GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
MACROECONOMICS II/2100006
Course Title: MACROECONOMICS II
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc.Prof. Cemil Varlık
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/cvarlik
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  cvarlik@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Students will gave a general information about Macroeconomics.
Theoretical and political aspects will be linked.
 -- 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  Measurement of GSMH and related concepts which are growth rate, price index, inflation rate and interest rate.
2. Week  Measurement of economic relationship between domestic market and foreign market. (Balance of payment, foreign exchange rate).
3. Week  Assumption of Classic Economy, labor market equilibrium, good market and money market. Results of Classic Model.
4. Week  Assumption of Keynesian Model, Income-Expenditure Model, aggregate expenditure, equilibrium income level, aggregate supply curve, multiplier mechanism
5. Week  IS-LM Model and investigation of effects of monetary and fiscal policy at the framework of IS-LM Model.
6. Week  Analaysis of AD-AS Model and effectiveness of multiplier mechanism I.
7. Week  Analaysis of AD-AS Model and effectiveness of multiplier mechanism II
8. Week  Midterm
9. Week   Investigation of Short Run and Long Run Relationship between Unemployment and Inflation,Alternative Policy Recomendations abo
10. Week  Business Cycle Theories: New Keynesinas and New Classics
11. Week  Business Cycle Theories: Reel and Political Business Cycles
12. Week  Theories of Consumption and Investment.
13. Week   Money Demand and Money Supply
14. Week  Final Examination
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  1-Yıldırım, Kemal ve Diğ., (2012), Makro İktisat, Seçkin, Ankara. 2-Dornbush, Rudiger,. ve Fıscher, Stanley, Makro Ekonomi, 3-Mustafa Özer, Sami Taban (2006) Modern Konjonktür Teorileri, Ekin, BURSA 2006
 -- 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
15
3
45
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
15
3
45
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
3
45
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
20
20
 Final and Studying for Final
1
25
25
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
180
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.2
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1To have theoretical knowledge in the field of Economic Theory at the proficiency levelX
2To have detailed knowledge about the basic concepts of economics, relations among these concepts and macro and micro economic theoriesX
3To conceive the interaction between economics and other disciplinesX
4To analyze theoretical knowledge and to be able to use practical knowledgeX
5To develop solutions for economic problems by using research methodsX
6To have the experience of using information technologies and basic computer programs at the high level in order to share their accumulated knowledge and problem solving abilityX
7To communicate with colleagues by using a foreign languageX
8To have the ability to interpret economic and social events through the acquired capability to think analytically and critically, and to be open for innovative ideasX
9To have a sound knowledge of the quantitative and qualitative methods that will help to examine the premises of different theoriesX
10To be compatible for teamwork in order to use their accumulated knowledge in research projectsX
11To be able to work on matters that require expertise in economics independentlyX
12To be aware of professional and scientific ethical codes at stages of economic data collection and interpretationX
13To be able to use their leadership skills by taking responsibility in the face of complex economic problemsX