Markets and Economic Indicators (IKT309) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Markets and Economic Indicators	IKT309	Area Elective	3	0	0	3	6

Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A

Course Language	Turkish
Course Type	Elective Courses
Course Level	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Demonstration.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Fatih Ekinci
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	The aim of this course is to teach students to understand and interpret basic economic indicators. For this purpose, it will be taught how to handle and use selected indicators by focusing on economic indicators.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; The main indicators used in the economy, to teach how to evaluate basic indicators with relevant economic analysis. Addressing the implementation of economic policies
Course Content	Goods, labor and financial markets; economic and financial indicators; GDP, GNP,growth, inflation, CPI, PPI, GDP deflator, unemployment rates, labor force participation rate, balance of payments, current account balance interest rates, exchange rates, budget, budget deficit

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	1-National Income and Growth 2- Inflation and Prica Indexes 3- Unemployment and related Indicators 4- Analyses of Financial Markets-1 5-Analyses of Financial Markets -2 6-Macroeconomical Policies -1 7- Macroeconomical Policies -2 8- Financial Systems 9-Monetary Policy 10-Budget and Budget Deficit	Lecture Notes

Sources

Course Book	1. Çolak, O. M & Aktas, A. (2009) Makro Ekonomik Göstergelerin Yorumlanması, Eflatun Yayınevi, Ankara.

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	1	5
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	2	5
Homework Assignments	8	5
Presentation	-	-
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	1	35
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	50
Toplam	13	100

Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work	100
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses	X
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
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	They acquire the skills to understand, explain, and use the basic concepts and methods of economics.					X
2	Acquires macro-economic analysis skills.					X
3	Acquire microeconomic analysis skills.
4	Understands the formulation and implementation of economic policies at local, national, regional and/or global levels.
5	Learn different approaches to the economy and economic issues.
6	Learn qualitative and quantitative research techniques in economic analysis.
7	Improving the ability to use modern software, hardware and/or other technological tools.
8	Develops intra-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary team work skills.
9	Contributes to open-mindedness by encouraging critical analysis, discussion, and/or lifelong learning.
10	Develops a sense of work ethics and social responsibility.
11	Develops communication skills.
12	Improving the ability to effectively apply knowledge and skills in at least one of the following areas: Economic policy, public policy, international economic relations, industrial relations, monetary and financial relations

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
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	8	1	8
Quizzes/Studio Critics	2	1	2
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	1	2	2
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	2	2
Total Workload			158