| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Compulsory Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | 1 |
| SEMESTER | Second Term (Spring) |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 5 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Associate Professor Çiğdem Baskıcı
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Learn basic macro economic concepts
2) Comment on economic issues
3) Have an economic approach to decision making
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | There is no recommended optional programme component for this course. |
| COURSE DEFINITION | The questions that macroeconomics seeks answers to, the measurement of GDP, growth, unemployment and inflation are covered in this course with applied examples. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Basic Macro Economics Concepts | | 2nd Week | Basic Macro Economics Concepts | | 3rd Week | Economic Growth and Fluctuations | | 4th Week | Economic Growth and Fluctuations | | 5th Week | Measurement of GDP: Measurement of GDP | | 6th Week | Measurement of GDP: Measurement of GDP | | 7th Week | Measurement of GDP: GDP Related Dimensions | | 8th Week | Inflation: Measurement of Inflation | | 9th Week | Midterm Exam | | 10th Week | Inflation: Inflation and Nominal-Real Sizes | | 11th Week | Inflation: Types of Inflation | | 12th Week | Unemployment: Measurement and Types of Unemployment | | 13th Week | Unemployment: Cost of unemployment | | 14th Week | Monetary System |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Ünsal, Erdal (2014), Makro İktisada Giriş, İmaj Yayınevi
Taylor, John B., 2004. Economics, 4. Edition, New York: Houghton Mifflin, USA.
Schiller, B. R., 2002. Essentials of Economics, Fourth Edition, International Edition.Mc Graw Hill. USA.
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| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Questions/Answers,Problem Solving |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 35 | | Assignment | 5 | 15 | | Quiz | 1 | 5 | | Total(%) | | 55 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 55 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 45 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Preparation for Quiz | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Individual or group work | 14 | 4 | 56 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 15 | 15 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 12 | 12 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Homework | 5 | 4 | 20 | | Total Workload | | | 150 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 5 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 5 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | English |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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