| Course Name | Macroeconomics |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| MEKO 102 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | Turkish | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | Short Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | This course aims to provide students entry level knowledge about the macro level market economics and to improve their ability to analyze various economic approaches. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course includes the explanation of macroeconomic terms, and the analysis of general economic conjuncture in unemployment and national income headings. |
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| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction - Coverage of the Macro Economy | Resource 1 – Chapter 14, Resource 2 – Chapter 1, Resource 3 – Chapter 1 |
| 2 | Calculation Methods of National Income | Resource 1 – Chapter 14-15, Resource 2 – Chapter 2, Resource 3 – Chapter 2 |
| 3 | Employment and Unemployment | Resource 1 – Chapter 20, Resource 2 – Chapter 3, Resource 3 – Chapter 4 |
| 4 | Inflation | Resource 1 – Chapter 19, Resource 2 – Chapter 3-9, Resource 3 – Chapter 3 |
| 5 | Money and Money Market | Resource 1 – Chapter 17-18, Resource 2 – Chapter 8, Resource 3 – Chapter 17-18 |
| 6 | Total Demand and Total Supply | Resource 1 – Chapter 14-15, Resource 2 – Chapter 4, Resource 3 – Chapter 9-11 |
| 7 | Mid-Term | Mid-term |
| 8 | Interest Rates and Prices | Resource 1 – Chapter 19, Resource 2 – Chapter 8, Resource 3 – Chapter 5 |
| 9 | Monetary and fiscal policies | Resource 1 – Chapter 22, Resource 2 – Chapter 6, Resource 3 – Chapter 8-11-19 |
| 10 | Balance of Payments | Resource 1 – Chapter 25, Resource 2 – Chapter 11, Resource 3 – Chapter 5-13-20 |
| 11 | International Economic Relations (Foreign Trade) | Resource 1 – Chapter 24, Resource 2 – Chapter 10 |
| 12 | International Financial Relations (Foreign Exchange Market) | Resource 1 – Chapter 25, Resource 2 – Chapter 11, Resource 3 – Chapter 5-14 |
| 13 | Economic Growth / Development and Fluctuations | Resource 1 – Chapter 21-22-23, Resource 2 – Chapter 21-23, Resource 3 – Chapter 5-14 |
| 14 | Alternative Macroeconomic Models | Resource 1 – Chapter 26, Resource 2 – Chapter 12, Resource 3 – Chapter 10-21-22-23 |
| 15 | Review of term | Review of term |
| 16 | Final | Final |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Resource 1: İktisadın ABC’si, Prof.Dr. M.İlker Parasız, 2015, ISBN: 9757763468. Resource 2: Meslek Yüksek Okulları İçin Makroiktisat, Prof.Dr.Tümay Ertek, 2018, ISBN: 6052421222. Resource 3: Makro İktisat, Erdal M.Ünsal, 2017, ISBN: 9944668163. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Notes of Instructor |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 10 |
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| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 2 | 50 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 50 |
| Total |
| 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 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
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| Midterms | 1 | 15 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 25 | |
| Total | 118 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To have information about the concepts, methods and tools that constitute the basis of occupational health and safety. | |||||
| 2 | To be able to follow, interpret and apply legal regulations on occupational health and safety. | |||||
| 3 | To have knowledge about the dangers of chemicals and to make risk assessment. | |||||
| 4 | To be able to identify the hazards and risks in mining operations. | |||||
| 5 | To have knowledge about machines, equipment and protectors. | |||||
| 6 | To be able to organize fire fighting process as a knowledge of fire protection. | |||||
| 7 | To have knowledge about personal protectors and equipments. | |||||
| 8 | To have the consciousness of professional and ethical responsibility and has the basic legal concepts required by the profession. | |||||
| 9 | To have information about occupational accidents and occupational diseases, to identify, record and report hazards and risks in the workplace., | |||||
| 10 | To be able to follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues by using English at the general level of European Language Portfolio A2. | |||||
| 11 | To be able to organize occupational health and safety trainings by doing business planning and organization. | |||||
| 12 | To be able to work effectively in individual and multi-disciplinary teams and to be able to use them in working environment. | |||||
| 13 | To be able to direct his/her education to a further level of education. | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
