COURSE SYLLABUS

METHODOLOGY OF ECONOMICS

1	Course Title:	METHODOLOGY OF ECONOMICS
2	Course Code:	IKT4201
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	7
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	No Prerequisite
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Ferudun Yılmaz
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Feridun YILMAZ
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To provide knowledge on methodology of economics to course attendants.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	A perspective on alternative sources of knowledge. ;
2	Theoretical knowledge about science, scientific knowledge and related concepts with them. ;
3	Theoretical knowledge about the process of scientific knowledge production. ;
4	Theoretical knowledge about methodology of economics. ;
5	Theoretical knowledge about the meanings of methodology of economics. ;
6	Theoretical knowledge about normative methodology of economics. ;
7	Theoretical knowledge about descriptive methodology of economics. ;
8	Gaining a skill to adapt scientific knowledge into daily life. ;
9	Gaining a skill to adapt scientific knowledge into business life. ;
10	Understanding of knowledge creation process;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Concept of knowledge and alternative sources of knowledge (e.g. science, commonsense, traditions, personal experiences, media and authorities).
2	Science and related concepts (Science, social sciences, natural sciences, research, data, information, scientific knowledge, theory, proposition, axiom, hypothesis, experiment etc.)
3	Steps in a social research (selecting topic, focusing on question, designing study, collecting data, analyzing data, interpreting data, informing others).
4	Concepts of “method” and “methodology” and main methodological approaches
5	Meanings of methodology (positivist social science, interpretive social science, critical social science, post-modern social science)
6	A general perspective on methodology of economics
7	Normative methodology of economics (1) (Justificationism)
8	Normative methodology of economics (2) (Logical positivism)
9	Descriptive methodology of economics (1) (Conventionalism, revolutionism, falsificationism)
10	Descriptive methodology of economics (2) (Situational analysis, instrumentalism, scientific research programmes)
11	Descriptive methodology of economics (3) (Transactionalism, apriorism, subjectivism)
12	Descriptive methodology of economics (4) (Interpretivism, institutionalism, evolutionism)
13	Descriptive methodology of economics (5) (Constructivism, deconstructivism, discourse analysis)
14	Discussion

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Demir, Ömer (2012). İktisat Metodolojisi. İstanbul: Sentez Yayıncılık
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

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High