| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health and Economic Development | SKY626 | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Graduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Verbal Expression |
| Course Coordinator |
Prof. Dr. Oğuz KARA |
| Instructor(s) | |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | To discuss the main issues in the field of economic development and health, and the students to acquire and use the necessary conceptual tools to address these issues at the theoretical level and in terms of practical economic policies. |
| Course Content | This course presents a current comparative and theoretical framework on the economic development process. Thus, students can analyze key issues such as savings and investment, poverty and inequality, migration, informal sector, externality, environment, human capital and corporate governance in detail. |
| Learning Outcomes |
- At the end of this course, the student; 1. To be able to evaluate the foundations of development economics within the scope of theoretical administration and economic policies. 2. Determines the place and importance of health development 3.Health reduces capital to human accumulation 4. Interprets and analyzes the concept of sustainable development with a health focus. - At the end of this course, the student; 1. To be able to evaluate the foundations of development economics within the scope of theoretical administration and economic policies. 2. Determines the place and importance of health development 3.Health reduces capital to human accumulation 4. Interprets and analyzes the concept of sustainable development with a health focus. |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Introduction to macroeconomic concepts | Verbal Expression |
| 1. Week | Introduction to macroeconomic concepts | Verbal Expression |
| 2. Week | The Place and Weight of the Health Sector in the Economy | Verbal Expression |
| 2. Week | The Place and Weight of the Health Sector in the Economy | Verbal Expression |
| 3. Week | Development Concept and Health Economics | Verbal Expression |
| 3. Week | Development Concept and Health Economics | Verbal Expression |
| 4. Week | Economic and socio-cultural causes of underdevelopment | Verbal Expression |
| 4. Week | Economic and socio-cultural causes of underdevelopment | Verbal Expression |
| 5. Week | Development strategies | Verbal Expression |
| 5. Week | Development strategies | Verbal Expression |
| 6. Week | Balanced development theories | Verbal Expression |
| 6. Week | Balanced development theories | Verbal Expression |
| 7. Week | Unbalanced development theories | Verbal Expression |
| 7. Week | Unbalanced development theories | Verbal Expression |
| 8. Week | Comparison of Development Theories and the search for a model for Turkey | |
| 8. Week | Comparison of Development Theories and the search for a model for Turkey | |
| 9. Week | Financing of development | Verbal Expression |
| 9. Week | Financing of development | Verbal Expression |
| 10. Week | Types of inequality and income distribution | Verbal Expression |
| 10. Week | Types of inequality and income distribution | Verbal Expression |
| 11. Week | Poverty and corruption problem | Verbal Expression |
| 11. Week | Poverty and corruption problem | Verbal Expression |
| 12. Week | Quality of Life, Welfare and Sustainable Development | Verbal Expression |
| 12. Week | Quality of Life, Welfare and Sustainable Development | Verbal Expression |
| 13. Week | Health and development relationship: new perspective | Verbal Expression |
| 13. Week | Health and development relationship: new perspective | Verbal Expression |
| 14. Week | Development plans and health policies | Verbal Expression |
| 14. Week | Development plans and health policies | Verbal Expression |
| • Musgrove, P. (Ed.). (2004). Health economics in development (Vol. 434). World Bank Publications. • Phelps, Charles E. Health economics. Routledge, 2017. • Fuchs, V. R. (2000). The future of health economics. Journal of Health Economics, 19(2), 141-157.. |
| • Musgrove, P. (Ed.). (2004). Health economics in development (Vol. 434). World Bank Publications. • Phelps, Charles E. Health economics. Routledge, 2017. • Fuchs, V. R. (2000). The future of health economics. Journal of Health Economics, 19(2), 141-157.. |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| PY2 | 4 | 4 | - |
| PY3 | 5 | 5 | - |
| PY4 | 4 | 4 | - |
| PY5 | 5 | 5 | - |
| PY6 | 3 | 3 | - |
| PY8 | 4 | 5 | - |
| PY9 | 5 | 5 | - |
| PY10 | 2 | 2 | - |
| PY11 | 5 | 5 | - |
| PY12 | 4 | 4 | - |
| 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 |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Preparation, After Class Study | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Research | 10 | 5 | 50 |
| Other Activities | 10 | 5 | 50 |
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Homework 1 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| Homework 2 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| Final | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Total Workload | 255 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 10.0 | ||
