Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Economics OM208 Turkish Compulsory 4. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 3.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Doç. Dr. İdris DURUSOY, Doç. Dr. Yaşar Selman GÜLTEKİN
Instructor(s)
Goals This course covers two distinct areas: microeconomics and macroeconomics. The objective of this course is to teach forestry students the basics of both areas.
Course Content Course objectives, Choice and scarcity concepts, definition of economics, and methods in economics, Transactions of economics with other sciences, basic concepts of economics, Production and scope and types of it Conditions affecting economics, population theories, consumer behaviors. Finding consumer equilibrium, Market Demand Curve
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
0 Students will be able to deal with any forestry decision with an economists’ point of view.
0 1. Students will acquire knowledge of the basic concepts including Scarcity, Opportunity Costs, and Production; demonstrate how they affect economic decisions.
0 2. Students should be able to recognize and interpret a Demand Curve and a Supply Curve, and should be able to identify the underlying determinants of each.
0 3. Students should be able to explain and apply the concepts of Marginal Benefits and Marginal Costs to determine optimal economic decisions for both consumers and firms; and interpret them for forestry.
0 6. The student will use Graphs to explain and demonstrate economic concepts.
0 The student will be acquainted with Factor Markets, GDP, Growth and Development, inflation,
0 Students should be able to identify the differences between a perfectly competitive market and an imperfectly competitive market and the implications of each for economic outcomes.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Derse giriş, müfredat ile devam ve sınav politikalarının tanıtımı, ödevler ve dersin işleniş şekli, yararlanılacak kaynaklar,
2. Week Dersin amaçları, tercih ve kıtlık kavramları, iktisat bilimi ve kullandığı yöntemlerin tanıtımı
3. Week İktisadın diğer bilimlerle ilişkisi, temel iktisadi yaklaşımlar, üretim kavramı tanımı, kapsamı ve türleri
4. Week Ekonomiyi etkileyen genel şartlar, nüfus teorileri, tüketici davranışları
5. Week Tüketici dengesinin bulunması, piyasa talep eğrisi
6. Week Esneklik analizi, kısa ve uzun dönem üretim, azalan marjinal ürün
7. Week Özel konu: orman köylerindeki hayata, özellikle de iktisadi hayata dair bir sunum
8. Week Üretici dengesi, üretimin maliyeti, firma arz eğrisi, arz esnekliği, ormancılıktaki durum
9. Week Fiyat, tam rekabet piyasası, tekel piyasası, fiyat analizi
10. Week Faktör piyasası, faktör talebi ve arzı, faktör gelirleri
11. Week Milli gelir analizleri, milli gelirin bileşenleri, tasarruf ve yatırım
12. Week Çarpan, para teorisi, enflasyon, istihdam
13. Week Ekonomik büyüme ve kalkınma, sürdürülebilir kalkınma
14. Week Ödev teslimi, öğrenci sunumları
*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.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Understanding of sustainable resource use
2 Essential knowledge of flora, fauna, ecosystem and natural resource concerning forestry
3 Essential knowledge about the administrative and legal structure, policy-making and planning processes, supply-demand relations, socio-economic situation concerning forest resources of Turkey
4 Competence in defining, modelling and solving a problem concerning the field of forestry
5 Skill of using contemporary techniques and instruments needed for forestry practices
6 Skill of applying the knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering in forestry problems
7 Skill of designing and conducting experiments, analyzing the data, and interpreting the results
8 Skill of team-work within the forestry discipline as well as with other disciplines
9 Adequate knowledge and skill of foreign language to follow the facts and developments concerning forestry
10 Skill of effective verbal and written communication
11 Competence in taking initiative and acting independently
12 Knowledge and consciousness of quality
13 Consciousness of life-time learning
14 Consciousness of professional ethics and social responsibility
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6 DK7
PY1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
PY2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PY3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
PY4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
PY5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
PY6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
PY7 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
PY8 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
PY9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PY10 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
PY11 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PY12 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
PY13 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
PY14 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Parkin, M., Economics, 10th edition, Pearson Education.
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 14.2 14.2
Homework 1 1 14.2 14.2
Final 1 20 20
Classroom Activities 14 2 28
Total Workload 76.4
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0