COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

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Course Name

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
	Fall/Spring

Prerequisites

	ECON 101	To succeed (To get a grade of at least DD)
and	ECON 102	To succeed (To get a grade of at least DD)

Course Language

Course Type

Elective

Course Level

Mode of Delivery

Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course

Course Coordinator

Course Lecturer(s)

Assistant(s)

Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Will be able to explain the static and dynamic characteristics of resource allocation process. Will be able to identify static and dynamic external economies. Will be able to apply economic theory to topical issues of regional economics. Will be able to discuss urban growth and policy implications. Will be able to compare regional inequalities and policy recommendations.
Course Description

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses	X
	Media and Managment Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week	Subjects	Required Materials
1	Basic concepts and axioms of urban economics
2	Introduction to urban and regional economics: Alternative approaches of geographical economics.
3	Comparative advantages and theory of externaleconomies.
4	Theory of agglomeration economies.
5	Why Do Cities Exist?
6	Location decisions of market oriented firms and resource oriented firms.
7	Why do firms cluster?
8	Localization economies vs urbanization economies.
9	City size: Specialized and diverse cities.
10	Urban growth
11	Where Do Cities Develop? Business Location
12	Land Use and Location Theory
13	The Contemporary City and Suburbanization/Sprawl
14	Urban and Regional Economic Policy Analysis.
15	Review of the Semester
16	Review of the Semester

Course Notes/Textbooks	O’Sullivan, Arthur, Urban Economics (Seventh Edition). McGraw Hill, 2008.
Suggested Readings/Materials	Phillip McCann: Urban and Regional Economics . Oxford University Pres, 2001.

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation	16	10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury	1	20
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm	1	30
Final Exam	1	40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade		60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade		40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16
Study Hours Out of Class	16	2
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury	1	2
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms	1	12
Final Exams	1	12
		Total	106

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To have a sound knowledge of the quantitative and qualitative methods that will help to examine the premises of different theories for an applied subject so that a contribution to solving current economic problems can be made.		X
2	To have the experience of writing, using software, and doing presentations in the newspapers, magazines, meetings, panels, and in equivalent virtual platforms (internet), in order to share their accumulated knowledge and problem solving ability acquired during their education.				X
3	To be able to participate in academic, professional, regional, and global networks and to utilize these networks efficiently.			X
4	To have adequate social responsibility and awareness with regards to the needs of the society and to have sufficient experience and qualifications to organize and support the activities to influence the social dynamics in line with the social goals.		X
5	To be able to integrate the knowledge and training acquired during the university education with personal and work experience and produce a synthesis of knowledge she requires.
6	To have the ability to evaluate his/her advance (post graduate) level educational needs and do necessary planning to fulfill those needs through the acquired capability to think analytically and critically.				X
7	To have sufficient practical and theoretical knowledge base in order to define the economic agents and their interaction both in the national and global level, to process economic data and to implement scientific research for development of economic policies.
8	Keeping in mind that economics is a social science, to have the skills to integrate social dynamics into economic process both as an input and an output and to be open to theoretical innovations in this direction.			X
9	To associate accumulated knowledge acquired during the university education with historical and cultural qualities of the society and to convey it to different groups.			X
10	To be able to follow knowledge and change in economics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language.		X
11	To possess social, scientific and ethical values at the data collection, interpretation and dissemination stages of economic analysis.
12	To have advanced level of speaking and writing skills of a second foreign language to support continuation of post graduate professional and individual development

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest