GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

ECONOMICS/TUR 121

Course Title:	ECONOMICS
Credits	3	ECTS	6
Semester	1	Compulsory/Elective	Compulsory

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Prof.Ahmet TAYFUN (PhD)

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

www.gazi.edu.tr/~tayfun

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

tayfun@gazi.edu.tr

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

Basic level of knowledge gained in other courses as the source uses the economy. Economic analysis and make comments about the events.

-- 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	Basic concepts related to economic considerations and the economy
2. Week	Basic problems of the economy
3. Week	Demand and demand elasticity
4. Week	Supply and supply elasticity
5. Week	Market and Pricing
6. Week	Consumer balance
7. Week	producer balance
8. Week	Midterm Exam
9. Week	National income
10. Week	Employment and unemployment
11. Week	Income distribution
12. Week	Money and bank
13. Week	Foreign trade
14. Week	Growth and development
15. Week	Firm balance
16. Week	Final Exam

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

Ekonomiye Giriş, Kurban Ünlüönen, Ahmet Tayfun

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

None

-- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	1	60
Assignment	2	40
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	14	3	42
Practising Hours of Course Per Week			0
Reading			0
Searching in Internet and Library	10	5	50
Designing and Applying Materials			0
Preparing Reports			0
Preparing Presentation			0
Presentation			0
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	5	5	25
Final and Studying for Final	5	7	35
Other			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			152
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			6.08
ECTS:			6

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	Have an understanding of the structure of the tourism industry, how it functions, and its significance for the development of the country.			X
2	Demonstrate reading, listening, speaking and writing skills in one foreign language (English, German or French) at least at the level of B2 of European Language Portfolio.	X
3	Have an understanding of the basic concepts, theories, principles and facts within the context of management, economics, and social psychology.					X
4	Demonstrate effective use of both basic and professional information and communication technologies and software.	X
5	Understand, analyze and interpret the cultures, history, religions, and the art of the civilisations that have lived in Turkey.	X
6	Have detailed knowledge of the geography of both the World and the Turkey.	X
7	Plan, implement and control a tour.	X
8	Communicate verbally, non-verbally and in writing effectively and demonstrate effective presentation skills.	X
9	Recognize, understand, and communicate with different cultures.	X
10	Understand and apply national and international law, regulations and professional standards related to tourist guiding.	X
11	Describe, synthesize, analyze, interpret and evaluate data and information professionally.				X
12	Work effectively both independently and with others.			X
13	Have the qualifications to manage and organize the organizations in the travel businesses.		X
14	Have general business knowledge.			X
15	Understands strategies for management and marketing in the field of travel management.		X
16	Have knowledge of basic law related to tourism businesses.	X
17	Understands the relationship between tourism and environment, is aware of the necessary practices for a more livable environment and applies them when necessary.	X
18	Have the ability to think analytically in the field of tourism.			X
19	Have basic knowledge about home country cuisine and world cuisines.	X
20	Have a basic knowledge of the document and the accounting system in the travel agencies.	X

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