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)	Professor İmdat Kara
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Improve the ability to develope strategic thinking skills 2) In order to achieve healthy decisions more closely monitor the behavior of competitors and give healthy decisions
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	Matrix games, description and basis notions. Minmax theory,2x2 games,2xn games,mx2 games,mxn games,diagonal games, symmetry games.Infinite opponent games.Partner and non partner games.Staggered games and different applications.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Matrix games, description and basis notions. 2nd Week Matrix games, description and basis notions. 3rd Week Minmax theory, 4th Week 2x2 games, 5th Week 2xn games, 6th Week mx2 games, 7th Week mxn games, 8th Week MIDTERM 9th Week Diagonal games, 10th Week symmetry games. 11th Week Infinite opponent games. 12th Week Partner and non partner games. 13th Week Staggered games and different applications. 14th Week Student Projects
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	(1) Gibbons, Robert, Game Theory for Applied Economists, Princeton University Press (2) Osborne M. and A. Rubinstein, A Course in Game Theory, The MIT Press
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Case Study,Problem Solving,Project,Report Preparation,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Project 1 20 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 exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 14 196 Preparation for Final exam 1 25 25 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 25 25 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 1 14 14 Total Workload 306 Total Workload / 30 10,2 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No