TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Having learned how to access national macroeconomic indicators. 2) To have learned how, by which institutions and by which methods the basic macroeconomic indicators are calculated. 3) To be able to analyze and understand the causal relationships between macroeconomic indicators with the help of basic concepts, models, theories and tools used in macroeconomics. 4) Being able to accurately evaluate the current situation of the Turkish economy by using statistical data.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	Basic economic concepts will be introduced, monetary and fiscal policy practices and their impacts will be outlined, macroeconomic indicators will be defined and evaluated besides foreign trade transactions and current international economic developments will be analyzed.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Basic Economic Concepts 2nd Week Basic Economic Concepts - Continued 3rd Week Monetary Policies 4th Week Monetary Policies - Continued 5th Week Monetary Policies - Continued 6th Week Fiscal Policies 7th Week Fiscal Policies - Continue 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Definitions of Macroeconomic Indicators 10th Week Definitions of Macroeconomic Indicators - Continued 11th Week Interpretation of Macroeconomic Indicators 12th Week Interpretation of Macroeconomic Indicators - Continued 13th Week Foreign Trade Transactions 14th Week International Economy
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	1. Ders dokümanları 2. Çolak, Ö.F. ve Aktaş, A. (2010), Makro Ekonomik Göstergelerin Yorumlanması (2.Baskı). Ankara: Efil Yayınevi. 3. Çepni, E. (2015), Ekonomik ve Finansal Göstergeler Rehberi (7.Baskı), Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık. 4. Alkaçar, B. (2016), Verilerin Dili: Ekonomiyi Nasıl Okumalıyız?, Türkiye Bankalar Birliği, Yayın No:316, İstanbul. 5. Eğilmez, M. (2016), Ekonomide Analiz: Örnek Olaylar ve Çözümler (1.Baskı), İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi. 6. Baumohl, B. (2013), The Secrets of Economic Indicators: Hidden Clues to Future Economic Trends and Investment Opportunities (Third Edition), Pearson Education, Inc. 7. Özatay, F. (2015), Parasal İktisat: Kuram ve Politika (4.Baskı), Ankara: Efil Yayınevi.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 10 Assignment 1 10 Total(%) 20 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 20 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 80 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 13 182 Preparation for Final exam 1 50 50 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 30 30 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework Total Workload 307 Total Workload / 30 10,23 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No