Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF ECONOMICS & ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES / İKT424 - ECONOMICS

Code: İKT424 Course Title: CURRENT ECONOMIC ISSUES Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 4 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department ECONOMICS
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer AYSUN ÖZEN (aysun@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 identify the current problems of Turkish economy

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can classify the current economic issues. PO-1 have information about basic economic topics and indicators.
PO-6 have ability on examining and analyzing the effects of economic policies.
PO-9 have ability on commenting current economic issues considering economic theory in the view of sociology.
PO-16 report preparation that examine the economy in terms of sectoral and macroeconomic.
Examination
LO-2 can explain the current economic issues faced by the Turkish economy. 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-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 define macro and microeconomic issues about the Turkish economy. 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
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Necessary theoritical knowledge will be given due to the couse plan
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Analyzing weekly micro and macroeconomic indicators of Turkish economy and commenting on them Lecturing and discussion
2 Economic growth and structural change after 1980 Lecturing and discussion
3 Financial Liberalization after 1990 Lecturing and discussion
4 Transition Program in a Strong Economy and the 2008 global financial crisis Lecturing and discussion
5 National income in Turkey Lecturing and discussion
6 Income distrubution in Turkey Lecturing and discussion
7 Economic growth in Turkey Lecturing and discussion
8 mid-term exam
9 Fiscal policy in Turkey Lecturing and discussion
10 Analyzing weekly micro and macroeconomic indicators of Turkish economy and commenting on them Lecturing and discussion
11 Labor force and employment in Turkey Lecturing and discussion
12 Foreign trade in Turkey Lecturing and discussion
13 Turkey-EU relations Lecturing and discussion
14 Dynamics of long-run developments in Turkish economy Lecturing and discussion
15 Analyzing weekly micro and macroeconomic indicators of Turkish economy and commenting on them Lecturing and discussion
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Şahin, Hüseyin (2011), Türkiye Ekonomisi, Ezgi Yayınevi.
2 Kerim Özdemir ve Serap Durusoy (2011), Türkiye Ekonomisi, Lisans Yayıncılık.
Required Course instruments and materials
Book

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 3 14 42
       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 2 7 14
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 3 7 21
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 121