EKO702 Leading Economic Indicators

5 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- . Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Code EKO702
Name Leading Economic Indicators
Semester . Semester
Duration (T+A) 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 5 ECTS
National Credit 3 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Yüksek Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ALMILA BURGAÇ ÇİL


Course Goal

The aim of this course is to enable students to comprehend crises and current economic developments and to interpret the crisis experiences of countries

Course Content

Concept of crisis, leading indicators to be used in crisis forecasts; national income, consepts of growth rate , inflation and unemployment, consepts of monetary and fiscal policy, banking system and credit providing methods, transition from monetary and fiscal policies to crises, counter measures against the crisis.

Course Precondition

There are no prerequisites.

Resources

Elif Çepni, Ekonomik Göstergeler ve İstatistikler Rehberi, Seçkin Yayınları

Notes

Selected articles


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 To explain the main economic indicators.
LO02 To interpret economic indicators and statistics.
LO03 To interpret the crisis experiences in countries.
LO04 To identify the causes of crises.
LO05 To evaluate the relationship between crises.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Explains the importance of demand and supply and the conditions of the market economy to work better 3
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Specifies the role of the market economy, the price advantage of the event. 4
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Specifies the role of the price advantage in market economy 3
PLO04 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Faces with challenges, produces a numerical and policy options. 5
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Applies the methods of economic analysis. 5
PLO06 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Acquires the ability of analyzing in the conceptual level ,compares interprets, evaluates and synthesizes ideas in order to develop solutions to the problems. 5
PLO07 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Uses the theory of economics in analyzing the economic events 5
PLO08 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Explains economic issues such as determinants of economic growth, causes and costs of unemployment, globalization and economic interdependence of nations. 3
PLO09 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Evaluates academic writings related to the field of economics.
PLO10 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Takes responsibility individually and / or in a team,leads a team and works effectively
PLO11 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal With the awareness of the necessity of life-long learning, follows the latest developments about his field and improves himself
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Recognize and apply social, scientific and professional ethical values.
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Expresses himself/herself accurately, both orally and in writing.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Basic concepts of economy Reading textbooks and notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
2 National income accounts Reading textbooks and notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
3 Inflation and Price Indices Reading textbooks and notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
4 Population, Employment and Unemployment indicators Reading textbooks and notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
5 Financial Statistics Reading textbooks and notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
6 Monetary Indicators and Monetary Policy tools Reading textbooks and notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
7 Exchange rate and Foreign Exchange Market Reading textbooks and notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
8 Mid-Term Exam Exam preparation Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Balance of payments Reading textbooks and notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
10 Financial Crisis Theories Reading textbooks and notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
11 Examples of Financial Crises Reading textbooks and notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
12 Banking Crises Reading textbooks and notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
13 Traditional Currency Crisis Models Reading textbooks and notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
14 Modern Currency Crisis Models Reading textbooks and notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
15 Macroeconomic developments in the crisis and pre-crisis period Reading textbooks and notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
16 Term Exams Exam preparation Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams-2 Exam preparation Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 3 42
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 12 12
Final Exam 1 18 18
Total Workload (Hour) 114
Total Workload / 25 (h) 4,56
ECTS 5 ECTS