Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
192201104105MACRO ECONOMICSCompulsory243
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Objectives of the Course
giving the student entry-level macro and market economy information and helping them to develop the skills of analysis a variety of economic policies.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Öğr. Gör. Mehmet POLAT
Learning Outcomes
1learning the basic macro-economic concepts.
2 analysing the macro-economic indicators.
3calculating the production and value added.
4 measuring economic activity.
5 analysing the formation of the balance money market and monetary policy.
6 analysing the formation of equilibrium on goods market.
7 analysing the formation of equilibrium on labor-market.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
"Basic concepts, concepts of national accounting, the main macro-economic schools, Consumption - Investment, Economic growth and development, Employment, Inflation, Central Bank, Monetary and Fiscal Policy "
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1"Basic concepts
2" concepts of national accounting
3"the main macro-economic schools
4" Consumption - Investment
5"Economic Growth and Development
6"Employment, Full Employment ,Half Employment
7"Employment, Full Employment ,Half Employment
8" Inflation
9"a variety of inflation,the reasons and results of inflation.
10"money market
11"Monetary Policy,Central Bank
12"tools of monetary policy.
13"the IS-LM curve, the position and balance of the curve.
14"Fiscal Policy
Recommended or Required Reading
Introduction to Economics-Ersan Bobutoğlu-Text Berber-Kenan Celik, Introduction to Economics-Aydin Türkbal
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 Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14342
Self Study14342
Individual Study for Mid term Examination144
Individual Study for Final Examination144
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)94
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PO
1
PO
2
PO
3
PO
4
PO
5
PO
6
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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