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POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

Course Code: ECO1212
Ders İsmi: Introduction to Economics II
Ders Yarıyılı: Spring
Ders Kredileri:
Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
3 0 3 8
Language of instruction: English
Ders Koşulu:
Ders İş Deneyimini Gerektiriyor mu?: No
Type of course: Must Course
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
Course Coordinator : Assoc. Prof. ÇAĞLAR YURTSEVEN
Course Lecturer(s): Prof. Dr. NECİP ÇAKIR
Assoc. Prof. EMİN KÖKSAL
Prof. Dr. İPEK ALTINBAŞAK FARİNA
Assoc. Prof. ÇAĞLAR YURTSEVEN
Course Assistants:

Dersin Amaç ve İçeriği

Course Objectives: This course intends to give a comprehensive understanding of macroeconomics.
Course Content: National Income Accounts, Cost Of Living and Inflation, Output, Economic Growth and Well Being, Financial Markets and the way They Function, Employment, Unemployment and Economic Performance, Monetary Economics and Policy, Macroeconomics for Open Economies, Open Economy in the short and medium runs, Monetary anf Fiscal Policies, Phillips Curve and Inflation

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Learning Outcomes
1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Ders Akış Planı

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Measuring a Nation’s Income
2) Measuring the Cost of Living
3) Production and Growth
4) Saving, Investment, and the Financial System
5) Unemployment and Its Natural Rates
6) The Monetary System
7) Money Growth and Inflation
8) Review
9) Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts
10) Macroeconomic Theory of the Open Economy
11) Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply
12) The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand
13) The Short-Run Tradeoff between Inflation and Unemployment
14) Course review

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Principles of Economis, N. Gregory Mankiw, South-Western College Pub; 6 edition
References:

Ders - Program Öğrenme Kazanım İlişkisi

Ders Öğrenme Kazanımları
Program Outcomes
1) Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice.
2) Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies.
3) Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences.
4) Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments.
5) Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy.
6) Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member.
7) Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development.
8) Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies.
9) Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives.
10) Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments.
11) Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era.
12) Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics.

Ders - Öğrenme Kazanımı İlişkisi

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice. 2
2) Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies. 2
3) Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences. 2
4) Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments. 2
5) Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy. 2
6) Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member. 2
7) Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development. 3
8) Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies. 2
9) Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives. 2
10) Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments. 2
11) Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era.
12) Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics.

Öğrenme Etkinliği ve Öğretme Yöntemleri

Ölçme ve Değerlendirme Yöntemleri ve Kriterleri

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Midterms 1 % 50
Final 1 % 50
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
Total % 100

İş Yükü ve AKTS Kredisi Hesaplaması

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 3 16 48
Application 13 1 13
Study Hours Out of Class 13 10 130
Midterms 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 195