GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
MACROECONOMICS/IKTI206
Course Title: MACROECONOMICS
Credits 3 ECTS 5
Semester 4 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc.Prof.Cemil Varlık
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/cvarlik
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  cvarlik@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
To learn basic macroeconomic concepts
To evaluate macroeconomic problems and their solutions
To learn macroeconomic models
To interpret effects of monetary and fiscal policies in macroeconomic models
 -- 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
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Development of Macroeconomics: Historical Perspective
2. Week  Measurement of Macroeconomic Variables: National Income and Related Concepts
3. Week  Macroeconomic Problems: Economic Growth, Inflation and Unemployment
4. Week  The Simple Keynesian Model
5. Week  Product Market Equilibrium, Multiplier, Deflationary Gap and Inflationary Gap
6. Week  The Simple Keynesian Model: Open Economy
7. Week  Money Demand and Money Supply
8. Week  Mid Term
9. Week  The IS-LM Model (Simultaneous Equilibrium in the Product and the Money Markets)
10. Week  The IS-LM Model (continued)
11. Week  Monetary and Fiscal Policies in the IS-LM Model
12. Week  Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply
13. Week  The Classical and The Keynesian Aggregate Supply Curves
14. Week  Output and Price Levels in the Alternative Macroeconomic Models: The Classical Model, The Keynesian Model and The Monetarist Model
15. Week  Output and Price Levels in The Alternative Macroeconomic Models: The New Classical Model and The New Keynesian Model; Supply Shocks
16. Week  The Phillips Curve
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Erdal M. ÜNSAL, Makro İktisat, İmaj Yayınevi, 2010.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture
 -- 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
15
3
45
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
15
2
30
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
1
15
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
15
15
 Final and Studying for Final
1
20
20
 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
1Having the professional expertise and skills on theoretical and practical aspects of econometrics, statistics and operational research.X
2Having qualities for professional competence in order to work in career fields such as inspector or assistant specialist or working department of research-development in public institutions and organizations, the private sector and civil society organizations.X
3Having knowledge about other disciplines such as economics, managements, public finance and law related to econometrics.X
4Having appropriate behavior of econometrics in the field of social, scientific, cultural and ethical values, applicability of gained knowledge and skills in accordance with the principle of responsibility to social and working life.X
5Having skills about foreign language and information system related to the fields in academic and working life.X
6Having skills about selecting, using and evaluating of appropriate statistical, econometric and mathematical programming methods, based on theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the field related to the current problems faced by.X
7Having skills to work with the team for reach fruitful results in interdisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies.X
8Having knowledge of research methods in the field of institutions and organizations planning projects, managing, and to conduct independent researches.X
9Having qualities for analytical thinking, prospecting and bring scientific solutions to problems as a researcher.X
10Having skills to comprehension, application and evaluation about terms and basic theory of econometrics.X
11Having skills to comprehension, application and evaluation about terms and basic theory of statistics.X
12Having skills to comprehension, application and evaluation about terms and basic theory of statistics.X
13Using some of the basic econometric and statistical software programs.X