COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COMPARATIVE MACROECONOMICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Efes Vocational School

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR HAKAN SÖNMEZ

Offered to

Catering Services Programme
Tourism and Hotel Management
Cultural Heritage and Tourism
Civil Aviation and Cabin Services
Civil Aviation Transportation Management
Food Technology

Course Objective

To inform about the historical, social, intellectual and political foundations of different economics schools is to make a comparative analysis of the political implications of different economics schools.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will be able to explain macroeconomic concepts, theories, models and politics
2   Students will be able to make comparisons between macroeconomic theories / models
3   Students will be able to make comparisons between macroeconomic schools

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Classical macroeconomic theory
2 Classical macroeconomic theory
3 Keynesian macroeconomic theory
4 Keynesian macroeconomic theory
5 The monetary macroeconomic theory
6 The monetary macroeconomic theory
7 The new classical macroeconomic theory
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 The new classical macroeconomic theory
10 The new keynesian macroeconomic theory
11 The new keynesian macroeconomic theory
12 Real conjuncture theory
13 Comparison of Macro Theories
14 Comparison of Macro Theories
15 Comparison of Macro Theories
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Bocutoğlu, E. (2012), Karşılaştırmalı Makro Iktisat: Teoriler ve Politikalar, 5. Baskı, Murtahan Yayınevi, Ankara.

Supplementary Book(s):
1) Branson, W. H. (1989), Macroeconomic Theory and Policy, Prentice Hall.
2) Paya, M. (2013), Küresel Ortamda Iktisat Politikaları, Türkmen Kitabevi, Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing and preparing to subjects

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Exams: There will be held on two in class exams; midterm exam and final exam during the semester.
Grades: 50 % Midterm Exam, 50 % Final Exam, 50 % Make-up Exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Course Policies and Rules
1) Attending at least 70 percent of lectures and fulfill the requirements of the course are mandatory.
2) Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hakan.sonmez@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday, 13:00 - 16:30, Ground Floor, No: Z-08, Efes Vocational School, Selçuk / IZMIR.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 64

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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