COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IKT 1011 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Economics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YAŞAR UYSAL

Offered to

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations (Evening)
Management Information Systems
Public Finance (Evening)
Labour Economics and Industrial Relations
Public Administration (Evening)
Economics
Econometrics (Evening)
Economics (Evening)
Public Administration
Business Administration (Evening)
Business Administration
Econometrics
Public Finance

Course Objective

To determine the principles of utility maximization and profit maximization of micro units in economics and to seek some methods as to increase individual and social welfare.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to explain charging good and service prices in economics.
2   To be able to determine the principles of consumers utility maximization.
3   To be able to determine the principles of producers profit maximization.
4   To be able to analyse the mechanisms of charging price comparatively in the different markets.
5   To be able to determine the principles of efficiency on consumption and production.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition, Scope and Development of Economics
2 Main Concepts of Economics
3 Analysis of Demand
4 Analysis of Supply
5 Elasticities on Demand and Supply
6 Theory of Consumption
7 Theory of Production
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Mid-term Exam
10 Theory of Cost
11 Pure Competition
12 Monopoly
13 Oligopol
14 Monopolistic Competition

Recomended or Required Reading

Aren, Sadun, Ekonomi Dersleri,Gerçek Yayınevi, Istanbul, 1976.
Dinler, Zeynel, Iktisada Giriş, Ekin Kitabevi, Bursa, 1995
Ertek, Tümay, Mikroekonomiye Giriş, Beta, 2005
Pekin, Tevfik, Ekonomiye Giriş, Bornova 1999.
Özateşler, Mustafa, Ekonomi Bilimi I, Izmir, 2000
Parasız, Ilker, Iktisada Giriş, 8. Baskı, Ezgi Kitabevi, 2006.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

To give the lessons interactively with the students.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTEG * 1
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yasar.uysal@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 87

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11111
LO.2111
LO.311
LO.411
LO.511