Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
İKT1022013201INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS-IICompulsory125
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of the course is to inform about the macro-economic concepts and assumptions, using this information to understand how the economy works and think it better to handle what can be done.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd.Doç.Dr.Nedim DİKMEN
Learning Outcomes
1Explain the basic macro-economic concepts and issues.
2Will be able to follow conjuncture, the labor market and the price level
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Topics include the basic macro-economic issues such as national income, total supply and demand, inflation, monetary policy, income theory, money and banking, international trade and finance, unemployment.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Principles of Macro Economics
2Measurement of Macro-Economic Activities
3Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand
4Fundamentals of Classical and Keynesian Macro-economics
5Money, Price Level.
6Impact on the Economy of Money.
7Inflation
8Mid-term Exam
9Employment, Unemployment and Inflation
10Economic fluctuations.
11Macroeconomic policies: fiscal, monetary, incomes policy. 1,2
12International Trade Theory and Policy.
13Exchange Rate, Balance of Payments.
14International Monetary System.
15Economic Growth and Development.
16Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Parasız, İ., 2008. İktisada Giriş. Ezgi Kitabevi, Bursa. Dinler, Z., 2007. İktisada Giriş. Ekin Kitabevi, Bursa Orhan, O.Z., and Erdoğan, S., 2008. İktisada Giriş. Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara. Mankiw, N.G., Principles of Economics. South-Western College Pub; 4 edition. Lieberman, A., and Hall, R.E., 2004. Introduction to Economics (with InfoTrac ). South-Western College Pub; 2 edition
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14342
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11414
Individual Study for Final Examination12222
Reading14570
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
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