Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
İKT-23-106MAKRO EKONOMİK ANALİZ - IElective116
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The Program of Economics and Finance Non-thesis Master's Degree aims to provide the students who are required to obtain the information required by the contemporary economics science and to create the infrastructure they will need to work in their fields after graduation. On the other hand, it is another aim of our department to contribute to the production of knowledge, to have a participatory, sharing, original values and a contemporary culture of education and work. In this context, it is primarily aimed that our students become preferred individuals in the region and in the country at the level of education, training and research, who adopt the principle of team work, and who are oriented towards solving the problems of the region and the country and who are respectful to national and universal values. Students who graduate from our department are encouraged to have the knowledge, skills and motivation to succeed in the private sector as well as in all areas of the public sector, and in this context, to develop their human capital through lifelong learning practices.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Doç.Dr. Serkan KÜNÜ
Learning Outcomes
1The students who succeeded in this course; To describe and analyze core international open economy macro models To describe and analyze key concepts and applications under open economy regime(s), based on the core models To make policy analysis based on core models To use core models to comment on actual (i.e. practical) open economy macroeconomic issues. To compare and contrast the results of different core models.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Candidates must have a minimum graduation degree from foreign faculties or colleges which are at least four years in Turkey and equivalent to the Higher Education Council (YÖK). In addition, they must meet the additional requirements set by the Institute and Institute Administrative Board and approved by the Senate.
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
11 Introduction to International Macroeconomics Course Notes (HY) 2 Introduction to International Macroeconomics Course Notes (HY) 3 Introduction to International Macroeconomics Course Notes (HY) 4 Intertemporal Trade and the Current Account Balance Chapter 1 in O&R and other sources 5 Intertemporal Trade and the Current Account Balance Chapter 1 in O&R and other sources 6 Intertemporal Trade and the Current Account Balance Chapter 1 in O&R and other sources 7 Dynamics of Small Open Economies Chapter 2 in O&R and other sources 8 Dynamics of Small Open Economies Chapter 2 in O&R and other sources 9 Dynamics of Small Open Economies Chapter 2 in O&R and other sources 10 Midterm 11 The Real Exchange Rate and the Terms of Trade Chapter 4 in O&R and other sources 12 The Real Exchange Rate and the Terms of Trade Chapter 4 in O&R and other sources 13 The Real Exchange Rate and the Terms of Trade Chapter 4 in O&R and other sources 14 Uncertainty and International Financial Markets Chapter 5 in O&R and other sources 15 Uncertainty and International Financial Markets Chapter 5 in O&R and other sources 16 Review of the Semester
Recommended or Required Reading
MAKRO İKTİSAT (Prof.Dr. Erdal ÜNSAL)
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 Activities50
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities50
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
none
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination122
Final Examination122
Quiz111
Attending Lectures15252
Problem Solving12020
Discussion12020
Question-Answer11010
Seminar11010
Criticising Paper11010
Self Study12020
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11010
Individual Study for Final Examination12020
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)177
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PO
1
LO1 
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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