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Associate | TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 | QF-EHEA: Short Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 5 |
Course Code: | ECO4145 | ||||||||
Ders İsmi: | Platform Economics | ||||||||
Ders Yarıyılı: | Spring | ||||||||
Ders Kredileri: |
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Language of instruction: | English | ||||||||
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Ders İş Deneyimini Gerektiriyor mu?: | No | ||||||||
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective | ||||||||
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Mode of Delivery: | Hybrid | ||||||||
Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. EMİN KÖKSAL | ||||||||
Course Lecturer(s): |
Assoc. Prof. EMİN KÖKSAL |
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Course Objectives: | This course aims the analyse the basic economic principles of platforms that connect one group of customers with another group of customers. |
Course Content: | After an introduction to the basic concepts and principles of platform economics, value creation and ecosystem of platforms will be analyzed. Business models and competitive strategies of the local and global companies such as Yemeksepeti, Bitaksi, Gitti Gidiyor, eBay, Amazon, Alibaba, Uber, Airbnb, Booking will also be elaborated both from theoretical and empirical perspectives. |
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction and Basic Concepts | |
2) | Economic Principles for Platforms | |
3) | The Technologies Behind Platforms | |
4) | How Multi-Sided Platforms Create Value | |
5) | Getting off the Critical Mass | |
6) | Pricing for Profitability and Growth | |
7) | Shaping the Platform’s Ecosystem | |
8) | Designing the Platform | |
9) | Evaluating Platform Pioneers | |
10) | The Transformation of Payments | |
11) | The Transformation of Retail | |
12) | Antitrust Issues in Platform Economics | |
13) | Public Policy Towards Platforms | |
14) | The Future of Platforms |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | David S. Evans and Richard Schmalensee, Matchmakers: The New Economics of Multisided Platforms, Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2016. |
References: | Alvin Roth, Who Gets What and Why: The New Economics of Matchmaking and Market Design (New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015). Carl Shapiro and Hal R. Varian, Information Rules (Cambridge, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1998) |
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Program Outcomes | ||||||||
1) The student acquires theoretical and practical knowledge related to his field at a basic level. | ||||||||
2) The student owns information about moral discipline and ethical rules related to his field. | ||||||||
3) The student uses theoretical and practical knowledge related to his field at a basic level; basic fundamental computer programs and related technologies. | ||||||||
4) The student manages a duty independently by using the knowledge about his field at a basic level. | ||||||||
5) The student evaluates the knowledge about his field at a basic level with a critical approach, he designates his learning needs and directs his learning. | ||||||||
6) The student uses information and communication technologies with at least at basic level of European Computer Using Licence basic level of computer software which his field of study requires. | ||||||||
7) The student complies with and contributes to quality management and processes. | ||||||||
8) The student has sufficient consciousness about individual and public health, environmental protection and work safety issues. | ||||||||
9) The student acts in accordance with laws, regulations, legislations and professional ethics related to individual duties, rights and responsibilities. |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | The student acquires theoretical and practical knowledge related to his field at a basic level. | |
2) | The student owns information about moral discipline and ethical rules related to his field. | |
3) | The student uses theoretical and practical knowledge related to his field at a basic level; basic fundamental computer programs and related technologies. | |
4) | The student manages a duty independently by using the knowledge about his field at a basic level. | |
5) | The student evaluates the knowledge about his field at a basic level with a critical approach, he designates his learning needs and directs his learning. | |
6) | The student uses information and communication technologies with at least at basic level of European Computer Using Licence basic level of computer software which his field of study requires. | |
7) | The student complies with and contributes to quality management and processes. | |
8) | The student has sufficient consciousness about individual and public health, environmental protection and work safety issues. | |
9) | The student acts in accordance with laws, regulations, legislations and professional ethics related to individual duties, rights and responsibilities. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Presentation | 1 | % 20 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 50 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 18 | 18 |
Midterms | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Final | 1 | 30 | 30 |
Total Workload | 152 |