Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
İKT3052013201ECONOMIC POLICYCompulsory355
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to analyse objectives of economic policy and ways of achieving them according to various schools of economic thinking.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd.Doç.Dr. Aslı Güler
Learning Outcomes
1Definine general concepts about economic policy
2Learn general frame of economic policies and macro theories
3Compare economic policies of economic schools
4Analyse money and fiscal policy of economic schools
5Connect relations among economic policies, theories and systems
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Politics and economic policy, economic policy and economic theory, basic elements of political economy, theories of economic policy, economic policy and macroeconomic theories
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction to economic policy: The basic concepts, relationships, history and theoretical components
2Economic policy vehicles and strategies
3Economic policy objectives and the main problems
4Classification of economic policy
5Macro-economic theories and economic policies: introduction
6Classical theories
7Keynesian theories
8Mid-term exam
9Monetarist theories
10The New Classical School
11The New Keynesian School
12Institutional economics
13Supply-side economics
14Expectations in Economy; Theory and Case-I
15Expectations in Economy; Theory and Case-II
16End-of-term exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Aslan, M.H., 2008, Makro İktisat Politikası, Alfa Aktüel Yayınları, Bursa Eğilmez, M., Kumcu, E., 2004, Ekonomi Politikası, Remzi Kitabevi Yayınları, İstanbul Serin V., 1998, İktisat Politikası, Alfa Yayınları, İstanbul Savaş, V., 1994, Politik İktisat, Beta Basın Yayım, İstanbul Atılgan A., 1997, İktisat Politikalarının Evrimi, Alfa Yayınları, İstanbul
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 Examination8648
Individual Study for Final Examination61060
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)152
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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