GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
CURRENT ECONOMİC PROBLEMS AND ANALYSIS/8700048
Course Title: CURRENT ECONOMİC PROBLEMS AND ANALYSIS
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 2 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc. Prof. Funda YURDAKUL
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  www.gazi.edu.tr/~funday
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  funday@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Judge Accuracy of Studies about Economic Development and Finance with Respect to Statistics and Economics
Improve Skills of Reading Reports, Analysis and Articles about Economics







 -- 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  Determining Method of the economy Real Sector and Financial Sector Monitoring
2. Week  Important Economic Indicators: Monetary and Financial Indicators
3. Week  Globalization and the Role of Economic Expectations
4. Week  Expectations Affecting Some Important Indices
5. Week  Confusion Caused by Seasonal Effects and Elimination of these and Reviews
6. Week  Stock Market Indices in Turkey and in the World and Interaction with the Real Economy
7. Week  Developments in the Economic Growth and Income Distribution in Turkey and in the World
8. Week  Midterm
9. Week  Global and Local Crisis (1994-1997-1998-2000-2001-2007)
10. Week  Foreign Trade Status in Turkey and in the World
11. Week  Production, Productivity, Unemployment and Growth Problems in Turkey and in the World
12. Week  Production, Productivity, Unemployment and Growth Problems in Turkey and in the World : Econometric Analysis
13. Week  Financial Vulnerability and Tests
14. Week  Population, Energy and Climate Problem in the World
15. Week  Review of Policies in the Age of Global Information Technology and Industrialization
16. Week  Final
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  “Türkiye Ekonomisi” Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Şahin. “Türkiye Ekonomisi” Prof. Dr. İlker Parasız. "Cumhuriyetin 85.yılında Türkiye Ekonomisi", Editör:Gülen Elmas Aslan. İktisat Seçme Yazılar: Editör. Prof. Dr. Şiir Yılmaz. Ekonometriye Giriş - James H. Stock ve Mark W. Watson Çeviren. Prof.Dr.Bedriye Saraçoğlu.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  No
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
1
60
 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
14
1
14
 Reading
14
5
70
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
3
42
 Designing and Applying Materials
14
1
14
 Preparing Reports
1
1
1
 Preparing Presentation
2
1
2
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
1
1
 Final and Studying for Final
1
1
1
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
188
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.52
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Having the professional expertise and skills on theoretical and practical aspect of econometrics.X
2Having appropriate behavior of econometricsin 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
3Having skills about selecting, using and evaluating of appropriate econometrics and statistical programming methods, based on theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the field related to the current problems faced by.X
4Having skills to work with the team for reach fruitful results in interdisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies.X
5Having knowledge of research methods in the field of institutions and organizations planning projects, managing in order to conduct independent research.X
6Using some of the advanced level econometrics and statistical software programs.X
7Having skills about information system related to the fields in working life.X
8Having qualities for analytical thinking, prospecting and bring scientific solutions to problems as a researcher.X
9Having skills to comprehension, application and evaluation about terms and basic theory of operational research.
10Having the professional expertise and skills on theoretical and practical aspects of operational research.