• HOME
• ABOUT US
  • Name Address
  • General Description
  • Governance
  • Academic Calendar
  • Degree Programmes
  • List of Programmes in English
  • General Admission and Registration Procedures
  • Credit Mobility and Recognition of Prior Learning
  • ECTS Credit Allocation
  • Academic Guidance
  • Contacts
• Degree Programmes
  • Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)
  • Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)
  • First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)
  • Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)
• GENERAL INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS
  • Cost of Living
  • Accommodation
  • Meals
  • Medical Facilities
  • Facilities for Disabled Students
  • Insurance
  • Financial Supports
  • Student Affairs Office
  • Practical Information for International Students
  • Language Courses
  • Work Placement Possibilities
  • Sports, Social and Cultural Facilities
  • Student Associations and Clubs
  • About İzmir - Turkey
• INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
  • International Relations Office
  • Registration Procedures
  • Agreements
  • Coordinators
  • Documents
  • List of Programmes in English
  • ECTS / DS Labels

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS IKT 5071 COMPETITION THEORIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Economics

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR TIMUÇIN YALÇINKAYA

Offered to

Economics

Course Objective

To enable the students to learn and evaluate the theoretical approaches to competition and the competition process on the basis of the market system s development.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to learn and assess the historical development of economic systems. 2   To be able to understand and evaluate the place and significance of competition in the development of market system 3   To be able to learn and explain the competition theories and types 4   To be able to assess the development of competition in theory and application in respect of informational economics and globalization 5   To be able to assess the competition process s impacts on firm strategies and consumers

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Analysis of Economic Systems 2 Economic Systems and Competition 3 Preconditions, Features and Types of Competition 4 Functions of Competition 5 Classical Approaches to Competition 6 Contemporary Approaches to Competition 7 Restrictions on Competition and Conditions Destructing Competition 8 Industrial Structure and Competition 9 MIDTERM EXAM 10 Information Economy and Competition 11 Global Economy and Competition 12 Firms' Competition Strategies 13 Business Management and Competition 14 Competition and Consumption 15 Competition and Technology

Recomended or Required Reading

Main reference: Hüsnü ERKAN, Sosyal Piyasa Ekonomisi Secondary references: * Michael E. PORTER, Rekabet Stratejisi * Erdal TÜRKKAN, Rekabet Teorisi ve Endüstri Iktisadı

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

To explain the theoretical approaches for assessing competition understandings and process within its all dimensions in accordance with the basic references and articles, and to enable the students to undertake researches on the cases and institutions and to discuss them.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER) 3 FIN FINAL EXAM 4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.50 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

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) Giving the Lecture 14 3 42 Preperation of presentation 1 15 15 Before/After Lecture Preperation Process (Weekly) 14 2 28 Preperation for the mid exam 1 15 15 Preperation of essay 1 25 25 Preparation for the final exam 1 20 20 Final Exam 1 3 3 Mid Exam 1 3 3 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 151

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 LO.1 5 5 5 5 LO.2 5 5 LO.3 5 5 LO.4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 LO.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5