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| Code | ISB213 |
| Name | Introduction To Economics I |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | 3. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 5 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TOLGA KABAŞ |
| Course Instructor |
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Course Goal / Objective
The aim of this course is to explain the main issues of microeconomics with a introductory level.
Course Content
Basically, the economic behaviours of consumers and producers in the market place will be explained.
Course Precondition
There are no course prerequisites.
Resources
Tümay Ertek, Introduction To Microeconomics, Beta Press
Notes
Exercise questions and other sources
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Being able to explain the basic concepts of microeconomics. |
| LO02 | Being able to explain the market mechanism |
| LO03 | Being able to list the reasons behind demand and supply |
| LO04 | Being able to explain the utility maximization behaviour of consumers and profit maximization behaviour of producers |
| LO05 | Being able to explain the decisions of firms regarding production and costs |
| LO06 | Being sble to explain the behaviours of firms in different market structures |
| LO07 | Being able to explain the characteristics of perfectly competitive market |
| LO08 | Being able to explain the characteristics of monopoly market |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explain the essence fundamentals and concepts in the field of Statistics | |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Emphasize the importance of Statistics in life | 1 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Define basic principles and concepts in the field of Law and Economics | 3 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Produce numeric and statistical solutions in order to overcome the problems | |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Use proper methods and techniques to gather and/or to arrange the data | |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Utilize computer programs and builds models, solves problems, does analyses and comments about problems concerning randomization | |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Apply the statistical analyze methods | |
| PLO08 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Make statistical inference (estimation, hypothesis tests etc.) | |
| PLO09 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Generate solutions for the problems in other disciplines by using statistical techniques and gain insight | |
| PLO10 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Discover the visual, database and web programming techniques and posses the ability of writing programs | |
| PLO11 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Distinguish the difference between the statistical methods | |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Make oral and visual presentation for the results of statistical methods | 1 |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Have capability on effective and productive work in a group and individually | 2 |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Professional development in accordance with their interests and abilities, as well as the scientific, cultural, artistic and social fields, constantly improve themselves by identifying training needs | 2 |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Develop scientific and ethical values in the fields of statistics-and scientific data collection |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the Course | Source Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Problem Çözme |
| 2 | Market Mechanism | Source Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Problem Çözme |
| 3 | Market: Demand and Supply | Source Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Problem Çözme |
| 4 | Demand and Supply Elasticities | Source Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Problem Çözme |
| 5 | Other Elasticities | Source Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Problem Çözme |
| 6 | Consumer Behaviour Theory | Source Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Problem Çözme |
| 7 | Consumer Model | Source Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Problem Çözme |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Review the Topics Discussed in the Lecture Notes and Sources | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Consumer Behaviour | Source Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Problem Çözme |
| 10 | Production Theory | Source Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Problem Çözme |
| 11 | Production Theory And Cost Theory | Source Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Problem Çözme |
| 12 | Cost Theory | Source Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Problem Çözme |
| 13 | Perfectly Competitive Markets | Source Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Problem Çözme |
| 14 | Imperfect Markets-Monopoly | Source Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Problem Çözme |
| 15 | Imperfect Markets-Monopolistic Competition | Source Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Problem Çözme |
| 16 | Term Exams | Review the Topics Discussed in the Lecture Notes and Sources | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Review the Topics Discussed in the Lecture Notes and Sources | 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 | ||