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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
Gİ110Introduction to Economics IICompulsory125
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The main objective of the course is to provide the student with information on matters within the sphere of economics. In this context, production organization and classification of production factors, production with one and two variable inputs, long-term and returns to scale, production cost, short- and long term cost functions, definition and scope of macroeconomics, employment and unemployment, money and money market, inflation and deflation, foreign trade and economic growth and income distribution are some of the subjects to be teached in this course.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Tuba BİLGİN
Learning Outcomes
1At the end of the semester, the student can define the basic concepts of microeconomics and macroeconomics.
2He/she understands and explains the concept of the production.
3He/she can interpret the costs of production in a detailed way.
4He/she can understand and explain macroeconomic issues such as income distribution, national income, employment, unemployment, inflation, deflation, foreign trade
5He/she can evaluate micro- and macroeconomic events by using the language of economic
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Introduction to macroeconomics, national accounting system, unemployment, inflation, consumption expenditures, investment expentidures, monetary and fiscal policies, Keynesian models and business cycle theory.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1PRODUCTION ORGANIZATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF PRODUCTION FACTORS
2PRODUCTION ORGANIZATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF PRODUCTION FACTORS
3PRODUCTION WITH TWO VARIABLE INPUTS (ISOQUANT ANALYSİS)
4LONG-TERM AND RETURNS TO SCALE
5PRODUCTİON COST
6SHORT-TERM COST FUNCTIONS
7LONG RUN COST FUNCTIONS
8MID-TERM EXAM
9PERFECT COMPETİTİON AND MONOPOLY MARKET
10DEFİNİTİON AND SCOPE OF MACROECONOMİCS
11EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT
12MONEY AND MONEY MARKET
13INFLATİON AND DEFLATİON
14FOREIGN TRADE
15ECONOMIC GROWTH AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION
16END OF TERM EXAM
Recommended or Required Reading
Ünsal, E. (2011) İktisada Giriş, İmaj Yayıncılık, Ankara. YAYLALI, Muammer (2004): Microeconomics,3.Ed. Beta Press, İstanbul.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14228
Self Study14228
Individual Study for Mid term Examination21224
Individual Study for Final Examination31854
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)136
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High