Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Rural Development EKO507 3 + 0 3.0 8.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Presentation and lecture
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. Pınar GÜLTEKİN
Instructors Pınar GÜLTEKİN
Assistants
Goals - Transferring the concepts and theories of rural development, which is defined as a part of regional development, together with the practices and results specific to our country.
Course Content Students will understand the role of rural areas in regional development - Students will learn theories of rural development - Students will learn the concepts of natural, cultural and socio-economic sustainability in rural areas
Learning Outcomes
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Course introduction and concepts
2. Week Structure of rural settlements
3. Week Rural development approaches
4. Week EU rural development policy
5. Week Rural development policies in Turkey
6. Week Rural development policies in Turkey
7. Week Rural development experiences
8. Week mid term exam
9. Week Rural Tourism
10. Week Student presentation
11. Week Student presentation
12. Week Student presentation
13. Week Student presentation
Recommended Sources
Tolunay, A., & Akyol, A. (2006). Kalkinma Ve Kirsal Kalkinma: Temel Kavramlar Ve Tanimlar. Turkish Journal of Forestry, 7(2), 116-127. Kaypak, Ş. (2012). Ekolojik turizm ve sürdürülebilir kırsal kalkınma. Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi Sosyal ve Ekonomik Araştırmalar Dergisi, 2012(1), 11-29. Metin, C., & Esengün, K. (2007). Avrupa Birliği kırsal kalkınma programlarının Türkiye’nin kırsal kalkınması açısından incelenmesi: SAPARD ve IPARD örneği. Journal of Agricultural Faculty of Gaziosmanpaşa University (JAFAG), 2007(2), 43-56.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level Measurement Method
PY1 4 -
PY2 3 -
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours 14 1 14
Midterm 1 1 6 6
Midterm 2 1 5 5
Homework 1 7 3 21
Homework 2 14 2 28
Final 1 4 4
Practice 14 3 42
Practice End-Of-Term 14 3 42
Classroom Activities 14 3 42
Total Workload 204
ECTS Credit of the Course 8.0