COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

ECONOMICS (English) ((UOLP-New York Eyalet University (Suny Albany))

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR EVRIM TURGUTLU

Offered to

ECONOMICS (English) ((UOLP-New York Eyalet University (Suny Albany))

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to the help the learner to become familiar with the use of information as one of the main actors of contemporary economics. The course also aims to make learners understand the implications of economics of information on strategy, structure and pricing.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

UEC 2002 - MICROECONOMICS II

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Shapiro, Carl and Varian, Hal. Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy. Harvard Business School Press, 1998.
2. Brynjolfsson, Erik and Saunders, Adam, Wired for Innovation: How Information Technology is Re-shaping the Economy, MIT Press, 2009.
3. Donald E. Campbell: Incentives: Motivation and the Economics of Information, second edition, Cambridge 2006.
4. Reading package

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Reading
3. Case studies and discussions

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The learner will define basic concepts of information economics such as adverse selection and moral hazard and their implications on pricing and market structure.
2.The learner will be aware of possible causes and implications of emerging digital technologies and business methods.
3. The learner will use fundamental economic principles to illustrate the information-related business case studies.
4. The learner will analyze the wealth creation and destruction effects of rapid and radical changes related to information.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes