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FACULTY OF ECONOMICS & ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES / İKT217 - ECONOMICS

Code: İKT217 Course Title: MACROECONOMICS I Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 5
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Fall 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 ŞÜKRÜ APAYDIN (sukruapaydin@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 examine the macroeconomic developments in the economy.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can explain concept of inflation. PO-1 have information about basic economic topics and indicators.
PO-2 have basic information about treatment rules between individuals, markets and countries.
PO-3 have information about the reasons and results of transition that take place in economics
PO-11 have ability on defining economic variables and comment on the relationships between these variables.
Examination
LO-2 can explain types of unemployment. PO-1 have information about basic economic topics and indicators.
PO-3 have information about the reasons and results of transition that take place in economics
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 concept of total planned expenditure. PO-1 have information about basic economic topics and indicators.
PO-2 have basic information about treatment rules between individuals, markets and countries.
PO-4 have theoretical and empirical information to analyze how to authorities, consumers and firms effect each other and how to make decision.
PO-11 have ability on defining economic variables and comment on the relationships between these variables.
Examination
LO-4 can explain IS-LM model. PO-1 have information about basic economic topics and indicators.
PO-2 have basic information about treatment rules between individuals, markets and countries.
PO-3 have information about the reasons and results of transition that take place in economics
PO-4 have theoretical and empirical information to analyze how to authorities, consumers and firms effect each other and how to make decision.
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
Inflation, Unemployment, Measurement of National Income, IS-LM Model, Total Planned Spending
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Macroeconomics: Economic Growth and Fluctuations Lecturing
2 Macroeconomics: Economic Growth and Fluctuations Lecturing
3 Measurement of Economy I: Measurement of Output Lecturing
4 Measurement of Economy I: Measurement of Output Lecturing
5 Measurement of Economy II: Inflation Lecturing
6 Measurement of Economy III: 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: -Equilibrium in the Goods Market -Change of Equilibrium in the Goods Market Lecturing
12 Basic Keynesian Model: Inflationary-Deflationary Deficit Lecturing
13 IS-LM Model: IS Curve Lecturing
14 IS-LM Model: LM Curve Lecturing
15 -Simultaneous Equilibrium in Goods and Money Markets -4 Extreme Cases in IS-LM Model (Money and Fiscal Policy) Lecturing-Solving Problem
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Erdal Ünsal, Makro İktisat, Murat Yayınları, 2017.
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 1 14 14
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 14 28
       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 8 32
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 4 8 32
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 150