Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
0701406107	MACRO ECONOMICS	Elective	3	6	3

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to explain the basic macroeconomic concepts and agriculture by focusing on the determinants of national income, prices and labor force.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Arş. Gör. Dr. Ayça Nur ŞAHİN DEMİREL

Learning Outcomes

1	Discusses current problems such as agriculture, inflation and unemployment within the framework of this analysis
2	Analyze the tools of the state to deal with economic problems with the constraints of these instruments.
3	To analyze basic economic indicators.
4	Knowing the concepts of Gross National Product, Gross Domestic Product, full employment

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Scope of Macroeconomics, National Income Concept and National Income Accounting, Unemployment and Inflation, National Income Components, Macroeconomic Equilibrium, General Equilibrium of National Income, Money and Money Policy, Aggregate Demand and Supply, Macroeconomy and agriculture linkages.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Introduction , Scope of Macroeconomics, Definition of macro economy
2	National Income Concept and National Income Accounting, Unemployment and Inflation
3	National Income Concept and National Income Accounting, Unemployment and Inflation
4	National Income Accounting
5	National Income Accounting
6	National Income Components
7	Macroeconomic Equilibrium
8	Midterm exam
9	Money and Money Policy
10	Money and Money Policy
11	Aggregate Demand and Supply
12	Aggregate Demand and Supply
13	General Equilibrium of National Income
14	Macroeconomic Policy Linkages to Agriculture
15	Final exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Zeynel Dinler, (1995), İktisada Giriş, Ekin Kitapevi, Yayın No: 34, Bursa. Tümay Ertek, Makro İktisat Ders Kitabı, Beta Basım Yayın, , ISBN: 975 295 859 1, 2008. Kemal Yıldırım, Doğan Karaman, Murat Taşdemir (2013), Makro Ekonomi, Seçkin yayıncılık, ISBN :9789750221590 Tevfik Pekin, (1993), Makro Ekonomi, Para, Milli Gelir, İstihdam, Bilgehan Basımevi, İzmir. Case E. Karl, Ray C. Fair (2002), Principles of Macroeconomics (Altıncı Baskı), Prentice Hall, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458, ISBN: 0-13-040701-1. Abraham, Charles. Principles of Macroeconomics, New Orleans, LA, USA : White Press Academics. 2018 TÜRKİYE İSTATİSTİK KURUMU (TÜİK): www.tuik.gov.tr T.C. MERKEZ BANKASI ELEKTRONİK VERİ DAĞITIM SİSTEMİ: http://evds.tcmb.gov.tr/ T.C. EKONOMİ BAKANLIĞI: http://www.ekonomi.gov.tr/index.cfm?sayfa=index&CFID=9929118&CFTOKEN=24046999 OECD (Ekonomik Kalkınma ve İşbirliği Örgütü): www.oecd.org, http://stats.oecd.org/index.aspx ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT (EIU) ÜLKE RAPORLARI: http://db.eiu.com INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS (IMF): http://www.imfstatistics.org/imf/about.asp WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK (WEO) VERİ TABANLARI (IMF): http://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=28 DÜNYA BANKASI VERİ TABANI: http://econ.worldbank.or

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	14	2	28
Self Study	14	3	42
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	7	7
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	10	10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			90

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13	PO 14	PO 15	PO 16	PO 17	PO 18
LO1	5	5			2	4				4		2			4	4		5
LO2	4		3	4			5	5	4		5		4		3		3
LO3		3			5	4					4			3		4
LO4							5		3		4					4		5

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High