Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
TEB-108RURAL DEVELOPMENT MODELSElective126
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.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
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
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Concepts of growth and development
2Agricultural, rural and sustainable development
3Approaches to rural development
4The 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
6Agricultural and rural development policies in the first years of the Turkish Republic (1920-1959) and the planned period (1960-2017)
7The concept of poverty, poverty status in the world and Turkey, studies in combating poverty in Turkey.
8The concept of microcredit, applications of micro-credit in the world and Turkey, current status of rural women in Turkey
9Current status of rural youth and children in Turkey, current status of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers in Turkey
10Midterm exam
11Current status of the agricultural organizations in Turkey, problems and suggestions
12Education in rural areas in Turkey, criteria used in the measurement of development, indexes and UNDP HDI
13EU Rural Development Policy, harmonization with the EU rural development policies of Turkey
14Applied rural and regional development projects in Turkey, Overall assessment of rural development policies of 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
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)2
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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