GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY I/EKON101
Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY I
Credits 3 ECTS 5
Semester 3 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   Prof. Serdar KILIÇKAPLAN, Assoc.Prof. Yeliz YALÇIN,Assoc.Prof. Sezgin AKSOY, Assoc. Prof. Furkan EMİRMAHMUTOĞLU
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  www.gazi.edu.tr/skilickaplan,http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/yyeliz,http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/asezgin,http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/furkan
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  skilickaplan@gazi.edu.tr ,yyeliz@gazi.edu.tr , asezgin@gazi.edu.tr,furkan@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Students can understand the basic statistical concepts
Students can understand the basic probability concepts
The Basic Probability Distrubitions can be understood.
Students can use descriptive statistical tools
Students learn to use index numbers
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  Mathematics
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week   Basic Concepts
2. Week   Data Collection and Presenting data
3. Week   Central Tendency Measures
4. Week   Central Dispersion Measures
5. Week   Index Numbers
6. Week   Probability Concepts
7. Week  Problem Hours
8. Week   Midterm
9. Week   Conditional Probability and Bayes Theorem
10. Week   Discrete Random Variable, Linear Transformation
11. Week   Continuous Random Variable
12. Week   Joint Distribution of Two Discrete Random Variables
13. Week   Binomial, Hypergeometric and Poisson Distributions
14. Week  Normal Distribution
15. Week  Problem Hours
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
   • Olasılık ve İstatistik, Semra Oral Erbaş, Gazi Kitabevi, 2008. • Paul Newbold, İşletme ve İktisat İçin İstatistik, Literatür Yayıncılık, 2000. • İstatistiğe Giriş I, Serdar Kılıçkaplan, Alkım Yayınevi. • İstatistik: Temel Kavramlar, Verilerin kullanıma sunulması, Alptekin Esin, Müslim Ekni, Hamza Gamgam, Gazi Kitabevi, 2006. • Matematiksel İstatistik, Prof. Dr. Yılmaz Akdi, 2010
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
13
3
39
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
12
2
24
 Reading
11
1
11
 Searching in Internet and Library
12
2
24
 Designing and Applying Materials
10
1
10
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
3
3
9
 Final and Studying for Final
2
4
8
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
125
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
5
 ECTS: 
5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1To have theoretical and practical knowledge about the fields of Economic Theory, Economic Development and International Economics, Economic History and Economic Policy
2To gain professional qualification to work in public institutions and private sector organizations as an inspector, assistant expert or auditorX
3To have knowledge about the other disciplines related to Economics
4To have adequate social responsibility and awareness with regards to the needs of the society, and also to be aware of professional and scientific ethical codes
5To have the experience of using information technologies and basic computer programs in order to share their accumulated knowledge and problem solving ability, and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language
6To have a knowledge of the quantitative and qualitative methods that will help to examine the premises of different theoriesX
7To be able to utilize the academic, professional, regional, and global networks efficiently, and to interpret the legislation
8To be compatible for teamwork in order to use their accumulated knowledge in the national and the international research projects
9To have the ability to interpret economic and social events through the acquired capability to think analytically and critically, and to be open for innovative ideas
10To be able to evaluate the practical implications of the knowledge about economic theoryX
11To be able to analyze the effects of international economic relations
12To evaluate the development of economic theories and economic problems from a historical perspective
13To have knowledge about the effects of various economic policies in order to develop solutions for current economic problems