ECTS - Game Theory
Game Theory (ECON424) Course Detail
Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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Game Theory | ECON424 | Elective Courses | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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N/A |
Course Language | English |
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Course Type | Elective Courses |
Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion. |
Course Lecturer(s) |
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Course Objectives | 1. To study the strategic behavior among parties having opposed, mixed or similar interests. 2. To endow how to recognize and model strategic situations 3. 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 | Elements of a game, sequential moves, simultaneous moves, combining simultaneous and sequential moves, mixed strategies. |
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, ss. 200-216. |
13 | Mixed strategies, Non-Zero-Sum Games I | Dixit and Skeath pp. 233-244 |
14 | Mixed strategies, Non-Zero-Sum Games II | Dixit and Skeath pp. 244-257 |
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 |
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Attendance/Participation | 1 | 10 |
Laboratory | - | - |
Application | - | - |
Field Work | - | - |
Special Course Internship | - | - |
Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
Homework Assignments | - | - |
Presentation | - | - |
Project | - | - |
Report | - | - |
Seminar | - | - |
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 35 |
Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
Toplam | 3 | 95 |
Percentage of Semester Work | 50 |
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Percentage of Final Work | 50 |
Total | 100 |
Course Category
Core Courses | |
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Major Area Courses | X |
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 | Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts and methods of economics | |||||
2 | Acquiring the skills of macro level economic analysis | |||||
3 | Acquiring the skills of micro level economic analysis | |||||
4 | Understanding the formulation and implementation of economic policies at the local, national, regional, and/or global level | |||||
5 | Learning different approaches on economic and related issues | |||||
6 | Acquiring the quantitative and/or qualitative techniques in economic analysis | |||||
7 | Improving the ability to use the modern software, hardware and/or technological devices | |||||
8 | Developing intra-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary team work skills | |||||
9 | Acquiring an open-minded behavior through encouraging critical analysis, discussions, and/or life-long learning | |||||
10 | Adopting work ethic and social responsibility | |||||
11 | Developing the skills of communication. | |||||
12 | Improving the ability to effectively implement the knowledge and skills in at least one of the following areas: economic policy, public policy, international economic relations, industrial relations, monetary and financial affairs. |
ECTS/Workload Table
Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory | |||
Application | |||
Special Course Internship | |||
Field Work | |||
Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 6 | 96 |
Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
Project | |||
Report | |||
Homework Assignments | |||
Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total Workload | 148 |