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FACULTY OF ECONOMICS & ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES / İKT102 - ECONOMICS

Code: İKT102 Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS II Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 5
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department ECONOMICS
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer EBRU TOPCU (ebruerdogan@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to teach students basic macroeconomic concepts.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can explain concept of GDP. PO-1 have information about basic economic topics and indicators.
PO-11 have ability on defining economic variables and comment on the relationships between these variables.
Examination
LO-2 can explain concept of inflation. PO-1 have information about basic economic topics and indicators.
PO-9 have ability on commenting current economic issues considering economic theory in the view of sociology.
PO-11 have ability on defining economic variables and comment on the relationships between these variables.
Examination
LO-3 can explain types of unemployment. PO-1 have information about basic economic topics and indicators.
PO-9 have ability on commenting current economic issues considering economic theory in the view of sociology.
PO-11 have ability on defining economic variables and comment on the relationships between these variables.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
National Income, Inflation, Unemployment, Economic Fluctuations, Exchange Rate, Total Planned Spending
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Basic Terms of Macroeconomics Lecturing
2 Macroeconomic Models Lecturing
3 National Income Accounts and Measurements Lecturing
4 National Income Accounts and Measurements Lecturing
5 Inflation Lecturing
6 Unemployment Lecturing
7 Phillips Curve Okun Rule Economic Discontent Index Lecturing-Solving Problem
8 mid-term exam
9 Interest Rate,Exchange Rate and Balance of Payments Lecturing
10 Basic Keynesian Model: Total Planned Expenditure Lecturing
11 Basic Keynesian Model: Total Planned Expenditure Lecturing
12 Multiplier Inflationary Deficit Deflationary Deficit Lecturing
13 IS-LM Model Lecturing
14 IS-LM Model Lecturing
15 Monetary System Lecturing-Solving Problem
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Erdal ÜNSAL, Makro İktisada Giriş, İmaj Yayıncılık, 2014.
Required Course instruments and materials
Books

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 4 14 56
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 4 7 28
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 4 7 28
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 156