ECTS - Economic Theory
Economic Theory (ECON501) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Economic Theory | ECON501 | Area 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 | Social Sciences Master's Degree |
| 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 introduce students microeconomic and macroeconomic perspective. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Supply and demand, consumer producer surplus, market response, elasticity, taxes, decision making, rational consumer, production decision, market structure. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Economics | Krugman&Wells, Introduction |
| 2 | Basic Principles of Ecomics | Ch:1 Krugman&Wells |
| 3 | Economics Models and Charts | Ch: 2, Krugman&Wells, |
| 4 | Demand and Suply | Ch:3, Krugman&Wells |
| 5 | Consumer and Producer Surplas | Ch: 4 Krugman&Wells, |
| 6 | Market Response | Ch:5, Krugman&Wells |
| 7 | Elasticity | Ch:6, Krugman&Wells |
| 8 | Taxes | Ch: 7, Krugman&Wells |
| 9 | Midterm | |
| 10 | International Trade | Ch: 8, Krugman&Wells |
| 11 | Decision Making | Ch: 8, Krugman&Wells |
| 12 | Consumer | Ch: 10-11, Krugman&Wells |
| 13 | Production Decision | Ch: 12-13, Krugman&Wells |
| 14 | Macro Issues | Ch: 1-2, Dornbusch&Fischer |
| 15 | Macro Concepts | Ch:1-2. Dornbusch&Fischer |
| 16 | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Krugman, Paul ve Robin Wells; Mikro İktisat; Palme Yayıncılık; Ankara, 2010 |
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| 2. Dornbusch, Rudiger, Stanley Fischer ve Richard Startz; Makroekonomi, Gazi Kitapevi, Ankara, 2007 |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 4 | 20 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 6 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Have advanced level of knowledge about the field of Public Finance-Tax in order to gain practical gains. | |||||
| 2 | He/she can identify the issues related to Finance-Tax area by considering them within the framework of a method and report and evaluate them from an analytical point of view. | |||||
| 3 | Able to understand, interpret and analyze economic and financial events, equipped with knowledge of certain disciplines, especially economics, business and law | |||||
| 4 | Develops policies and strategies for the solution of problems by establishing the cause-effect relationship related to financial and economic problems through theoretical information and current discussions, by making financial analyzes. | |||||
| 5 | By establishing the relationship of public financial management and budget theory with public policies, he/she makes strong budget analysis, develops analyzes on public finance and establishes the policy implementation relationship. | |||||
| 6 | Understanding tax theory, learning the legal background, following the developments and gaining a professional competence in tax matters effectively develop it. | |||||
| 7 | Have knowledge of accounting systems in private and public institutions and businesses, analyze and interpret the financial and financial structure of businesses with the knowledge and competence gained. | |||||
| 8 | Gain knowledge of macroeconomic structure and growth theory, including theoretical and country examples, and evaluate economic developments from a theoretical perspective. | |||||
| 9 | Can use foreign language in financial and economic fields, follow international literature, communicate on professional issues. | |||||
| 10 | By using information technologies, digital developments and common software, it benefits from technological developments in studies specific to its field. | |||||
| 11 | It uses qualitative and quantitative methods necessary for the analysis of economic, financial, social and institutional events. | |||||
| 12 | While fulfilling its academic and professional responsibilities, the United Nations develops an approach that respects sustainable development goals, fundamental freedoms, disadvantaged groups, the environment, cultural and moral values. | |||||
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 | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 4 | 10 | 40 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 50 | 50 |
| Total Workload | 176 | ||