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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
ECONOMIC POLICY ECON586 - 3 + 0 10

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITMaster's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Comprehends the relationship between economic policy and economics.
2) Explain the aims, means and effects in economic policy.
3) Comprehends the policies of competition, stability, growth and distribution.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITIONIn this course, aims and tools of the economic policy are discussed.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Economic policy and economics
2nd Week Economic policy and macroeconomic fundamentals
3rd Week Market failures and the reasons
4th Week Decision making in economic policy
5th Week Economic policy tools and effects
6th Week Monetary policy and stabilization
7th Week Fiscal policy and stabilization
8th Week Mid-Term
9th Week Interaction of Monetary and Fiscal Policies
10th Week The balance of commodity and Money markets
11th Week Economic Policy and International Organizations
12th Week Economic Growth
13th Week Economic Policy and income distrubition
14th Week Current economic policy of Turkey
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGNicola Acocella, Economic Policy in the Age of Globalization, Cambridge University Press, 2005
Volkan Özdemir, Yenilenen Dünya Eskimeyen Türkiye: Ekonomik Krizler Politik Çözümler, Destek Yayınları 2019
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion,Problem Solving
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term140
Assignment110
Total(%)50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)50
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam122
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work14570
Preparation for Final exam17070
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam16060
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam122
Homework15555
Total Workload301
Total Workload / 3010,03
ECTS Credits of the Course10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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