Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
183317001100GENERAL ECONOMICSCompulsory114
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to increase the knowledge and skills of students by learning economic concepts, supply-demand conditions and macroeconomic variables.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1 Basic concepts of economy
2Demand, changes in demand
3Supply, Changes in Supply
4Market equilibrium
5Market types
6National income, National income calculation methods, Total demand-total supply
7Employment and unemployment
8İnflation
9Money and the Central Bank
10Foreign trade
11economic growth and development
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
economic concepts, demand, changes in demand, supply, changes in supply, market, market equilibrium, market types, elasticities, national income, national accounting concepts, money, inflation, unemployment-employment, foreign trade, economic growth and development
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1What are economic concepts? Economic Systems
2 What is micro and macro economics ?. What are the problems?
3The concepts of goods and services, price, division of labor, benefit, specialization
4 What is demand? Demand and changes in demand
5What is supply, supply and changes in supply and graphical representation
6Market supply and demand curves
7 Market equilibrium and changes in balance
8 Market equilibrium and changes in balance
9National income, Gross national product, Net external factor income, National income calculation methods
10Total supply-total demand analysis
11Consumption, saving, investment function
12Employment and unemployment
13İnflation
14Money
15Foreign trade
16Economic growth and development
Recommended or Required Reading
General Economics Prof.Dr.Kenan ÇELİK Introduction to Economics Kenan ÇELİK, Ersan BOCUTOĞLU, Metin BERBER
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination188
Final Examination11515
Attending Lectures14342
Self Study14342
Individual Study for Mid term Examination155
Individual Study for Final Examination188
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)120
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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