Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 4 / 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 | ÖZLEM ÖZTÜRK ÇETENAK (ozlemcetenak@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| This course aims to introduce students to the modern economy by introducing medium-term macroeconomic concepts and using them in macroeconomic and microeconomic analyzes. This derby will examine aggregate variables such as income, unemployment, inflation, exchange rates, balance of payments, government spending, taxes, borrowing, growth and their relation to each other. It will also examine how monetary policies and fiscal policies affect macroeconomic variables. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Can explain the basic concepts and tools of macroeconomics, calculation and measurement of national income. |
PO-1 have information about basic economic topics and indicators.
PO-5 have upper explanation ability on the effects of economy policies on individuals and firms under the principles which are dominating economy. PO-6 have ability on examining and analyzing the effects of economic policies. PO-8 have ability on working with quantitative data about economics and using the tools about statistically data analysis. PO-11 have ability on defining economic variables and comment on the relationships between these variables. PO-16 report preparation that examine the economy in terms of sectoral and macroeconomic. |
Examination |
| LO-2 | Can explain how financial policies and monetary policies affect the economy. |
PO-1 have information about basic economic topics and indicators.
PO-7 have ability on considering the basic items of Money, Banking and Financial System and the treatment process of these items. 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-3 | Can analyze daily economic news within the framework of the concepts taught in the course |
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-16 report preparation that examine the economy in terms of sectoral and macroeconomic. |
Examination |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| This course focuses on the priorities of understanding the macroeconomic indicators, interpreting the indicators and analyzing the indicators. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Economic Indicator Concept | Explanation |
| 2 | Methods of Obtaining Economic Indicators and Major Data Sources | Explanation |
| 3 | Microeconomic Indicators and Interpretation: Formation of Market Equilibrium Price, Formation of Firm Balance, Flexibility | Explanation |
| 4 | Macroeconomic Indicators and Interpretation: Gross Domestic Product, National Income | Explanation |
| 5 | Growth rate | Explanation |
| 6 | Inflation and price indices | Explanation |
| 7 | Applications | Explanation |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Banking system, Central bank analytical balance, stock exchange stock indicators | Explanation |
| 10 | Public finance, budget deficits | Explanation |
| 11 | Economic trend research and expectations | Explanation |
| 12 | International economic indicators | Explanation |
| 13 | Analysis of Applied Monetary and Fiscal Policy | Explanation |
| 14 | The Impact of Non-Economic Factors on Economic Indicators | Explanation |
| 15 | Applications | Explanation |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Elif, Ç. Ekonomik Göstergeler ve İstatistik Rehberi, Seçkin Yayıncılık, 2015. | |
| 2 | Ömer, F.Ç., Alaattin, A. Makro Ekonomik Göstergelerin Yorumlanması, Efil Yayınevi, 2010. | |
| 3 | Mahfi, E., Kolay Ekonomi, Remzi Kitabevi, 2016. | |
| 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 | 4 | 12 | 48 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 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 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 4 | 6 | 24 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 144 | ||