GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS II/ECON102
Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS II
Credits 3 ECTS 3
Semester 2 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  English
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Ass. Prof.Ömer Tanju Durusoy
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  www.gazi.edu.tr/~durusoy
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  durusoy@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
This course provides of basic macroeconomic issues.After successfully completing the course the student be able to
understand key principles and necessary tools of macro economic analysis -extract information from different sources, including numerical tables and
 -- 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   Concepts,historical overview. differences micro economics-macro economics. Introduces basic models of macroeconomics and perspective of general princ
2. Week   Conceptual framework to analyze basic macroeconomic indicators.
3. Week   Meaning and measurement of important macroeconomic data (on unemployment, inflation, and economic growth)
4. Week   Business cycles, causes of short-run macroeconomic fluctuations,role of monetary and fiscal policy
5. Week   National Accounts: Macro economics-national accounting relationships, the various national income concepts, methods of measuring national income
6. Week   Determination income and price; aggregate demand aggregate supply model. (AD-AS)
7. Week   Determination the income level of the total expenditures, the Income-Expenditure Model (AI-IE)
8. Week   Midterm
9. Week   Consumption: Keynesian consumption function, multiplyer mechanism, the level of national income - the consumption function Investment: Investment Co
10. Week   Governmemt sector: the nature of the sector, objectives and instruments, fiscal policy, national income and government expenditure
11. Week   Rest of the World: International trade and exchange relations and balance of payments, international trade and national income levels, level of natio
12. Week   The balance of trade and the balance of payments. Examining the balance of payments
13. Week   Money supply and demand, interest rate and money market equilibrium
14. Week   Theories for the demand of money, liquidity preference in Keynesian Macroeconomics,a classical demand of money;different approaches to monetary theor
15. Week   The classical theory of monetary and fiscal policy.Commodity and the money market equilibrium,,
16. Week   Keynesian theory of monetary and fiscal policy. The Commodity and the money market equilibrium
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
   Temel Ekonomi : Tümay Ertek (Beta Basım Yayıncılık)İktisada Giriş: Erdal M.Ünsal (İmaj Yayınevi)
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
   Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  -
 -- 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
1
15
 Searching in Internet and Library
0
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
5
5
 Final and Studying for Final
1
10
10
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
75
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3
 ECTS: 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Having skills and professional expertise in the field of international relations theories, political history and international lawX
2Being able to manage the disciplines of juridical sciences, sociology, history, economics etc. with the necessity of the international relations discipline by having theretical knowledge and competenceX
3Obtaining professional qualification to work at state institutions and organizations, private sector and non-governmental organizations in the field of professions that district governorship, administrative jurisdiction magistracy, diplomacy, inspectorship and expert assistantship with the advantage of accumulation of interdisciplinary knowledgeX
4Having adequate information about the regional and global institutions and organizations which dominate interntional relationsX
5Being able to comprehend the status of Turkey and other actors in international system with the help of academic, historical and factual perspectivesX
6Having information about the Middle East, Russia- Caucasus, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Europe and Africa regions with regards to their history, economics, sociology and strategy by analyzing international system with regional perspectiveX
7Being able to make interpretation on the progresses of international relations with respect to international lawX
8Having knowledge of the political history of XIX. and XX. century to make interpretations on contemporary international relations systemX
9Being able to apply the theories of international relations, to make analyses, to develop hypotheses and to promote solution offers in the individual, state and system levels of analysesX
10Being conscious of professional, humane and scientific ethical manners and also the principals related to these mannersX
11Being able to reach the resources and to have foreign language proficiency on the level to follow the developments related to international relations discipline and the literatureX
12Using basic computer programmes and information technologies efficiently by adhering to the principal of continuous learningX
13Being able to find solutions and having capability of preparing documents such as projects, drafts, programmes and reports for national, regional and global problems with being coherent to group actions, open-minded, having capability to take initiatives and analytical thinkingX