GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
APPLIED ECONOMETRICS/EKON408
Course Title: APPLIED ECONOMETRICS
Credits 3 ECTS 5
Semester 6 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof.Bedriye SARAÇOĞLU, Assoc. Prof. Funda YURDAKUL, Assoc. Prof. Şenay AÇIKGÖZ
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/bedriye,http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/funday,http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/asenay
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  bedriye@gazi.edu.tr,funday@gazi.edu.tr,asenay@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Students examines the issues during the econometric model making.
Studenst make analysis and interpretation of economic datas with the help of econometric models.
Students learn to analyze by using Simultaneous models.
Students learn how to do predictions and policy simulation by using Simultaneous equations.
Students learn the properties of time series data and modeling.
Students learn cointegration analysis of long-term equilibrium concept.



 -- 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
  Econometrics.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Important Points and criterias in Model Building
2. Week  Model Identification (Specification) Error
3. Week  Internal and External Validity of Regression Models
4. Week  Analysis Methods With Panel Data
5. Week  Regression with binary Dependent Variable
6. Week  Non-Linear Least Squares Estimation
7. Week  The introduction of simultaneous equation models: Identifying problem
8. Week  Midterm
9. Week  Simultaneous Equations Methods: Indirect Least Squares and Instrumental Variables
10. Week  Simulation and Estimation with Simultaneous Equations Systems
11. Week  Structural Modeling Applications
12. Week  Analysis of Economic Time Series Data
13. Week  Autoregression and Autoregressive Models
14. Week  Distributed Lag Models
15. Week  Stasis Concept, Error Correction Model and Cointegration Analysis
16. Week  Final
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  James H.Stock,Mark W.Watson, Ekonometriye Giriş, Çev.Bedriye Saraçoğlu,Efil Yayıncılık,2011. Damodar N.Gujarati,Temel Ekonometri,Çev.Ümit Şenesen,Literatür Yayıncılık,2012. Jeffrey M.Wooldride,Ekonometriye Giriş,Çev.Ebru Çağlayan,Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık,2013.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  None.
 -- 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
12
3
36
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
2
3
6
 Reading
14
1
14
 Searching in Internet and Library
12
1
12
 Designing and Applying Materials
12
1
12
 Preparing Reports
0
0
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
0
0
 Presentation
0
0
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
7
3
21
 Final and Studying for Final
7
3
21
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
122
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4.88
 ECTS: 
5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Having both national and international teoretical knowledge in the areas public economics, tax law, tax system, government budget, government debt, fiscal policy and economic development.
2Due to interdiciplinary characteristics of public finance, beeig able to become well skilled on legal science, accounting, financial markets and financial analysis and economics and able to internalise this disciplines into finance discipline.
3Beeing able to follow this process of academic research and develop the academc working process in public finance field by mastering of international accounting standarts, using basic statistical and econometric programmes as well knowing scientific research techniques.X
4Having enough attribute to be able to take position in public sector as tax inpectorate, auditing fo court of account, judgeship for administrative justice, district governership, inspectorate, expertship and controllership, and in private sector’s different departments such as finance, personal, and human resource department of private sector, local administrations, and in political parties.
5Beeing able to follow, interpret, and implement international tax arrangements which are peculiar to public law, civil law, and tax.
6By indicating his/her desingns through high self confudence and team work, beeing able to indicate creative ideas.X
7To be able to follow basic computer techonolology, basic computer programs and innovations in the field of finance in accordance with the principles of life long learning and to be able to utilize information systems interdisciplinary.X
8Using effectively turkish some body who is advanced in written and verbal communication, to be able to explain truely and originally yourself and to be able to have capacity to make the prejudice empathy.
9To be able to have the Professional knowledge of foreign languages and follow thenew international studies in this area.
10To be able to be aware of professional and scientific ethical values relation to fiscal disciplineand show the required sensitivity for sustaining these.
11To be able to learn about mechanisms of internation among finance with financial and real sectors and utilize their informations in theanalysis of this process.
12To be able to transfer the theoretical knowledge in that the effectiveness of tax systems which is a dynamic structureto be able to increase and the economical productivity to be able to ensure.
13To be able to make analysis relation to problems, put upcreative solutions and original assesments through owning theoritical informations and empirical experiences which are in the past on local and global scale.X