Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
190500301100ENTRY INTO BUSINESSCompulsory114
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To learn the basic concepts and methodology of Micro and Macro economics
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Özlem SÖKMEN GÜRÇAM
Learning Outcomes
1Students will be able to adapt the way of economic thinking to the facts of daily life.
2Students will be able to use the basic concepts of economics correctly and appropriately.
3Students will be able to understand basic microeconomics and macroeconomics
4Students will be able to create simple models of microeconomic and macroeconomic phenomena.
5Students will be able to explain the decisions taken in daily life with microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
This course does not have any prerequisites.
Recommended Optional Programme Components
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Course Contents
To provide basic information about economic problems and the nature of the economy.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1FUNDAMENTALS OF ECONOMIC SCIENCE, ECONOMIC PROBLEMS and CONCEPTS--
2DEMAND, SUPPLY AND MARKET MECHANISMThe student will research the concepts learned in the lesson in newspaper economics columns or economics web pages.-
3FLEXIBILITY OF DEMAND AND SUPPLY, OTHER MEASUREMENTS OF FLEXIBILITY, KING LAWThe student will research the concepts learned in the lesson in newspaper economics columns or economics web pages.-
4FLOOR AND CEILING PRICE APPLICATIONSAt the end of the lesson, the questions given by the lecturer will be solved.-
5THE CONCEPT OF BENEFIT AND CONSUMER THEORYAt the end of the lesson, the questions given by the lecturer will be solved.-
6PRODUCTION CONCEPT AND COSTSThe student will read articles about production and costs in economy columns or economy web pages and make evaluations in the next lesson.-
7MARKET CONCEPT: COMPETITIVE MARKET AND PRICINGAt the end of the course, the questions given by the lecturer will be solved and the lecturer will be given solutions in the next lesson.-
8Midterm Exam--
9MISSING COMPETITIVE MARKETS: MONOPOL, OLIGOPOL, MONOPOLIC COMPETITIVE MARKETAt the end of this course, the student will research which market type is encountered most in daily life and the companies that are examples of these markets. (The "Hero Grocery Against Super Market" theater will be watched and interpreted in the context of the missing market)-
10BASİC MACROECONOMİC DEFİNİTİONS NATİONAL İNCOME AND ECONOMİC GROWTHThe student will reinforce the concepts learned in the lesson by reading newspaper economics columns or economics web pages, and interpret the texts they read and present them to the lecturer in the next lesson.-
11ECONOMICS IN THE LONG RUN: THE CLASSIC MODELAt the end of the course, the questions given by the lecturer will be solved and delivered to the lecturer the following week.-
12MONEY, PRICE LEVEL AND INFLATIONInflation headlines in newspaper headlines or economy web pages will be scanned and articles on this subject will be read and interpreted.-
13ECONOMY İN THE SHORT RUN: AGGREGATE SUPPLY AND AGGREGATE DEMANDEconomy in the short run: aggregate supply and aggregate demand-
14EXPENDİTURE MULTİPLİERS: KEYNESİAN MODELThe subject learned in the lesson will be repeated by the student.-
15FINAL EXAM--
Recommended or Required Reading
İktisada Giriş - Prof. Dr. Kemal Yıldırım İktisada Giriş - Prof. Dr. Zeynel Dinler
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)
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Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Self Study188
Individual Study for Mid term Examination41040
Individual Study for Final Examination81080
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)130
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