Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Economics II UTI118 2. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 6.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zeynep KARAŞ
Instructors Zeynep KARAŞ
Assistants
Goals To be able to analyze, model and predict human behavior by understanding the understanding of economic theory and how it affects the decision-making process.
Course Content Conceptual and theoretical framework, national income, money, inflation, consumer theory, balance of payments and balance sheet will be discussed.
Learning Outcomes - To be able to make comparisons by judging the economy from a macroeconomic framework
- Ability to critically analyze complex datasets
- Creating and presenting arguments
- Approaching topics from multiple perspectives
- Presenting information to audiences unfamiliar with the subject
- Good awareness and blending of theory and current issues
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week The Birth of the Macro Economic Current and Macro Models
2. Week National Income Calculation Methods and Concepts Related to National Income
3. Week Factors Determining National Income, Determination of Balance National Income
4. Week Money: Types of Currency and Emission Regimes, The Role of Money in Macroeconomics
5. Week The Value of Money Problem: The Relationship Between the Quantity of Money and the General Level of Prices Central Bank's Control of the Money Supply: Monetary Policy Tools
6. Week Inflation: Definition, Degrees, Causes, Types
7. Week Effects of Inflation, Combating Inflation
8. Week Repetition
9. Week Employment and Unemployment
10. Week Conjectural Fluctuations in Economic Life Economic Stability Policies: Keynesian Fiscal and Monetarist Monetary Policies
11. Week Foreign Trade Theory, Foreign Trade Policy
12. Week Foreign Payments Balance Sheet and Foreign Exchange Market
13. Week International Monetary Systems
14. Week Developed and Developing Countries: Economic Growth and Development
Recommended Sources
DİNLER, Zeynel, İktisada Giriş, Ekin Kitabevi, 23. Basım, Bursa, 2013.
Erdal Ünsal , İktisada Giriş, İmaj Yayınevi, Ankara
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6 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)
Midterm 1 1 40 40
Homework 1 1 25 25
Homework 2 1 25 25
Quiz 1 1 3 3
Final 1 60 60
Total Workload 153
ECTS Credit of the Course 6.0