ECTS - Game Theory
Game Theory (POEC642) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Game Theory | POEC642 | General Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Ph.D. |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | To study the strategic behavior among parties having opposed, mixed or similar interests. To endow how to recognize and model strategic situations To make students to learn to set up the games and to solve the games |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Sequential games, simultaneous games, merging of sequential and simultaneous games and mixed strageties. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Presentation of the course, Introduction and General Principles | Dixit and Skeath, pp. 3-14 |
| 2 | How to Think about Strategic Games | Dixit and Skeath, pp. 17-38 |
| 3 | Sequential Moves, I | Dixit and Skeath, pp. 45-60 |
| 4 | Sequential Moves, II | Dixit and Skeath, pp. 60-72. |
| 5 | Simultaneous Moves, Discrete Strategies I | Dixit and Skeath, pp. 83-100. |
| 6 | Simultaneous Moves, Discrete Strategies II | Dixit and Skeath, pp. 100-113 |
| 7 | Simultaneous Moves, Continuous Strategies I | Dixit and Skeath, pp. 123-135. |
| 8 | Simultaneous Moves, Continuous Strategies II | Dixit and Skeath, pp. 135-151 |
| 9 | Midterm | |
| 10 | Combining simultaneous and sequential moves | Dixit and Skeath, pp. 156-176 |
| 11 | Mixed strategies, Zero-Sum Games I | Dixit and Skeath, pp. 185-200. |
| 12 | Mixed strategies, Zero-Sum Games II | Dixit and Skeath, pp. 200-216. |
| 13 | Mixed strategies, Non-Zero-Sum Games I | Dixit and Skeath, pp. 233-245 |
| 14 | Mixed strategies, Non-Zero-Sum Games II | Dixit and Skeath, pp. 245-257. |
| 15 | Repeated Games | Dixit and Skeath, pp. 345-372 |
| 16 | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Microeconomic Theory: An Integrated Approach; Stephen Mathis and Janet Koscianski; Prentice Hall; New Jersey; 2002. |
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| Other Sources | 2. Microeconomic Theory: Basic Principles and Extensions, Walter Nicholson , 9th Edition, Thomson Learning, Australia et. al.,2004. |
| 3. Intermediate Microeconomics, Hal R. Varian, 5th Edition, W. W. Norton Company, New York and London, 2005. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 5 | 1 |
| Presentation | 1 | 20 |
| Project | 1 | 40 |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | - | - |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 35 |
| Toplam | 8 | 96 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 65 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 35 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Compares basic approaches and/or theories in political economy and critically evaluates each one | X | ||||
| 2 | Compares basic macroeconomic theories and/or approaches and critically evaluates each one | X | ||||
| 3 | Solves problems using complementary approaches from other related disciplines (political science, sociology, etc.) | X | ||||
| 4 | Develops necessary skills to establish micro-macro relationships in humanities and social sciences | X | ||||
| 5 | Analyzes basic economic indicators and makes interpretations | X | ||||
| 6 | Acquires theoretical knowledge by conducting literature review and derives empirically testable hypotheses | X | ||||
| 7 | Develops new approaches/theories to solve complex problems in political economy | X | ||||
| 8 | Can apply critical thinking and/or qualitative and quantitative techniques to new fields/problems | X | ||||
| 9 | Can design research and conduct the research within an appropriate time frame | X | ||||
| 10 | Can develop and present policy recommendations based on academic research | X | ||||
| 11 | Continues learning and can conduct advanced research independently | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | |||
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 8 | 120 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | |||
| Total Workload | 120 | ||