COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ECONOMICS AND FINANCE LITERACY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CAE 5006 ECONOMICS AND FINANCE LITERACY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Geography Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HASAN ÇUKUR

Offered to

Geography Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to acquire basic knowledge on economic and financial literacy.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding the basic concepts of finance and economics
2   To have basic knowledge about finance and economics
3   To make interest calculations
4   To understand the rationale of investment decisions
5   To gain a financial perspective

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Financial literacy concept;
2 Basic concepts of finance and economics;
3 Basic concepts of finance and economics;
4 Interest calculations,
5 Financial system,
6 Financial system,
7 Money and capital markets,
8 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
9 Financial instruments,
10 Cash budget,
11 Breakeven analysis,
12 Alternative financial resources,
13 Investment decisions,
14 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Atalay, I. (1999). Genel Beşerî ve Ekonomik Coğrafya. Izmir: Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Expression

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


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)

hasan.cukur@deu.edu.tr
Social Sciences Building, K1-5
3012133

Office Hours

Wednesday, 16.00-17.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 96

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51