Seminar in Economics (ECON407) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Seminar in Economics	ECON407	7. Semester	3	0	0	3	7

Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A

Course Language	English
Course Type	Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face, Mix
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Demonstration, Drill and Practice, Team/Group.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nil Demet Güngör
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	The purpose of the course is to guide students in gaining experience in conducting economic research through an independent research project.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; 1. To learn, and develop the skills in making research. 2. To learn how to write a term paper/project in economics 3. To learn the economic, and financial features of globalization 4. To criticize, and develop coherent arguments that the students can defend in their writing and their in-class discussion.
Course Content	The origins and development of global capitalism and the capitalist state through its various stages; the characteristics of the neo-liberal globalization; the causes and the nature of the financial crisis in the context of globalization and its impact on economic and social grounds.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Introduction to the course
2	Choosing a Research Topic

Sources

Other Sources	1. Course Handouts / Moodle Resources

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	14	10
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	-	-
Presentation	-	-
Project	2	70
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	-	-
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	20
Toplam	17	100

Percentage of Semester Work	90
Percentage of Final Work	10
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses	X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	Level of Contribution
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts and methods of economics				X
2	Acquiring the skills of macro level economic analysis					X
3	Acquiring the skills of micro level economic analysis				X
4	Understanding the formulation and implementation of economic policies at the local, national, regional, and/or global level					X
5	Learning different approaches on economic and related issues
6	Acquiring the quantitative and/or qualitative techniques in economic analysis					X
7	Improving the ability to use the modern software, hardware and/or technological devices				X
8	Developing intra-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary team work skills				X
9	Acquiring an open-minded behavior through encouraging critical analysis, discussions, and/or life-long learning					X
10	Adopting work ethic and social responsibility					X
11	Developing the skills of communication.					X
12	Improving the ability to effectively implement the knowledge and skills in at least one of the following areas: economic policy, public policy, international economic relations, industrial relations, monetary and financial affairs.					X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class	16	6	96
Presentation/Seminar Prepration	1	5	5
Project
Report
Homework Assignments	2	4	8
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	1	10	10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	10	10
Total Workload			177