Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
General Economy DIŞ1188 1. Semester 4 + 0 4.0 5.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Associate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Lect. Umut BAŞARAN
Instructor(s) Umut BAŞARAN
Assistants
Goals The aim of this course is to provide students with economic literacy that will enable them to understand the economic behavior of real and legal persons (micro) and the laws of the functioning of the national economy (macro) and to analyze current economic processes.
Course Content Basic Economic Concepts, Production and Production Relations, Economic Systems, Supply and Demand, Producer Balance Analysis, Consumer Balance Analysis, Market Balance, Industry Concept, Unemployment and Inflation, Money Bank, Growth, Development and Combating Poverty, International Economic Relations, Media in Economy Literacy
Learning Outcomes - Basic concepts about economy are explained
- Micro and macro separation is explained
- Economic concepts such as need, benefit, goods, income, consumption, savings, investment are explained.
- Supply and demand are explained
- Factors affecting supply and demand are explained
- The concept of market is explained
- International market concept is explained
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Basic Economic Concepts Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice Other Activities
2. Week Production and Production Relations Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Other Activities Practice
3. Week Economic Systems Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice Other Activities
4. Week Supply and demand Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours Research Other Activities
5. Week Producer Balance Analysis Other Activities Practice Visual Presentation Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression
6. Week Consumer Balance Analysis Research Verbal Expression Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities
7. Week Market Balance Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research
8. Week Sector Concept Visual Presentation Research Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Course Hours Verbal Expression
9. Week Unemployment and Inflation Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression Other Activities Visual Presentation
10. Week Money Bank Visual Presentation Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression Other Activities
11. Week Growth, Development and Combating Poverty Research Verbal Expression Other Activities Visual Presentation Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study
12. Week Growth, Development and Combating Poverty Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Practice Other Activities
13. Week International Economic Relations Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours Other Activities
14. Week Media Literacy in Economics Research Other Activities Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression
Recommended Sources
general economy – A. Zafer Gürler
Macroeconomics - Mahfi Eğilmez
Microeconomics, Introduction to Modern Microeconomic Analysis - İlker Parasız
Analysis in Economics - Case Studies and Solutions - Mahfi Eğilmez
Wealth of Nations - Adam Smith
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6 DK7 Measurement Method
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours 14 3 42
Preparation, After Class Study 14 2 28
Research 2 2.25 4.5
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Total Workload 76.5
ECTS Credit of the Course 5.0