Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / DTT-503 - INTERNATIONAL TRADE (MA-WITHOUT THESIS)

Code: DTT-503 Course Title: GENERAL ECONOMICS Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department INTERNATIONAL TRADE (MA-WITHOUT THESIS)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer SERDAR ÖZTÜRK (serdarozturk@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) ŞÜKRÜ APAYDIN,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to teach basic economic concepts.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can explain the determinants of demand and supply. PO-1 have information about basic economic topics and indicators.
PO-16 have basic information about treatment rules between individuals, markets and countries
PO-18 have theoretical and empirical information to analyze how to authorities, consumers and firms effect each other’s and how to make decision.
Examination
LO-2 can explain the types 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.
Examination
LO-3 can explain the concept of unemployment. PO-1 have information about basic economic topics and indicators.
PO-18 have theoretical and empirical information to analyze how to authorities, consumers and firms effect each other’s and how to make decision.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Demand-Supply, Elasticities of Supply and Demand, Utility, Inflation, Unemployment, Exchange Rate, IS-LM Model
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Basic Concepts: Economic Issue-Economic Efficiency Lecturing
2 Demand and Determining Factors of Demand Lecturing
3 Supply and Determining Factors of Supply Lecturing
4 Market Equilibrium - Changes in Market Equilibrium Lecturing
5 Elasticities Lecturing
6 Elasticities Lecturing
7 Government Interferences: Price Ceiling - Price Floor Lecturing
8 mid-term exam
9 Basic Macroeconomic Concepts Lecturing
10 National Income Calculations Lecturing
11 Inflation Lecturing
12 Unrmployment Lecturing
13 Exchange Rate Lecturing
14 IS-LM Model Lecturing
15 Money Markets Lecturing
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Orhan Çoban, İktisada Giriş, Atlas Akademi, Konya.
Required Course instruments and materials
Textbook

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 6 12 72
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 10 20
       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 4 16
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 4 4 16
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 168