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| Code | ILT211 |
| Name | Introduction to Economics |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | 3. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Doç. Dr. ERHAN İŞCAN |
| Course Instructor |
Prof. Dr. HAYDAR ŞENGÜL
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
Basic aim of this course to create a formation of economics for students of communication studies. First part of the course micro economics, second part of this course is macro economics.
Course Content
Economics as a social science and method in economics, basic concepts of economics, basic concepts of microeconomics, market, demand and supply, demand and supply elasticities, consumer theory, production theory, cost theory, consumer and producer balance, different market types, perfect competition market , monopoly, oligopoly, monopolistic competition, game theory and economic applications, externalities, public goods and taxation, market regulations, factor markets, Income Distribution Policy.
Course Precondition
None.
Resources
Ertek, Tümay. (2010). General Economics (in Turkish). BETA BASIM YAYIM.
Notes
There is no lesson resource.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Undestand the basic concepts and the problems of the science of economics. |
| LO02 | Explains the basic fields and methodology of the science of economics. |
| LO03 | comments the basic departmentd of economics, micro and macro level. |
| LO04 | Understands the Price theory, characteristics and properties of supply and demand law |
| LO05 | Has a comprehensive understanding of consumer theory and producer theory. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the basic concepts of the field, communication patterns, communication and cultural functions within the framework of communication as the basis of Communication Studies. | |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Recognizes the national and global communication systems, the basic concepts, theories and principles. | |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Holds information related to the fields as a basis; Instrumental Social Communications (Radio, TV, Film, Advertising, Public Relations, Journalism) within a terminological frame (=teleological) (Public Sphere, Public Opinion, Cultural Production Areas, Citizen Participation, Popular Culture, etc.). | |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Has the knowledge and skills to use and/or explain how communication works in every aspect in different cultures, from individual to group, mass, institutional communication within the major tools of communication. | |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Distinguishes non-scientific knowledge from the scientific method, and follows technological innovations in the field with the updated work. | 2 |
| PLO06 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | From an interdisciplinary perspective, acknowledged the concept of communication to synthesize information that Communication Studies has background from different areas like, Sociology, History, Psychology, Linguistics, Political Sciences, Anthropology and so on. | 2 |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Produces thoughts and knowledge to understand and solve communication problems encountered in size of individual to global communications. | 3 |
| PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | As a requirement of competence to communicate effectively, has the ability to express himself/herself up, facing the people with correct understanding in environments in which he/she is capable of empathy sets. | |
| PLO09 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Organizes and/or actively participates in the social, artistic and cultural activities, reports events. | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Follows the local, national and international events with critical comments. | |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Is able to work in the group as well as having the competence of the individual work | |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Develops a sense of responsibility towards the society, as individuals, develops projects for the benefit of the community, leadership and entrepreneurial skills of intellectual exhibitions. | |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Improves constantly himself/herself, as well as being open to professional developments in scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields according to his/her interests and abilities, identifying needs of learning | 2 |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Has rational thinking skills, creative thinking in written, oral, visual and so on, as well as using the methods and strategies, for the purpose of communicating thoughts. | |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Has at least one foreign language in the European Language Portfolio (B) with the level of using the information in track and communicate with colleagues abroad. | |
| PLO16 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | While accessing all kinds of information, using and transmitting of all other thoughts on the process and in all other practices of the profession strives to comply with ethical requirements and endeavors. | |
| PLO17 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Has basic skills and use these skills for mediating to the general population methods in the specific praxis areas, such as media literacy, | |
| PLO18 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Is competent to use required level of knowledge of the area and use of computer software as well as all means of communication (body language, verbal and nonverbal communication, newspapers, magazines, radio, television, cinema, internet and other information / communication technologies, and mass media) | |
| PLO19 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Identifies learning needs and future career plan and perform accordingly. | |
| PLO20 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Has the knowledge of the legal framework related to the field. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fundamental Concepts about the Economics | Preparing the course by reading textbooks of notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 2 | Demand and Supply | Presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 3 | Equilibrum of Market, the factors which effected demand and supply | Reading and Discussion | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 4 | Practices of flexibility and the theory of consumer. | Reading and Discussion | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Örnek Olay |
| 5 | benefit (cardinal approach), benefit (ordinal approach) i | Preparing the course by reading textbooks of notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 6 | balance of consumer, the theory of producer and the function of production. | Preparing the course by reading textbooks of notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 7 | unity of optimal factor, analysis of cost and the theory of price. | Homework and Presentation. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Preparing to exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | benefit maximization, full competition market and stiff competition market | Reading and Discussion. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Grup Çalışması |
| 10 | monoply, monopson, double monopoly, competition in monopoly and oligopoly | Preparing the course by reading textbooks of notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 11 | price analysis of production factors and pricing the factors of the production. | Presentation and question-answer | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Problem Çözme |
| 12 | labor and wage, soil and rent | Reading and Discussion | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 13 | capital and interest; venture and profit | Brain Storming | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 14 | Contemporary Topics, Case Studies | Preparing the course by reading textbooks of notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Örnek Olay |
| 15 | General evaluation | Summary and Oweralll Discussion | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 16 | Term Exams | Preparing to final exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Preparing to final exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 78 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 3,12 | ||
| ECTS | 3 ECTS | ||