1	Course Title:	INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMY
2	Course Code:	SSY3021
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	5
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Dr. EVREN MEHMET DİNÇER
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	e-mail: mehmetdincer@uludag.edu.tr tel: (0224)294-18-44 Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen- Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyoloji Bölümü 16059 Görükle Kampüsü / Bursa
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	This class offers a critical and historical approach to the modern discipline of economics.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

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Learning Outcomes:

1 Helping students develop a historical approach to the diverse roots of modern mainstream economics.; 2 Helping students develop a critical approach to the diverse roots of modern mainstream economics.; 3 Introducing students to alternative economic paradigms. ;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction: Historicizing Economics
2	Introduction to Three Paradigms in Economics
3	Neoclassical Theory I: The Roots of Neoclassical Tradition and Basic Concepts
4	Neoclassical Theory II: Basic Concepts II
5	Keynesian Theory
6	Marxian Theory I: The Roots of Marxian Tradition, Its Logic and Basic Concepts
7	Marxian Theory II: Basic Concepts II
8	Marxian Theory I: Concept of Class and Modern Repercussions
9	Post-Keynesian Theory
10	Interim Review
11	Late Neoclassical Theory: Critique of Mainstream Theory
12	Economic Swings and Crises
13	The Importance of Theoretical Differences
14	CONCLUSION: Missing Elements in Economic Theory

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Richard Wolff and Stephen A. Resnick, Contending Economic Theories: Neoclassical, Keynesian, and Marxian, (Cambridge: The MIT Press, 2012). Fikret Şenses , İktisada Farklı Bir Giriş (İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2017).
24	Assesment

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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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	2	28
Homeworks, Performances	0	10	30
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	14	14
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	20	20
Total WorkLoad			120
Total workload/ 30 hr			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 PQ12 LO1 3 4 4 5 5 5 3 4 4 4 3 2 LO2 2 3 3 4 4 5 3 3 3 4 4 1 LO3 2 2 4 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 2

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High