COURSE SYLLABUS
INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS
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Course Title: |
INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS |
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Course Code: |
IKT1003 |
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Type of Course: |
Compulsory |
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Level of Course: |
First Cycle |
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Year of Study: |
1 |
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Semester: |
2 |
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ECTS Credits Allocated: |
3 |
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Theoretical (hour/week): |
2 |
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Practice (hour/week) : |
0 |
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Laboratory (hour/week) : |
0 |
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Prerequisites: |
No Prerequisite |
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Recommended optional programme components: |
None |
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Language: |
Turkish |
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Mode of Delivery: |
Face to face |
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Course Coordinator: |
Dr. Ögr. Üyesi Filiz ERYILMAZ |
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Course Lecturers: |
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Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator: |
mozdemir@uludag.edu.tr, 0224 294 10 95, Uludağ Üniversitesi, İktisat Bölümü, Görükle/BURSA |
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Website: |
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Objective of the Course: |
The purpose of this course is to introduce the basic concepts and principles of economics to nonspecialist economics students |
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development |
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Learning Outcomes: |
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Students will be able to learn the main concepts and principles of economics;
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Students will be able to identify competitive marketplaces, as well as the conditions for perfect and imperfect competition;
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Students will be able to develop an understanding of the operation of markets, including the interaction between related markets.;
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Students will be able to analyse the roles of the market mechanism in allocating resources in order to solve basic economic problems;
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Students will be able to identify and learn aggregate economy.;
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Students will be able to develop an understanding of the functional relationship between aggregate supply and demand. ;
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Students will be able to analyse the role of money and government in our modern-day economy.;
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Students will be able to learn monetary and fiscal policy.;
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Students will be able to identify international economics.;
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Students will be able to assess growth and development issues. ;
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Theoretical |
Practical |
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The Science of Economics: Concepts, Principles, Methods and Problems |
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Price Theory I : Demand |
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Price Theory II : Supply |
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The Theory of Consumer and Producer |
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Cost Analysis |
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Perfect Competition |
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Imperfect Competition |
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Repeating courses and midterm exam |
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National Income: Definiton and Measurement |
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Consumption, Saving and Investment |
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Aggregate Demand and Supply : National Income, Inflation and Employment |
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Money, Banking and Financial Markets |
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Monetary and Fiscal Policy |
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Balance of Payments and International Trade |
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials: |
Zeynel Dinler, (2011). İktisada Giriş, 16.Basım, Bursa:Ekin Kitabevi |
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Assesment |
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| TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES |
NUMBER |
PERCENT |
| Midterm Exam |
1 |
40 |
| Quiz |
0 |
0 |
| Homeworks, Performances |
0 |
0 |
| Final Exam |
1 |
60 |
| Total |
2 |
100 |
| Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade |
40 |
| Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade |
60 |
| Total |
100 |
| Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course |
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| Information |
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE |
| Activites |
NUMBER |
TIME [Hour] |
Total WorkLoad [Hour] |
| Theoretical |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Practicals/Labs |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Self Study and Preparation |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Homeworks, Performances |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Projects |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Field Studies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Midtermexams |
1 |
5 |
5 |
| Others |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Final Exams |
1 |
15 |
15 |
| Total WorkLoad |
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90 |
| Total workload/ 30 hr |
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3 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course |
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3 |
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS |
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| LO: Learning Objectives |
PQ: Program Qualifications |
| Contribution Level: |
1 Very Low |
2 Low |
3 Medium |
4 High |
5 Very High |
