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Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
EUR4442 Regional Policy and Rural Development Fall 3 0 3 7
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: Hybrid
Course Coordinator : Assoc. Prof. ESRA ALBAYRAKOĞLU
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: Objective of this course is to provide theoretical basis, rules, and aspects of regional policy and regional development in EU countries. The course will get students familiar with the idea of Euro-pean Union regional policy and its evolution, institutions, mechanism, and financing. Essential part of the course will be focusing on contemporary problems of EU regional policy, regional development in selected countries, differences and priorities. The course will particularly analyze regional development processes and offer students a variety of ‘good practices’. Case study analysis will be an important component of the course.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who have succeeded in this course;

1. Understand the EU regional policy rules and basis
2. Obtain knowledge of regional policy instruments
3. Acquire the ability to indicate factors of regional development
4. Develop skills to compare and value conducted regional policy and its effects in selected countries.
5. Possess knowledge of how to apply integration theories to empirical studies of European integration.

Course Content

This senior year course on Regional Policy and Rural Development introduces students to the fundamentals of regional development by giving a thorough analysis on the historical evolution of regions and regionalization in the European Union. The focus of the course is the EU Regional Policy, its instruments and how Turkey adapts to this policy.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction
2) Historical Evolution of European Integration
3) Institutions of the EU and the management of the EU budget
4) The EU regional policy: An Overview
5) Common Agricultural Policy and the emergence of rural development paradigm
6) Emergence of rural development paradigm and NUTS methodology
7) Implementation of the EU Regional Policy: Types of funds
8) Mind-mapping presentations
9) Midterm
10) Impact of Economic Crisis on European Regions and Future Challenges
11) Enlargement and Regional Development in Central and Eastern European Countries
12) Case Studies: Mezzogiorno (Italy) and Catalonia (Spain)
13) Student Presentations (Pecha Kucha)
14) General Evaluation

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Weekly readings will be uploaded on ItsLearning. Please note that all book chapters and articles listed on the syllabus are also accessible through the BAU Library.
The related articles or book chapters related with the topic of that week are mentioned in the weekly programme.


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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Presentation 2 % 30
Midterms 1 % 20
Final 1 % 50
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 13 39
Study Hours Out of Class 13 109
Presentations / Seminar 2 20
Midterms 1 2
Final 1 2
Total Workload 172

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) Being familiar to the main concepts and methods of the social sciences and the fine arts devoted to understanding the world and the society 4
2) Having comprehensive knowledge regarding different media and branches of art 3
3) Knowing the historical background of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey and keeping pace with the new developments in the area 1
4) Having a good command of the language and the aesthetics of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey 1
5) Being able to create a narrative that could be used in a fiction or a non-fiction audio-visual moving image product 2
6) Being able to write a script ready to be shot 2
7) Having the skills to produce the photoboard of a script in hand and to shoot the film using the camera, the lights and other necessary equipment
8) Being able to transfer the footage of a film to the digital medium, to edit and do other post-production operations
9) Being able to create a documentary audio visual moving image from the preliminary sketch stage to shooting, editing and post-production stages
10) Being able to produce an audio visual moving image for television and audio products for radio from preliminary stages through shooting and editing to the post-production stage
11) Being culturally and theoretically equipped to make sense of an audio-visual moving image, to approach it critically with regard to its language and narration and being able to express his/her approach in black and white 3
12) Having ethical values and a sense of social responsibility 5