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11111

COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

soc.ieu.edu.tr

Course Name
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
Spring
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Course Type
Required
Course Level
-
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s)
Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Will be able to express what economists mean by the concept of scarcity.
  • Will be able to define basic economic concepts such as opportunity cost, elasticity, economic profit and marginal analysis.
  • Will be able to identify the determinants of demand and supply.
  • Will be able to predict a change in market outcomes given a change in supply or demand.
  • Will be able to explain the concept of market equilibrium.
  • Will be able to analyze firm behavior under perfect competition.
  • Will be able to measure key macroeconomic variables.
  • Will be able to find out basic relationships between the variables such as national income, unemployment, budget deficit, money supply, interest rate, inflation rate, exchange rate, and trade deficit.
Course Description

 



Course Category

 Core Courses
X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 What is Economics? Parkin, Powel, Matthews; Essential Economics, Chapter 1 (Pearson Education Limited, European edition)
2 The Economic Problem Parkin, Powel, Matthews; Essential Economics, Chapter 2 (Pearson Education Limited, European edition)
3 Demand and Supply Parkin, Powel, Matthews; Essential Economics, Chapter 3 (Pearson Education Limited, European edition)
4 Demand and Supply Parkin, Powel, Matthews; Essential Economics, Chapter 3 (Pearson Education Limited, European edition)
5 Output and Costs Parkin, Powel, Matthews; Essential Economics, Chapter 6 (Pearson Education Limited, European edition)
6 Competitive Markets Parkin, Powel, Matthews; Essential Economics, Chapter 7 (Pearson Education Limited, European edition)
7 Review
8 Mid-term 1
9 Real GDP Parkin, Powel, Matthews; Essential Economics, Chapter 10 (Pearson Education Limited, European edition)
10 Monitoring Jobs and Inflation Parkin, Powel, Matthews; Essential Economics, Chapter 11 (Pearson Education Limited, European edition)
11 Financial Markets Parkin, Powel, Matthews; Essential Economics, Chapter 12 (Pearson Education Limited, European edition)
12 Financial Markets Parkin, Powel, Matthews; Essential Economics, Chapter 12 (Pearson Education Limited, European edition)
13 Money and Banking Parkin, Powel, Matthews; Essential Economics, Chapter 13 (Pearson Education Limited, European edition)
14 Growth, Inflation and Cycles Parkin, Powel, Matthews; Essential Economics, Chapter 15 (Pearson Education Limited, European edition)
15 Review
16 Review of the Semester  
Course Notes/Textbooks Parkin, Powel, Matthews; Essential Economics with MyEconLab Student Access Card, Pearson Education Limited 2012, European edition. Students MUST buy the book. Assignments which make up 20% of your final grade and the problem sets that will be used in the recitations will be given through the online system of the book called MyEconLab. The assignments will be graded in the system itself and your instructors will see your grades online. HENCE EVERY STUDENT MUST BUY THE BOOK TO BE ABLE TO REGISTER TO THIS SYSTEM BY USING THE ACCESS CODE THAT COMES WITH THE BOOK. NOTE: Students who took this course and failed in 2010-2011 academic year do not have to buy the book. MyEconLab Student Access Cards will be provided to these students, if they consult to the teaching assistant of the course.
Suggested Readings/Materials By going to the following link http://eco.ieu.edu.tr/en/econ100principleseconomics you will find a file containing detailed information on how to register to MyEconLab.

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
16
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
6
20
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
35
Final Exam
1
35
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
23
65
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
35
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
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
Field Work
 
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
6
3
Presentation / Jury
 
 
Project
 
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
16
Final Exams
1
16
    Total
128

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1 To be able to scientifically examine concepts and ideas in the field of sociology; to be able to interpret and evaluate data.
2 To be able to define classical and contemporary theories in sociology; to be able to identify the differences and similarities among those theories and to be able to evaluate them.
3 To be able to critically use the knowledge acquired in the field of sociology
4 To be able to plan and conduct, individually or as a member of a team, an entire sociological research process with the knowledge of methodological requirements of the field.
5 To be able to identify and evaluate local, regional and global issues and problems. X
6 To be able to share their ideas and solutions supplemented by qualitative and quantitative data in written and oral forms. X
7 To be able to make use of other disciplines related to sociology and to have core knowledge related to those disciplines.
8 To be able to follow developments in sociology and to be able to communicate with international colleagues in a foreign language. (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale,” Level B1)
9 To be able to use computer software required by the discipline and to possess advancedlevel computing and IT skills. (“European Computer Driving Licence”, Advanced Level)
10 To be able to use a second foreign language at the intermediate level.
11 To have social and scholarly values and ethical principles during the collection and interpretation of data for implementation, publication, dissemination, and maintenance
12 To acquire life long learning abilities that will enable the socially responsible application of knowledge based on their field of study to their professional and everyday lives. X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 

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