Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
140400107100REGIONAL ECONOMICSElective474
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Explaining the real analyzis of economic events and processes to "real" economic phenomena, rather than macro-economic development, began to the local economic development the inclusion of the size of space to the economic analysis.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1 To be able to explain concept of region and types, the reasons regional disparities
2 To be able to explain external economies, regional development theories, the elements of infrastructure in regional development.
3 To be able to explain and remove the results regional development agencies and regional economic policies
4 To be able to assess the problems of regional development and regional development policies in Turkey.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
NONE
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1 Transition from Point economy to space economies and theories of plant location
2Regional Concept and Types, Causes of Regional Difference. external economies
3 Theories of regional development
4 Elements of infrastructure in regional development
5The effects and processes of the interaction of infrastructure and superstructure in the size of space
6The new configuration of the network economy and the knowledge society
7 New approaches of development to the network economy
8 Midterm Exam
9 Midterm Exam
10 Information cities
11 Technoparks in Information cities
12 Regional development agencies
13 Regional economic policy
14 Regional development issues and regional development policies in Turkey
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Self Study148112
Individual Study for Mid term Examination111
Individual Study for Final Examination111
Homework155
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)121
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