Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

General Description

History

Higher Economy and Trade School, on which contemporary Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences was founded upon, was established on September 9th, 1944. It was renamed as Economic and Commercial Sciences Academy on June 8th, 1959 by the by the Law No. 7334. It was included in Ege University as a faculty in 1968. With the establishment of Dokuz Eylül University by Decree Law No. 41 on the Organization of Higher Education Institutions, it was joined the establishment as Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. Contemporarily, the Faculty consists of seven departments which are Business Administration, Economics, Public Finance, Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, Public Administration, Econometrics and Management Information Systems. All departments have both day and evening formal education programmes.
Department of Econometrics carries education and research activities on topics to analyze problems about economics and business administration using statistics and operations research, and to provide optimum decisions.

Qualification Awarded

The graduates, who have successfully completed all courses in the curriculum of Econometrics Programme, are awarded with the Bachelors Degree in Econometrics.

Level of Qualification

First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

Registration and admission requirements of Econometrics Programme are in conformance with general requirements of Dokuz Eylül University. These requirements can be accessed through web page http://www.deu.edu.tr/ders-katalog/eng/eng-b6.html.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

The rules and regulations for recognition of prior learning for Econometrics Programme are in conformance with general requirements of Dokuz Eylül University. These rules and regulations can be accessed through web page http://www.deu.edu.tr/ders-katalog/eng/eng-b7.html.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

Students are required to successfully complete all courses of the programme (equivalent to 240 ECTS total) and obtain a minimum average grade point of 2.00 out of 4.00. In addition, conditions in the relevant articles of the second and fourth parts of the Associate and Bachelors Degree Education and Examination Regulations (http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/Icerik/Icerik.php KOD=5683) should be met.

Profile of the Programme

The Undergraduate Programme of Econometrics aims to increase the research and problem solving ability by training them on statistics, econometrics and operations research areas according to the emerging world and country conditions. The main objective of this program is to provide students the knowledge to do research on economic and social phenomena and the ability to analyze and solve problems which can arise from the needs of both public and private sectors. The program also provides the opportunity to specialize in fields not only about econometric analysis but also in macro and micro economics, operations research, advanced statistics, and information technology. In addition, local students can benefit both from Farabi Exchange Program through Turkish Universities and Erasmus exchange Program through European universities for one or two semesters.
In the 2012-2013 Academic Year, Department of Econometrics continues education and research activities with an academic staff consists of 5 professors, 4 associate professor, 5 assistant professors and 14 research assistants. Department of Econometrics do research and give education on issues related to proper analysis and decision-making on economic and business problems with the help of mathematics, statistics and operations research.

Key Learning Outcomes

1	Having basic theoretical knowledge on economy and administrative sciences.
2	Collecting, analyzing and interpreting data based on macro, micro and sector contexts.
3	Using an appropriate Turkish in both written and verbal statements on econometrics.
4	Using information technologies about econometrics, statistics and operations research.
5	Tracking information in econometrics also at this point, making conversation and discussing with native and foreigner colleagues.
6	Doing research in econometric subjects, using this information for maximum quality in research, reporting and presentation.
7	Having professional morality and responsibility.
8	Showing compatible attitude with team work and developing empathy, completing all duties and when necessary managing the team.
9	Being open minded and having self confidence while decision making during implementing new ideas.
10	Perceiving questions, having multi-directional thoughts and interpretation against events; being able to thinking flexible, taking risk and making fast decisions as an ability of analytical thinking.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Bachelors Diploma is given to the graduates from the department of econometrics. Graduates are expected to have the competence of analysis and synthesis on related areas of econometrics, statistics and operations research with the ability to easily follow and discuss about all kinds of economic literature.
Graduates are able to find jobs in both the public and private sectors. They can apply to the exams for various positions such as inspectorate, auditor, and assistant specialist declared by various ministries. Some institutions which require frequent data analysis and synthesis such as Turkey Statistical Institute (TSI), the State Planning Organization (SPO), the Treasury, Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA), and the Central Bank prefer Econometrist. Also various public and private institutions which are active in areas such as insurance, banking, and capital markets employ graduates. They can be employed in the planning, budget, and research and development departments of companies. They also can undertake academic careers by pursuing postgraduate degrees.

Access to Further Studies

The graduates who completed undergraduate programmes requirements successfully can register to second and third cycle pogrammes (masters and doctorate) of national and international higher education institutions if they can meet the related requirements.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
There are 90 courses in the program. 52 of those courses are compulsory while 38 are elective. Nine of the selective courses are Erasmus courses. Students select 10 of the elective courses in four years of educational period. The ratio of elective courses to total courses is 20,3 %. As ECTS point of view, the ratio of electives to total courses is 21,2 %. 25 of the compulsory courses and 17 of the elective courses are offered by other departments of the faculty.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1 .Semester:
G	1	IBF 1001	BASIC NOTIONS OF LAW	REQUIRED	3	0	0	4
G	2	IBF 1003	SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY	REQUIRED	3	0	0	3
G	3	IBF 1005	MATHEMATICS I	REQUIRED	3	0	0	4
G	4	IBF 1007	STATISTICS I	REQUIRED	3	0	0	5
G	5	IKT 1011	INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS I	REQUIRED	3	0	0	3
G	6	ISL 1001	BUSINESS I	REQUIRED	3	0	0	3
G	7	ISL 1055	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I	REQUIRED	3	0	0	3
G	8	KPD 1000	CAREER PLANNING	REQUIRED	1	0	0	2
G	9	TDL 1001	TURKISH LANGUAGE I	REQUIRED	2	0	0	2
G	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	1
TOTAL:								30

1 .Semester: Elective Course
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	BDE 1001	PHYSICAL EDUCATION I	ELECTIVE	1	0	0	1
G	2	ERA 1401	STATISTICS I	ERASMUS	3	0	0	5
G	3	GSM 1001	MUSIC I	ELECTIVE	1	0	0	1
G	4	GSR 1001	PAINTING I	ELECTIVE	1	0	0	1

2. Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	EMT 1004	BASIC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES	REQUIRED	3	0	0	3
B	2	EMT 1006	LINEAR ALGEBRA	REQUIRED	3	0	0	4
B	3	IBF 1006	MATHEMATICS II	REQUIRED	3	0	0	4
B	4	IBF 1008	STATISTICS II	REQUIRED	3	0	0	5
B	5	IKT 1002	INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS II	REQUIRED	3	0	0	4
B	6	ISL 1002	BUSINESS II	REQUIRED	3	0	0	3
B	7	ISL 1004	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II	REQUIRED	3	0	0	4
B	8	TDL 1002	TURKISH LANGUAGE II	REQUIRED	2	0	0	2
B	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	1
TOTAL:								30

2 .Semester: Elective Course
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	BDE 1002	PHYSICAL EDUCATION II	ELECTIVE	1	0	0	1
B	2	ERA 1402	STATISTTICS II	ERASMUS	3	0	0	5
B	3	GSM 1002	MUSIC II	ELECTIVE	1	0	0	1
B	4	GSR 1002	PAINTING II	ELECTIVE	1	0	0	1

3 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	ATA 1001	PRINCIPLES OF ATATURK AND HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION I	REQUIRED	2	0	0	2
G	2	EMT 2005	COMPUTER PROGRAMMING	REQUIRED	3	0	0	4
G	3	EMT 2007	ADVANCED MATHEMATICS I	REQUIRED	3	0	0	4
G	4	EMT 2011	MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS I	REQUIRED	3	0	0	4
G	5	IKT 2013	MICROECONOMICS	REQUIRED	3	0	0	4
G	6	ISL 3031	BUSINESS FINANCE	REQUIRED	3	0	0	5
G	7	YDİ 1009	FOREIGN LANGUAGE I (ENGLISH)	REQUIRED	3	0	0	3
G	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	4
TOTAL:								30

3 .Semester: Elective Course
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	EMT 2013	BASICS OF VARIANCE ANALYSIS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
G	2	GÇD 1000	VOLUNTEERISM STUDIES	ELECTIVE	1	2	0	4
G	3	IBF 2001	READING AND SPEAKING IN FOREIN LANGUAGE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
G	4	ISL 1012	MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
G	5	ISL 2026	LAW OF OBLIGATIONS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
G	6	İHD 1001	HUMAN RIGHTS	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	4
G	7	MLY 2013	PUBLIC FINANCE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4

4. Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	ATA 1002	PRINCIPLES OF ATATURK AND HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION II	REQUIRED	2	0	0	2
B	2	EMT 2004	ADVANCED MATHEMATICS II	REQUIRED	3	0	0	4
B	3	EMT 2006	DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS	REQUIRED	3	0	0	3
B	4	EMT 2008	MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS II	REQUIRED	3	0	0	4
B	5	EMT 2014	STATISTICAL ROGRAMMING	REQUIRED	3	0	0	5
B	6	IKT 2008	MACROECONOMICS	REQUIRED	3	0	0	4
B	7	YDİ 1008	FOREIGN LANGUAGE II (ENGLISH)	REQUIRED	3	0	0	3
B	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	5
TOTAL:								30

4 .Semester: Elective Course
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	EMT 2010	BASICS OF VARIANCE ANALYSIS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	2	EMT 2012	ADVANCED EXCEL PROGRAMMING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	3	EMT 2016	PROCESS IMPROVEMENT TECHNİGUES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	4	EMT 2066	PROFESSIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	5	ISL 3033	BUSINESS LAW	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

5 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	EMT 3005	INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS I	REQUIRED	3	0	0	5
G	2	EMT 3009	NONPARAMETRIC STATISTICS	REQUIRED	3	0	0	5
G	3	EMT 3011	OPERATIONS RESEARCH I	REQUIRED	3	0	0	5
G	4	EMT 3013	SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND MODELLING	REQUIRED	3	0	0	5
G	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	10
TOTAL:								30

5 .Semester: Elective Course
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	EMT 3017	STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH METHODS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
G	2	EMT 3067	PROFESSIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
G	3	EMT 3069	DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
G	4	EMT 4013	MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
G	5	ERA 3401	INTRODUCTORY ECONOMETRİCS	ERASMUS	3	0	0	5
G	6	ERA 3403	INTRODUCTİON TO OPERATİONS RESEARCH	ERASMUS	3	0	0	5
G	7	IBF 2002	FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
G	8	ISL 4002	INVESTMENT PROJECT ANALYSIS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

6. Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	EMT 3004	INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS II	REQUIRED	3	0	0	5
B	2	EMT 3006	OPERATIONS RESEARCH II	REQUIRED	3	0	0	5
B	3	EMT 3008	SAMPLING TECHNIQUES	REQUIRED	3	0	0	5
B	4	EMT 3016	REGRESSION ANALYSIS	REQUIRED	3	0	0	5
B	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	10
TOTAL:								30

6 .Semester: Elective Course
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	EMT 3020	COMPUTER-AIDED APPLICATIONS OF ECONOMETRICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	2	EMT 3022	APPLIED OPTIMIZATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	3	ERA 3402	ECONOMETRİCS	ERASMUS	3	0	0	5
B	4	ERA 3404	ADVANCED OPERATİONS RESEARCH	ERASMUS	3	0	0	5
B	5	IBF 3002	FOREIGN LANGUAGE FOR BUSINESS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	6	IBF 3004	PROJECT MANAGEMENT	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	7	IKT 3028	MONETARY THEORY AND POLICY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	8	ISL 3024	SERVICES SECTOR PRODUCTION AND SUPPLY PLANNING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

7 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	EMT 4003	ECONOMETRIC MODELS	REQUIRED	3	0	0	5
G	2	EMT 4005	MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS	REQUIRED	3	0	0	5
G	3	EMT 4009	SIMULATION THEORY	REQUIRED	3	0	0	5
G	4	ISL 3009	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANALYSIS	REQUIRED	3	0	0	5
G	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	10
TOTAL:								30

7 .Semester: Elective Course
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	EMT 4007	QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
G	2	EMT 4011	DATA MINING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
G	3	EMT 4015	ECONOMETRICS FOR CROSS-SECTIONAL DATA	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
G	4	EMT 4017	DECISION MAKING AND GAME THEORY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
G	5	ERA 4941	IT BASED DECISION MAKING PROCESS	ERASMUS	3	0	0	5
G	6	ERA 4943	ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS APPLICATIONS OF MULTIVARIATE STATISTICS	ERASMUS	3	0	0	5
G	7	IKT 3024	MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
G	8	IKT 4025	MONETARY AND CAPITAL MARKETS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

8. Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	EMT 4004	APPLIED ECONOMETRICS	REQUIRED	3	0	0	5
B	2	EMT 4008	STATISTICAL QUALITY CONTROL	REQUIRED	3	0	0	5
B	3	EMT 4010	STOCHASTIC PROCESSES	REQUIRED	3	0	0	5
B	4	EMT 4018	COMPUTER SUPPORTED DATA ANALYSIS	REQUIRED	3	0	0	5
B	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	10
TOTAL:								30

8 .Semester: Elective Course
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	EMT 4012	ECONOMETRICS SEMINAR	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	2	EMT 4016	OPERATIONS RESEARCH SEMINAR	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	3	EMT 4024	BUSINESS FORECASTING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	4	ERA 4406	STATISTICAL QUALIY CONTROL	ERASMUS	3	0	0	5
B	5	IKT 3020	FINANCIAL ECONOMICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	6	IKT 4026	TURKISH ECONOMY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Evaluation and assessment methods for each course are defined in the course details prepared by the faculty member/s that can be reached in the Information Package. The relevant articles of ASSOCIATE AND UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION AND EXAM REGULATIONS (http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/Icerik/Icerik.php KOD=5683) of the Council of Higher Education and EDUCATION AND EXAM APPLICATION REGULATIONS of Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Dokuz Eylül University (http://www.iibf.deu.edu.tr/sanal_ ogrenci/ sayfa=genel/yonetmelikler/ogretim_sinav_uygulama_esaslari.htm) are applied to the exam and course grades.

Graduation Requirements

Graduation requirements are as described in the Qualification Requirements and Rules section. The requirement for graduation is to complete all of the courses in the programme (equivalent to 240 ECTS total) successfully and to have a CGPA of minimum 2.00 out of 4.00. Also, second and fourth parts of the articles of the conditions in the Associate and Undergraduate Education and Examination Regulations must be met (http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/Icerik/Icerik.php KOD=5683).

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Programme Director: Prof. Dr. Levent ŞENYAY
Email: levent.senyay@deu.edu.tr
AKTS / DS Coordinators: Doç. Dr. İpek DEVECİ KOCAKOÇ ve Yrd.Doç.Dr. Hamdi EMEÇ
Emails: ipek.deveci@deu.edu.tr, Hamdi.emec@deu.edu.tr
Communication Address: Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi İktisadi ve idari Bilimler Fakültesi, Ekonometri Bölümü Dokuzçeşmeler Kampusu, 35160 Buca İZMİR TURKEY
Phone: 00 90 232 3010326

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