COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TUR 1017 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ILYAS SÖZEN

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

It is aimed for students to learn basic concepts and assumptions in economics. In addition to that, methods and tools used in analyzing economies and economic activities, theories for supply and demand, elasticity, consumption and production decisions, market analyses, factor markets, price determination in perfectly competitive and imperfectly competitive markets are examined.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to explain basic concepts in economics
2   To be able to summarize main theories in economics
3   To be able to understand the methods of national income accounting
4   To be able to criticize the causes and effects of inflation and policies against inflation
5   To be able to evaluate policy implications and the current situation in national economy in the light of the knowledge attained

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic Concepts
2 Economic Systems
3 Supply and Demand
4 Market Elasticity
5 Consumption Theory
6 Production Theory
7 Mid-term Exam
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Perfect Competition Market
10 Monopoly, Monopolistic Competition Market
11 Oligopoly market
12 National Income, Related Issues
13 Government Consomption and Fiscal Policy
14 Money, Monetary Theory
15 Inflation, Causes and Effects of Inflation, Policies against Inflation
16 Final Exam
17 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Reference:
Zeynel Dinler, Iktisada Giriş, Ekin Yayınevi, 2011.

Other References:
Ilker Parasız, Iktisada Giriş, Ezgi Kitapevi, 2010.
Ömer Faruk Çolak (Ed.), Iktisada Giriş, Gazi Kitabevi, 2007.
Halil Seyidoğlu, Iktisat Biliminin Temelleri, Güzem Can Yayınları, 2006

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and case studies

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Vize
2 FN Final
3 BNS BNS VZ*0.40+FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ*0.40+BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm Exam (40%) + Final Exam (60%) + Make-up Exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance at 70% of the classes is mandatory.
Students are expected to actively participate in the lesson.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

Tuesday 16:00-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 76

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.555