COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BASIC ECONOMY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IMT 2107 BASIC ECONOMY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ATALAY GÜNDÜZ

Offered to

Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)
English Translation and Interpreting

Course Objective

The course objective is to inform students on basic economics, commerce and banking; to introduce diverse economic systems and to familiarize them with the lingual features in various economy texts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Have basic knowledge of micro- and macro-economy
2   Have basic knowledge of commerce and banking
3   Know and compare various financial/economic systems
4   Explain basic economic concepts
5   Learn linguistic features of economy, commerce and banking texts in both source and target languages

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 What is economy
3 Basic economic terms and concepts
4 Turkey s economy
5 International economy
6 Mid-term
7 Markets and models in Turkey
8 International markets and models
9 Micro-economy
10 Macro-economy
11 Financial markets
12 Money and Banking
13 Inflation
14 Globalization

Recomended or Required Reading

Various texts on the subject matters specified in the weekly program.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures will be made face-to-face in an interactive way. Students will practice critical thinking and develop reading skills. Reading activities will be performed in a dynamic, critical and effective way, with special emphasis on text types.

Assessment Methods

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


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

There will be one mid-term and one final exam in a term. Students will be given reading texts about economy and homeworks. Students are expected to read the texts, do the assignments and participate in classroom discussion.

Assessment Criteria

1. There will be one mid-term and one final exam.
2. Students will be given reading texts about economy and homeworks. Students are expected to read the texts, do the assignments and participate in classroom discussion.
3. Students will be given one assignment for individual research.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance is a must.
2. Students are expected to be prepared for the lesson.
3. Any acts of and attemp at plagiarism will be considered as disciplinary action.
4. Non-attendance will not be an excuse for the late submission of homework assignment.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 106

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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