COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ECONOMIC POLICY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IKT 3005 ECONOMIC POLICY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Economics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YAŞAR UYSAL

Offered to

Economics
Economics (Evening)
Public Finance
Public Finance (Evening)

Course Objective

Instead of explain theoretical ekonomics mechanical cause-effect relationship, explain the future economic events in the means-ends relationship with on the basis of the functioning of a market economy and mechanism. Analyze the analysis and the functioning of economic system, structure and processes in the context of strategic foresight and planning. Introduce the economic policies' units of decide , objectives and means and explain the functional relationships.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to assess the usability of the theoretical economy at the macro level, real life and economic process.
2   To be able to explain a different point of view, approaches and modeling of the economic theory and economic policy.
3   To be able to evaluate the role of value judgments in economic science and policy
4   To be able to explain the functioning of the market economy, economic system, competition in the real economic process.
5   To be able to analyze the differences of content and operational of social purposes in economic policy and process
6   To be able to analyze compatibility issues and diversity of the system, structure, and process policy instruments at the economic policy.
7   To be able to analyze the functioning of strategic planning process at the economic policy.
8   To be able to improve the ability of decision-making , forecasting and analyze of the economic system, structure and process

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The concept of economic policy, subject, importance, historical development and its place in economics, economic policy values.
2 Economic Systems
3 Competition and Market Economy
4 Decision making units in the economic policy , decision making units of diversification and the joint request decision formation: an integrated approach to the economic system in the centrally managed systems, the functioning of a market economy and political decision-making process.
5 Social Purposes in Economic Policy
6 System, Structure and Process Policy Purposes in Economic Policy
7 Between Purposes of Interactions Analysis
8 Economic Policy Instruments I
9 Economic Policy Instruments II
10 The Effects of Economic Policy Instruments
11 Policy Instruments of System, Structure and Process Differences and Joint Compliance in Economic Policy
12 Economic Policy Process from Diagnosis to Treatment
13 Strategic Planning in Economic Policy
14 Quantitative Economic Policy: econometric models, decision-making models in Economic policy.

Recomended or Required Reading

Hüsnü ERKAN, Ekonomik Politikasının Temelleri, Aydın Yayınevi,Izmir, 1990.
Hüsnü ERKAN, Sosyal Piyasa Ekonomisi, Ekonomik Sisteme ve Piyasa Ekonomisine Işlerlik Kazandırılması, Konrad Adenauer Vakfı, Izmir, 1987.
Hüsnü ERKAN-Canan ERKAN, Ekonomide Sosyal Demokrat Alternatif, Altın Kitaplar, Istanbul, 1989
Hüsnü ERKAN, Bilgi Toplumu ve Ekonomik Gelişme, 4. Baskı, Iş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, Izmir, 1998.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught by lecturer which is resposible for the course to the classical method and also participants will do research and participate in discussions on the subject.

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


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)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 6 6
Reading 10 2 20
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 122

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.411
LO.51111
LO.611
LO.71
LO.8111