ECTS - Introduction to Economics for Aviation Management II

Introduction to Economics for Aviation Management II (AVM106) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Introduction to Economics for Aviation Management II AVM106 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Problem Solving, Team/Group, Brain Storming.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The principal objective of this course is to introduce students macroeconomics. Course focuses on introducing key macroeconomic variables such as GDP, unemployment, interest rate and inflation, defines the money and its role. It also analyses the economic polices and their effects on economy. Learning these topics will help the students to understand the basic functioning of the economy.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Students will be able to understand the basic themes in macroeconomics..
  • Students will be able to set the fundamentals of macroeconomics that will be used in the further courses.
  • Students will be able to learn how to apply the economic way of thinking to a variety of issues.
Course Content Macro eceonomic concepts such as national income, economic growth, and inflation, the role of money and banking, monetary and fiscal policies, conceptual tools to analyze the economic problems facing modern society.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to Macroeconomics
2 Measuring National Output and National Income (Chapter 18)
3 Long-Run and Short-Run Concerns [Case and Fair (Chapter 19)
4 Aggregate Expenditure and Equilibrium Output (Chapter 20)
5 The Government and Fiscal Policy (Chapter 21)
6 The Government and Fiscal Policy (Chapter 21) continued
7 The Money Supply and the Central Bank System (Chapter 22)
8 Money Demand, Equilibrium Interest Rate, Monetary Policy (Chapter 23)
9 Money, Interest Rate and Output: Analysis and Policy (Chapter 24)]
10 Mid-term Exam
11 Aggregate Demand, Aggregate Supply and Inflation (Chapter 25)
12 The Labor Market, Unemployment and Inflation (Chapter 26)
13 Long-Run Growth (Chapter 30)
14 Open Economy Macroeconomics (Chapter 33)
15 Debates in Macroeconomics (Chapter 31)
16 Final Sınavı

Sources

Course Book 1. Case, Karl E. and Fair, Ray C., Principles of Economics, 7th or 8th Edition, Pearson/Prentice Hall.
2. Taylor, John B. (2004) Economics, 4th Edition, Houghton Mifflin

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 5
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 8 10
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 35
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 50
Toplam 11 100
Percentage of Semester Work 50
Percentage of Final Work 50
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
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
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ability to determine, identify, formulate and solve the problems in the field of aviation management; for this purpose, ability to select and apply appropriate methods of analyzing and modelling X
2 Adequate knowledge in the areas of business, management, and aviation management; ability to apply to identify and solve the problems encountered in the field of air transport operations and theoretical and practical knowledge in these areas. X
3 Ability to design to meet the specific requirements of complex system or process related to aviation management, under realistic constraints and conditions; for this purpose, ability to apply modern design methods.( Realistic constraints and conditions, depending on the nature of the design, contain items as economics, environmental issues, sustainability, manufacturability, ethical, health, safety, social and political problems.) X
4 The ability to select, use and develop of modern techniques and tools that are needed for the applications needed in aviation management;the ability to use information technologies effectively. X
5 To examine the problem of aviation management experimental design, conducting experiments, collecting data, analyzing and interpreting the results skills.
6 The ability to work effectively in the disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; individual study skills.
7 Effective verbal and written communication skills in English; follow the information and developments in the field and be able to share with other people, use it in the B1 level of European Language Portfolio, knowing at least one foreign language.
8 Aware of the necessity of lifelong learning, ability to access to information, follow developments in science and technology and continuous self-renewal ability. X
9 Information about business applications such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainable development.
10 Information about the effects of aviation management applications on health, environment and safety in the universal and social dimensions and be aware of the legal consequences of the applications to be performed.
11 To possess conscious about the effects of management and workplace applications of aviation management enterprises on occupational and environmental safety and the health of employees, as well as awareness about legal consequences of these applications.
12 To possess conscious about responsibility of professional and ethics.

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 14 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 1 8 8
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 15 15
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 20 20
Total Workload 133