Bayburt University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
FS0308.11	Education Economic Fundamentals	Elective	3	6	3

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The general aim of this course is to provide students with the necessary knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors in order to understand the relationship between education and economy.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Dr.öğrt.üyesi Ayhan BULUT

Learning Outcomes

1	Explain the basic concepts of economics and educational economics.
2	Knows the historical development process of the educational economy in the world and in Turkey, and the first studies (research) in this field.
3	Examines scientific publications and articles in the field of educational economics in Turkey.
4	It explores the relationship between globalization – international competition and education.
5	Learns Cost-Benefit Analysis and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis and explains it with examples from the education sector and other sectors.
6	Knows the financing methods (models) of education and gives examples of the implementation of these methods in Turkey and other countries.
7	It analyzes the educational projects (National Education Development Project, the Modernization of Vocational and Technical Education Project, etc.) and the benefits provided in Turkey with the World Bank and European Union loans.
8	Knows efficiency and effectiveness in education and uses it throughout her professional life.

Mode of Delivery

Second Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

There is no prerequisite course for the course.

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Basic concepts related to the economic foundations of education, the relationship of economic theory and practices with education systems, theories of educational economics, costs and expenditures in education, financing of education, relations between education and development.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Basic Concepts of Economics
2	Economic Indicators
3	Education Economics
4	Training Presentation and Prompt
5	Cost of Education
6	Income Sources (Financing) of Education
7	Education Expenditures and Types
8	Midterm
9	Cost vs. Benefit Analysis in Education
10	Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Education
11	Labor Market Approaches
12	Education-Income-Unemployment Relationship
13	Education - International Competition Relationship
14	general evaluation
15	general evaluation

Recommended or Required Reading

Kavak, Yüksel ve Burgaz, Berrin (1994) Eğitim Ekonomisi-Seçilmiş Yazılar (çeviri), Ankara: Pegem Yayıncılık. Türkçe Tuzcu, Gökhan (2021). Eğitim Ekonomisi. Pegem Akademi Yayınevi, Ankara. Türkçe Hesapçıoğlu, Muhsin (2001) İnsan Kaynakları Yönetimi ve Ekonomisi, İstanbul: Beta Yayıncılık. Türkçe Adem, Mahmut (1993) Ulusal Eğitim Politikamız ve Finansmanı, Ankara Ün. Yayını

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Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

There is no internship application.

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Makeup Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	1	1	1
Self Study	4	4	16
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	5	5	25
Individual Study for Final Examination	5	5	25
Homework	2	4	8
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			80

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