Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | TEB-108 | RURAL DEVELOPMENT MODELS | Elective | 1 | 2 | 6 |
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Level of Course Unit |
Second Cycle |
Objectives of the Course |
Help students to learn about rural development concepts, rural development approaches, rural development policy and its harmonization with the EU. |
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Learning Outcomes |
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Mode of Delivery |
Daytime Class |
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Course Contents |
Growth vs. development, agricultural, rural and sustainable development, rural development projects and applications in the world and Turkey, Turkish rural development policy and harmonization to the EU. |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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1 | Concepts of growth and development | | | 2 | Agricultural, rural and sustainable development | | | 3 | Approaches to rural development | | | 4 | The examples of rural development projects in various countries; "rural area" concept and current status of rural area in Turkey | | | 5 | "Migration" concept, classification and migration movements in Turkey | | | 6 | Agricultural and rural development policies in the first years of the Turkish Republic (1920-1959) and the planned period (1960-2017) | | | 7 | The concept of poverty, poverty status in the world and Turkey, studies in combating poverty in Turkey. | | | 8 | The concept of microcredit, applications of micro-credit in the world and Turkey, current status of rural women in Turkey | | | 9 | Current status of rural youth and children in Turkey, current status of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers in Turkey | | | 10 | Midterm exam | | | 11 | Current status of the agricultural organizations in Turkey, problems and suggestions | | | 12 | Education in rural areas in Turkey, criteria used in the measurement of development, indexes and UNDP HDI | | | 13 | EU Rural Development Policy, harmonization with the EU rural development policies of Turkey | | | 14 | Applied rural and regional development projects in Turkey, Overall assessment of rural development policies of Turkey | | |
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Recommended or Required Reading |
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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | |
Final Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | SUM | 100 |
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Workload Calculation |
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Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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