GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS II/IKTI102
Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS II
Credits 3 ECTS 3
Semester 2 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Dr. A. Hakan ÇERMİKLİ, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fetullah AKIN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/cvarlik
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  cvarlik@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 princi
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  Mİdterm
9. Week  Consumption: Keynesian consumption function, multiplyer mechanism, the level of national income - the consumption function.Investment: Investment Conc
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 nation
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 theory
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)
  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
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
10
10
 Final and Studying for Final
1
15
15
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
85
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.4
 ECTS: 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Having theoretical knowledge in international trade management, international business administration, international logistic international law areas and having ability and professional expertise in terms of implementationX
2Having professional competence in order to be assigned in various private and public sector institutions like national and international trade organizations and unions, economics consultancy offices, under secretariat of foreign trade and foreign trade officesX
3Having knowledge about other disciplines like business administration, economics, law, public administration and international relations that are related to international tradeX
4Being able to behave according to principles of ethical behaviors in all international trade areasX
5Having abilities about issues like information technologies, basic computer programs and foreign language that are needed to perform international trade activitiesX
6Being aware of the economical, political and cultural integrations and systems in his/her country and all over the world, to be able to position the country and organization while performing activates related to his/her areaX
7Beeing capable of identifying problems in his/her field, access to relevant resources, having knowledge about the legislation and abilities to produce scientific knowledge and analyzing-synthesizing abilities to carry out a researchX
8Having knowledge and qualifications to carry out and complete a national and an international projectX
9Carrying out activities relevant to his/her field, having critical, creative and innovative thinking abilitiesX
10Having theoretical and practical knowledge and abilities needed to undertake international trade activities related to export-import, exchange, regional collaborations and organizations, free zone practicesX
11Having knowledge and abilities about transporting, storing, supply chain management, risk analysis and insurance and to carry out national and international logistic activitiesX
12Having basic business administration information about production, management, marketing, accounting, finance and human resources in order to undertake international trade and having abilities about quantitative methods that help to have this knowledgeX
13Pursuing and applying legislation information about national and international trade law, public law and private law in order to manage international trade operationsX