| Course Name | Code | Semester | T+U Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microeconomics | IKT 311 | 5 | 3 + 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Precondition Courses | |
| Recommended Optional Courses | |
| Course Language | Turkish |
| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
| Course Type | Optional |
| Course Coordinator | Prof.Dr. MAHMUT BİLEN |
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| Course Objective | Aims of this module: Understanding the Economic life,analyzing the basic economic problems, analyzing the rational decision-making processes of the theory of consumption and firms, deriving mathematical functions and understanding the qualifications of consumption and production theory, analyzing the decision-making processes of firms in different markets and the factor market, understanding firms´ decision-making processes and behaviors under perfect and imperfect competition. |
| Course Content | In this module; problems of economic systems, economic events, sides of economic events and their modes of behavior, consumer theory and profit maximization, profit maximization theory of the firm, firms´ decision-making processes in different markets and the factor markets will be analyzed. |
| # | Course Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Recognizes the problems to be solved in the Free Market Economy. | Lecture, Discussion, Drilland Practice, Brain Storming, | Testing, Homework, |
| 2 | Analyzes the output of the consumer choices. | Lecture, Discussion, Drilland Practice, Brain Storming, | Testing, Homework, |
| 3 | Analyzes the effects of income and price changes in consumer preferences | Lecture, Discussion, Drilland Practice, Brain Storming, | Testing, Homework, |
| 4 | Learns the relationships between the goods and obtaining individual and market demand. | Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, Drilland Practice, Brain Storming, | Testing, Homework, |
| Week | Course Topics | Preliminary Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main economic problems- consumption, production and distribution problems of free market-maths and optimization with graphs | |
| 2 | Properties of Consumer Preferences and Utility Curves-Consumer and Optimization-Consumer Demand Functions. | |
| 3 | Changes in consumer preferences, income and prices-Relations between the goods and Individual Demand Functions and Elasticities. | |
| 4 | Relations between the goods and Individual Demand Functions and Elasticities-Market demand and Elasticities. | |
| 5 | Production Functions, efficiency and economy of scale-Technological Change. | |
| 6 | Cost-minimization and cost functions. | |
| 7 | Profit maximization. | |
| 8 | Midterm | |
| 9 | Perfectly Competitive Markets. | |
| 10 | Monopoly Markets. | |
| 11 | Oligopoly Markets. | |
| 12 | Oligopoly Markets: Agreement(Cartel), No Agreement(Sweezy model) and Monopoly with lots of firms. | |
| 13 | Monopolistic Competition Market. | |
| 14 | Factor Markets. |
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| Course Notes | |
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| Order | Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | To research the functions, basic concepts and features of the international system; to learn the basic knowledge about the sub-topics of the international relations discipline. | X | |||||
| 2 | Analyzing the developments in the political history of the world within the context of the cause-effect relations. | X | |||||
| 3 | To improve the foreign language skills. | X | |||||
| 4 | To analyze the Turkey´s foreign policy comprehensively in the cause-effect relations. | X | |||||
| 5 | To analyze the theoretical approaches to the foreign policy analysis and the functions of the decision-making process. | X | |||||
| 6 | To learn theoretical and methodological thinking and to observe the events from this framework | X | |||||
| 7 | To analyze the social developments and conditions comparatively | X | |||||
| 8 | To learn the basic principles and the issues of international law | X | |||||
| 9 | To examine the theories of International Relations and to learn looking at international developments within the theoretical framework | X | |||||
| 10 | To analyze the Turkey´s political life historically and chronologically | X | |||||
| 11 | To learn the functions and the basic principles of domestic law | X | |||||
| 12 | To analyze the establishment, structure and functions of international and regional organizations and their impact on the World politics | X | |||||
| 13 | To analyze the reasons and solution models of the intra-state conflicts through examples | X | |||||
| 14 | To research the issues of international security and the theoretical approaches relating to this field | X | |||||
| 15 | To examine the events, occurring in the international system, within the theoretical perspective comparatively | X | |||||
| 16 | To improve the analytical thinking skills about the international events | X | |||||
| 17 | To learn the basic concepts and theories of Economics, Sociology, Political Science and other disciplines | X | |||||
| 18 | To research the ideas of philosophers/thinkers who built the philosophical foundations of political science and to examine the contribution of these philosophical ideas to the disciplines of Political Science and International Relations | X | |||||
| 19 | To gain basic computer skills | X | |||||
| 20 | To gain the ability of planning, performing and composing of the scientific study individually | X | |||||
| Evaluation System | |
|---|---|
| Semester Studies | Contribution Rate |
| 1. Ödev | 100 |
| 1. Ara Sınav | 0 |
| 1. Kısa Sınav | 0 |
| 2. Kısa Sınav | 0 |
| Total | 100 |
| 1. Yıl İçinin Başarıya | 40 |
| 1. Final | 60 |
| Total | 100 |
| ECTS - Workload Activity | Quantity | Time (Hours) | Total Workload (Hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Quiz | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Assignment | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Final examination | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 120 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (Hours) | 4.8 | ||
| dersAKTSKredisi | 5 | ||