Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
İKT1212013202INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICSCompulsory114
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
This course introduces the concepts of economic theory. It is a subject of “principles” of economics where students are initiated into the basics that will be used later in other subjects with economic content. Specifically, the course describes the essential elements of microeconomics and macroeconomics from a theoretical and analytical point of view.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Oğuz Tümtürk
Learning Outcomes
1to distinguish it from the foundations of the economy
2determine the consumer preferences
3determine the preferences of the manufacturer
4to distinguish between the types of market
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Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Basics of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, Consumer and Producer Theory, Prices, Monopoly versus Competitive Markets, National İncome, Inflation and Money, Employment, IS-LM Curves and Equilibrium
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Basic Concepts of Macroeconomics and the Microeconomics
2Consumer Theory
3Consumer Theory
4Producer Theory
5Producer Theory
6Price Mechanism: Demand, Supply and Price, Market Equilibrium, Market Equilibrium, Changes in the equilibrium price and quantity
7Elasticities, Price Elasticity of Demand, Price Elasticity of Supply, Demand and Supply Determinants of Price Elasticity
8Monopoly versus Perfect Competition
9Midterm Exam
10Measuring the national income
11Money and Inflation
12Employment
13IS-LM Curves
14IS-LM Curved and Equilibrium
Recommended or Required Reading
DİNLER, Z. 2015, İKTİSADA GİRİŞ
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
Self Study14228
Individual Study for Mid term Examination177
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
Reading14228
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)117
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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