ankara: Imaj Yayınevi, 2016.
3 Mustafa Ökmen, Uluç Çağatay ve Ayça Berna Görmez, Yerel ve Bölgesel Kalkınma, Ankara: Orion Kitabevi, 2013.
4 Ali Yılmaz Gündüz, Bölgesel Kalkınma Politikası, Ekin Kitabevi, 2006.
5 Harvey Armstrong and Jim Taylor, Regional Economics and Policy, Third Edition, Oxford UK: Blackwell Publishers, 2001.
Required Course instruments and materials
Textbook, slide protector

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 2 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 3 14 42
       b) Search in internet/Library 3 14 42
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 7 4 28
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 7 4 28
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 185