COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IKT 1002 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS II COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Economics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR UTKU UTKULU

Offered to

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations (Evening)
Management Information Systems
Public Finance (Evening)
Labour Economics and Industrial Relations
Public Administration (Evening)
Economics
Econometrics (Evening)
Economics (Evening)
Public Administration
Business Administration (Evening)
Business Administration
Econometrics
Public Finance

Course Objective

The main purpose of this course is to explain money, national income, employment, aggregate supply, aggregate demand issues also explains the functioning of the economy depending on these issues.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to explain aggregated economic behaviors.
2   To be able to determine the importance of money in the economy.
3   To be able to analyze the national income with production, income and expenditure methods.
4   To be able to evaluate macro-economic importance of work (employment) issue.
5   To be able to explain the importance of the formation of national income with consumption, investment and government spending and foreign trade.
6   To be able to analyze the working mechanisms of goods, money, and factor markets.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of Macroeconomics and basic principles
2 Macroeconomic indicators
3 Monetary Theory and Monetary Policy
4 National Income
5 Employment, Unemployment and Employment Theories
6 Aggregate Supply
7 Aggregate Demand
8 Consumption Expenditures
9 Savings
10 Investment Expenditures
11 Government Expenditures
12 Export Import
13 Keynes and the macroeconomic equilibrium
14 Keynes and the macroeconomic equilibrium (continued)

Recomended or Required Reading

Aren, Sadun, Ekonomi Dersleri, Gerçek Yayınevi, Istanbul, 1976.
Dinler, Zeynel, Iktisada Giriş, Ekin Kitabevi, Bursa, 1995.
Ertek, Tümay, Makroekonomiye Giriş, Beta Yayınları, 2005.
Pekin, Tevfik, Makro Ekonomi, Zeus Kitabevi, 2009.
Özateşler, Mustafa, Ekonomi Bilimi II, Izmir, 2013.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Course description, are made by the instructor and the active participation of the students.

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)

Prof. Dr. Utku UTKULU / utku.utkulu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Varies for each semester. 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 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Reading 4 2 8
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 109

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55
LO.65

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