Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits
-1	FBS209	Current Problems Of The Economy	3+0+0	3	5

Course Details

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Level of Course Unit	Associate Degree
Department / Program	Banking and Insurance Business
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face
Type of Course Unit	Elective
Objectives of the Course	The aim of this course is to understand the basic theories in economics and international economic problems and to offer solutions in this regard.
Course Content	Current problems of the agricultural sector, food supply and food security, fight against rural poverty, women's employment, child labor problem, informal economy, economy-politics of the health sector, current account deficit problem, energy policies, financial crises, trade wars.
Course Methods and Techniques	Lecture, question and answer. Midterm exam topics are not included in the final exam.
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	None
Name of Lecturers	Undefined Ali Natık Buda alinatikbuda@gmail.com
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources	Kubar, Yeşim (2016). Seçme Konular ile Güncel Ekonomik Sorunlar, Ankara: Gazi Kitabevi. Uzunoğlu, Sadi vd. (ed.) (2009): Güncel Ekonomik Sorunlar: Global Kriz, İstanbul: Literatür Yayınları. Uzunoğlu, Sadi vd. (ed.) (2020). Güncel Ekonomik Sorunlar: Ticaret Savaşları, İstanbul: Literatür Yayınları. Çetin, Fatma Gökçen (2017). “Sağlıkta Dönüşüm Programı Ekseninde Sağlığın Ekonomi Politiği”, Gazi Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, 19 (1), 274-293.
	The course will be taught through classical lectures, asking questions, encouraging students to think analytically and mutual discussion, and students preparing projects and making presentations on each topic.


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Course Category

Social Sciences	%60
Field	%40

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Course Duration	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud	14	3	42
Mid-terms	1	20	20
Final examination	1	30	30
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 5 134

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Ability to reason about the problems of the world economy
2	Reasoning on the problems of the Turkish economy
3	Questioning Turkey's place in the global system

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	world economy in the 21st century	Uzunoğlu, 2009.	Uzunoğlu, 2009.
2	Turkish Economy in the 21st Century	Kubar, 2016.	Kubar, 2016.
3	Current problems of the agricultural sector and reform proposals	Kubar, 2016.	Kubar, 2016.
4	Current problems of agricultural sector and reform proposals	Kubar, 2016.	Kubar, 2016.
5	Food supply and political economy of food security in agriculture	Uzunoğlu, 2009.	Uzunoğlu, 2009.
6	Strategies to combat to poverty in rural areas	Kubar, 2016.	Kubar, 2016.
7	Female labor force participation and employment	Kubar, 2016.	Kubar, 2016.
8	Child worker problem	Kubar, 2016.	Kubar, 2016.
9	Unregistered economy problem	Kubar, 2016.	Kubar, 2016.
10	Economy-politics of the health sector in Turkey	Çetin, 2017.	Çetin, 2017.
11	Current account deficit problem in Turkish economy	Uzunoğlu, 2009; Kubar, 2016.	Uzunoğlu, 2009; Kubar, 2016.
12	Turkey's dependence on imported energy and energy policy	Kubar, 2016.	Kubar, 2016.
13	International capital movements and financial crises	Uzunoğlu, 2009.	Uzunoğlu, 2009.
14	World trade wars	Uzunoğlu, 2020.	Uzunoğlu, 2020.

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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