Prof. Dr. Metin ÖZDEMİR Mail: mozdemir@uludag.edu.tr. Tel: 0224 294 10 87 Adres: Uludağ Üniversitesi, İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi, A Blok, 4. Kat, Nilüfer, Bursa.
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Objective of the Course:
The aim of this course is to give information students knowledge of main economic indicators, help them to determinate the relationship between this indicators and prices (exchange rate, wages, inflation rate).
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development
Students who take the course will gain the ability to analyze the relationship between indicators and prices by gaining a basic economic view.
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Learning Outcomes:
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To be able to follow national and international data of economics.
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To be able to compare results of differrent macroeconomic perspectives.
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To be able to understand and anaysis the relationship between economic indicators and prices.
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To be able to evaluate economic policies using economic indicators of Turkey.;
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To be able to explain the role of expectations.
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To be able to analyse markets.
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To be able to understand macroeconomy.
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To be able to propose alternative solutions for economic problems.
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Course Content:
Week
Theoretical
Practical
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An Overview to Course
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Production and Income Indicators
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Labour Market Analysis: Employment,Unemployment and Wage Statistics
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Inflation, Price Indices
5
Real Sector Analysis
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Financial System
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Foreign Trade, Balance of Payments and Current Account Deficit
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Economy Policy Analysis I: Fiscal Policy
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Economy Policy Analysis II: Monetary Policy
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Economy Policy and Survey of Expectations Statistics.
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Market Indicators
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Income Distribution
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Economy Policy and International Institutions
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Crisis and Turkey
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:
1-Ömer Faruk Çolak, Alaattin Aktaş, Makro Ekonomik Göstergelerin Yorumlanması, Eflatun Yayınevi, 2009. 2- Mahfi Eğilmez-Ercan Kumcu; Ekonomi Politikası: Teori ve Türkiye Uygulaması, 2006. 3- Fatih Özatay; Parasal İktisat; Kuram ve Politika, 2011.
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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
Open-ended exam
Information
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE
Activites
NUMBER
TIME [Hour]
Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical
14
3
42
Practicals/Labs
0
0
0
Self Study and Preparation
14
2
28
Homeworks, Performances
0
0
0
Projects
0
0
0
Field Studies
0
0
0
Midtermexams
1
40
40
Others
0
0
0
Final Exams
1
40
40
Total WorkLoad
150
Total workload/ 30 hr
5
ECTS Credit of the Course
5
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
