| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Have knowledge about the handling of education in economic thought systems
- Become familiar with the functioning and shortcomings of the Human Capital Theory
- Learn relationship between education and the labor market
- Gain theoretical and practical information about education planning and workforce planning.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | ECON205,ECON214 |
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| Course Description | This course focuses on the scope of educational economics in general and how schools of economic thought treat education. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
The Scope of Educational Economics |
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2nd Week |
General informationabouteducation |
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3rd Week |
Economic Thought Systems' General Considerations on Education |
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4th Week |
Classical School's Labor Market Approach and HandlingEducation |
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5th Week |
Neoclassical School's Labor Market Approach and Human Capital Theory |
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6th Week |
An Overview of the Criticism of Human Capital Theory |
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7th Week |
Midterm Exam |
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8th Week |
Labor Markets and Education Economics Theories |
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9th Week |
Individual Demand for Education |
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10th Week |
Individual and Social Returns of Education |
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11th Week |
Production Function in Education Sector, Cost Concept and Productivity |
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12th Week |
Education Planning |
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13th Week |
Education Financing |
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14th Week |
Education Financing |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Işıl ÜNAL, Education and Training Economy, 1st Edition. Ankara: Torun Printing House, 1996 |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Questions/Answers
- Problem Solving
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Total(%) |
|
40 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
40 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
60 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
|
|
|
| Individual or group work |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
30 |
30 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
25 |
25 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
|
|
|
| Final exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Homework |
|
|
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| Total Work Load | 141 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 4.7 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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