Course Name | Code | Semester | T+U Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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Microeconomics | IKT 311 | 5 | 3 + 0 | 3 | 5 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | |
Course Resources |
Order | Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |||||
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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 | |
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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) |
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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 |