LAW3601 Informal Economy and Black MoneyBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs NEW MEDIAGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
NEW MEDIA
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
LAW3601 Informal Economy and Black Money Spring 0 2 1 4
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Prof. Dr. GÜLSEN GÜNEŞ
Course Lecturer(s): Prof. Dr. GÜLSEN GÜNEŞ
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: The examination and the evaluation of the legal regulations regarding Informal Economy and Black Money by presenting of the scope and the appereance of the issue in various countries

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
I. Discuss the term "Enformal Economy" by comparing it with similar terms
II. Distinguish the parameterization of informality
III. Recognize the limits of the Informal Economy field
IV. Reach the legal regulations regarding the field
V. Reach the judicial decisions regarding the field
VI. Evaluate the reports of the Governmental and international organizations struggling with Informal Economy and Black Money
VII. Make a presentation which is prepared in an academical formate

Course Content

Informal Economy: Term, differentiation from similar terms; Types of Measurement and the rates of Informal Economy in various contries; Reasons causing Informal Economy; The general scope of Informal Economy; Underground Economy; Aboveground Informal Economy; black money: the term, the phases of Black Money laundring; Types of BLack money laundring, International and Govermental Organizations

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Informal Economy: Term, differentiation from similar terms
2) Types of Measurement and the rates of Informal Economy in various countries
3) Reasons causing Informal Economy
4) The general scope of Informal Economy
5) Underground Economy
6) Informal Economy
7) black money and laundring
8) Review
9) the phases of Black Money laundring
10) types of black money laundring
11) Methods of Struggling against black money
12) International and Govermental Organizations Struggling with Black Money
13) Homework Evaluation
14) Homework Evaluation

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: -
References:

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 1 % 10
Homework Assignments 1 % 10
Presentation 1 % 10
Final 1 % 70
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 30
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 70
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 5 70
Study Hours Out of Class 14 1 14
Midterms 1 5 5
Final 1 5 5
Total Workload 94

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) To be able to critically interpret and discuss the theories, the concepts, the traditions, and the developments in the history of thought which are fundamental for the field of new media, journalism and communication.
2) To be able to attain written, oral and visual knowledge about technical equipment and software used in the process of news and the content production in new media, and to be able to acquire effective abilities to use them on a professional level.
3) To be able to get information about the institutional agents and generally about the sector operating in the field of new media, journalism and communication, and to be able to critically evaluate them.
4) To be able to comprehend the reactions of the readers, the listeners, the audiences and the users to the changing roles of media environments, and to be able to provide and circulate an original contents for them and to predict future trends.
5) To be able to apprehend the basic theories, the concepts and the thoughts related to neighbouring fields of new media and journalism in a critical manner.
6) To be able to grasp global and technological changes in the field of communication, and the relations due to with their effects on the local agents.
7) To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content.
8) To be able to develop acquired knowledge, skills and competence upon social aims by being legally and ethically responsible for a lifetime, and to be able to use them in order to provide social benefit.
9) To be able to operate collaborative projects with national/international colleagues in the field of new media, journalism and communication.
10) To be able to improve skills on creating works in various formats and which are qualified to be published on the prestigious national and international channels.