Theory of Economics (ISLE503) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Theory of Economics ISLE503 General Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Social Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Distance
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The aim of this course is to teach system, concept and methodology of economics, to be able to analyze economic system, to be gained skills of analyze and evaluate Turkish economic system
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Knowing system, concept of metodology of economics
  • Being able to analyze economics
  • Interpreting basic economic indicators
  • Evaluating local and global economic relations
Course Content Supply and demand, consumer producer surplus, market response, elasticity, taxes, decision making, rational consumer, production decision, market structure.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Economics: Terms and Definitions Related chapters of the course book
2 Required Analytic and Statistical Methods for Economy The relevant chapters of the course book
3 Demand, Consumer Choice and Information The relevant chapters of the course book
4 Supply, Demand and Elacticity The relevant chapters of the course book
5 Supply, Demand and Elacticity The related chapters of the course book
6 Production, Costs and Firm Behavior Related chapters of the course book
7 Production, Costs and Firm Behavior Related chapters of the course book
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Goods and Factor Markets Related chapters of the course book
10 Goods and Factor Markets Related chapters of the course book
11 Scope of Macroeconomics and Basic Macroeconomic Variables Related chapters of the course book
12 Calculation of Gross Domestic Product Related chapters of the course book
13 Money and Banking Related chapters of the course book
14 Total Demand-Total Supply Analysis and Policy Applications Related chapters of the course book
15 General Review Before Exam
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Erdal Ünsal (2016) İktisada Giriş
2. İlker Parasız ve Mustafa Özer (2015) İktisadın Temelleri

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 1 25
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 35
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 3 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
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
1 2 3 4 5
1 He/she will be competent in evaluating basic concepts and the conceptual interrelations as well as their reflections on theoretical and practical levels.
2 He/she will have the knowledge of the basic methodological approaches, methods and research technics and their implementations.
3 Evaluating the contribution of public relation and advertising theories and applications to the existing/potential occasions and problems in the national and international area.
4 Being aware of the ethics of public relations occupation and having the consciousness of occupational responsibility.
5 Being able to plan and apply strategic communication processes in the fields of public communications, public opinion building, agenda determination, setting, orientation and managing.
6 Creating the sustainable development and quality insight oriented to concepts such as; corporate communication, corporate identity, corporate culture, corporate citizenship, corporate loyalty, reputation, value, social responsibility, image management, relationship management, perception management, emotional intelligence, human resource, etc.
7 To have a through knowledge of the communication methodology directed to private sector, public sector and civil society
8 Having theoretical knowledge on information communication technologies, understanding its reflections in the society and using this knowledge both in theoretical and application.
9 Come to conclusions by connecting and analyzing data on social sciences and using these conclusions in the field of public relations
10 Reaching current information about the discipline by researching the national and international literature in the field of public relations and publicity.
11 Reaching scientific results by defining the right method/techniques directed to the purpose of the research.
12 Come to conclusions by connecting and analyzing data on social sciences and using these conclusions in the field of public relations.

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 14 2 28
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 1 15 15
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 15 15
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 20 20
Total Workload 126