Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
General Economy DIŞ1188 Turkish Compulsory 1. Semester 4 + 0 4.0 5.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Associate
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Öğr. Gör. Umut BAŞARAN
Instructor(s) Öğr. Gör. Umut BAŞARAN (Güz)
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
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Basic concepts about economy are explained
2 Micro and macro separation is explained
3 Economic concepts such as need, benefit, goods, income, consumption, savings, investment are explained.
4 Supply and demand are explained
5 Factors affecting supply and demand are explained
6 The concept of market is explained
7 International market concept is explained
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Basic Economic Concepts Practice, Research, Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities, Presentation (Preparation), Interview
2. Week Production and Production Relations Presentation (Preparation), Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities, Interview, Practice
3. Week Economic Systems Research, Interview, Other Activities, Practice, Presentation (Preparation), Preparation, After Class Study
4. Week Supply and demand Other Activities, Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Presentation (Preparation), Practice, Interview
5. Week Producer Balance Analysis Other Activities, Practice, Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Preparation, After Class Study
6. Week Consumer Balance Analysis Interview, Research, Practice, Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities
7. Week Market Balance Practice, Research, Other Activities, Presentation (Preparation), Preparation, After Class Study, Interview
8. Week Sector Concept Presentation (Preparation), Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities, Research, Interview
9. Week Unemployment and Inflation Other Activities, Interview, Preparation, After Class Study, Presentation (Preparation), Research
10. Week Money Bank Presentation (Preparation), Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview, Other Activities
11. Week Growth, Development and Combating Poverty Research, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Preparation, After Class Study
12. Week Growth, Development and Combating Poverty Practice, Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Research
13. Week International Economic Relations Other Activities, Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
14. Week Media Literacy in Economics Presentation (Preparation), Practice, Interview, Research, Other Activities, Preparation, After Class Study
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6 DK7
Recommended Sources
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Diğer Kaynaklar
  • 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
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 3 42
Ders Dışı
Preparation, After Class Study 14 2 28
Research 2 2.25 4.5
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Total Workload 76.5
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 5.0