COURSE SYLLABUS

MACRO ECONOMICS

1	Course Title:	MACRO ECONOMICS
2	Course Code:	IKT2105
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	3
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	7
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. HÜLYA KANALICI AKAY
16	Course Lecturers:	Yrd.Doç.Dr. OZAN BAŞKOL
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To teach the basic size of economy, explain the function of these size and gain the ability to analyze within the framework of economic logic.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Analyze the basic principles of macroeconomics;
2	Explain key macroeconomic variables and the measurement of such variables;
3	Explain the basic relationships between the variables such as national income, unemployment, budget deficit, money supply, interest rate, inflation rate and trade deficit;
4	Explain how monetary policy and fiscal policy affect macroeconomic outcomes;
5	Explain functions of money and measures of money supply;
6	Express the determination of the interest rate in the money market using the concepts of money supply and money demand;
7	Explain the basic function of the banks and other financial intermediaries and express how banks create money;
8	Elaborate a simple macroeconomic model based on aggregate demand and aggregate supply;
9	To analyze current problems about inflation and unemployment;
10	To discuss alternative views of the effectiveness of fiscal, monetary, and other governmental policies;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction To Income Determination: The Multiplier
2	Demand-Side Equilibrium: Income And The Interest Rate
3	An Introduction To Monetary And Fiscal Policy
4	Supply –Side Equilibrium: Output And The Price Level I
5	Supply –Side Equilibrium:Output And The Price Level II
6	Equilibrium In The Static Model I
7	Equilibrium In The Static Model II (mid-term exam)
8	Search, Wage Rigidity And Unemployment
9	Monetary And Fiscal Policy In The Static Model I
10	Monetary And Fiscal Policy In The Static Model II
11	Consumption And Consumer Expenditure I
12	Consumption And Consumer Expenditure II
13	Investment Demand I
14	Investment Demand II

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1.Branson H.William (1995), Macroeconomic Theory and Policy, Çev: İbrahim Kanyılmaz, İstanbul: Alfa. 2.Yıldırım, Kemal, Kahraman, Doğan, Taşdemir, Murat (2010), Macroeconomic, Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık 3.Mankiw, Gregory N. (2009), Makroeconomic, Çev: Ömer Faruk Çolak. Ankara: Eflatun Yayınları.
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
Information

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