Course Name | Principles of Economics |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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GEEC 203 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Service Course | |||||
Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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Course Objectives | This course provides basic knowledge of micro and macroeconomics. The overall purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the concept of a market economy and to investigate how scarce resources are allocated under a price mechanism.Microeconomics topics such as market economies, demand, supply, consumer theory, the theory of the firm, perfect competition; and basic topics in macroeconomics such as national income, employment, unemployment, inflation and economic growth are analyzed. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | This course provides an introduction to basic models and concepts in microeconomics and macroeconomics. Basic topics in microeconomics analyzed in this course include an introduction to market economies, supply and demand, consumer theory, the theory of the firm, perfect competition. Basic topics in macroeconomics analyzed in this course include national income, employment, unemployment, inflation, and economic growth. |
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Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Introduction: What is Economy | - |
2 | Capitalist Revolution | The Economy, The Core Project, Unit 1 |
3 | Technology and Population | The Economy, The Core Project, Unit 2 |
4 | Scarcity, Work and Choice | The Economy, The Core Project, Unit 3 |
5 | The Firm: Owners, Managers and Employees | The Economy, The Core Project, Unit 6 |
6 | The Firm and Its Customers | The Economy, The Core Project, Unit 7 |
7 | Supply and Demand: Price Taking and Competitive Markets | The Economy, The Core Project, Unit 8 |
8 | Supply and Demand: Price Taking and Competitive Markets | The Economy, The Core Project, Unit 8 |
9 | Midterm | |
10 | Economic Fluctuations and Unemployment | The Economy, The Core Project, Unit 13 |
11 | Unemployment and Fiscal Policy | The Economy, The Core Project, Unit 14 |
12 | Unemployment and Fiscal Policy | The Economy, The Core Project, Unit 14 |
13 | Inflation and Monetary Policy | The Economy, The Core Project, Unit 15 |
14 | Technological Progress, Unemployment and Living Standards In the Long-Run | The Economy, The Core Project, Unit 16 |
15 | Review of the Semester | |
16 | Review of the Semester |
Course Notes/Textbooks | The Economy, Econ Core Project http://www.core-econ.org A free open-source textbook with additional materials. Please get registestered on the book website. |
Suggested Readings/Materials |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | 16 | 10 |
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | 4 | 20 |
Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | 1 | 30 |
Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 21 | 60 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 2 | 30 |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | 4 | 12 | |
Presentation / Jury | |||
Project | |||
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | 1 | 12 | |
Final Exams | 1 | 30 | |
Total | 168 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To be able to perform, execute and manage the various responsibilities and duties of an interior architecture and environmental design professional | |||||
2 | To be able to recognize, analyze and integrate within their practice the particular local and regional needs and developments of their profession | |||||
3 | To be able to communicate and collaborate with other individuals and groups on a national and international level within their profession | |||||
4 | To be able to develop, integrate and promote independent critical approaches for their professional practice | |||||
5 | To be able to understand the social and environmental issues and responsibilities of their profession | |||||
6 | To be able identify, assess and utilize the most up to date research, innovations, trends and technologies | |||||
7 | To be able to consider the national and international standards and regulations of their field | |||||
8 | To be able to develop the abilities to communicate and present design ideas within visual, oral and textual formats | |||||
9 | To be able to adopt a multidisciplinary approach to design on a national and international level | |||||
10 | To be able to recognize their own strengths, and develop them within an environment | |||||
11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of interior architecture and environmental design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language | |||||
12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently | |||||
13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise |
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