GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ECONOMICS/EKO-301
Course Title: ECONOMICS
Credits 2 ECTS 2
Course Semester 5 Type of The Course Compulsory
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Defines the science of economics and distinguishes between microeconomics and macroeconomics.
Expresses how goods and services are produced and how and for whom.
Assimilate economic thinking.
Will be able to use supply and demand in estimating price and quantity changes.
Explain how supply and demand curves are obtained.
Explain how price and production are determined and the reasons for firms entering and leaving an industry.
Define demand and supply elasticity, calculate and explain the factors affecting supply and demand elasticity.
Define the concept of flexibility and know how to interpret.
Will be able to distinguish and describe the differences between various market types.
Defines perfect competition market.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Introduction to economics, the subject and the definition of interest in to other sciences
2. Week  Economic Problems, Economic selection and production possibilities curve, Needs-Goods-Services-Benefits Economic selection and production possibilit
3. Week  Economic Growth
4. Week  Price theory and functioning of the price mechanism, logic, descriptions, price and market types
5. Week  Definition of demand, demand theory, consumer demand and marginal the benefits
6. Week  The definition of of supply, the supply of the factors that determine the elasticity of supply and demand-supply the balance
7. Week  Market balance, competitive markets, market balance factors and interventions that influence the balance
8. Week  Production Factors, Natural, Labor, Capital wages and productivity
9. Week  Midterm Exam, Undertakings Private-Public Undertakings, Cartel, Trust, Monopoly
10. Week  Labor force and unemployment problems. International labor movements
11. Week  Banks and banking
12. Week  Multi-national companies Foreign Capital and Multi-national companies
13. Week  Multi-national companies Foreign Capital and Multi-national companies
14. Week  Exchange-exchange in the world and in Turkey, Electronic commerce.
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
60
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
0
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
2
6
12
 Preparing a Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
2
3
6
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
2
3
6
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
52
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.08
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
2
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Gaining the necessary theoretical and applied knowledge on engineering, mathematics, and science, skills for determining, defining and formulating computer engineering problems.X
2Gaining the ability to choose and apply appropriate analysis, modeling and design methods in computer engineering problems.X
3Gaining the ability to design a system, process or product related to computer engineering for a specific given purpose, gaining the ability to apply modern design tools.X
4Gaining the ability to evaluate the issues of security, robustness, adaptability, economy, ecological problems and sustainability in engineering solutions under realistic constraints and conditions.X
5Gaining the ability of simulation, experimenting, design, interpreting results for analysis and solution of computer engineering problems. Gaining the ability of analyzing of data for real problems which are need of industry.
6Gaining the ability to use contemporary techniques and tools, information technologies for engineering applications.
7Gaining the ability to work efficiently as individual or in a group in computer engineering discipline or in interdisciplinary studies. Gaining the ability to act independently, to use initiative when needed, and to be creative.X
8Gaining the ability to communicate efficiently by expressing his/her opinions in Turkish verbally or in written form in a concise manner. Gaining ability to efficiently use at least a foreign language in his/her proficiency.X
9Gaining the ability to grasp the significance of the concepts in areas such as business entrepreneurship, innovation and gaining ability for planning and management of a project.X
10Gaining the ability of awareness about self-renewal concept by comprehending the necessity of lifelong learning.X
11Gaining the ability to have professional and ethical responsibility.X
12The development of personality such as self-confidence, undaunting in the face of difficulties, consistency and patience.X
13Awareness about problems concerning with social, economic, environmental, etc. in our age and realization of the engineering profession by keeping mind in the responsibility which is related the awareness.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aysun COŞKUN)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/aysunc)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (aysunc@gazi.edu.tr)