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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
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)	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.