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Subject |
Related Preparation |
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Ten Principles of Economics: Trade-offs, Costs, Rationality, Opportunity Cost, Market Economies, Government Interventions, Inflation |
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Thinking like an Economist: Economics as a Science, Assumptions and Models, Micro and Macroeconomics, Positive and Normative Analysis. |
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Interdependence and Gains From Trade: Production Possibilities, Absolute And Comparative Advantages |
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The Market Forces of Demand and Supply: The Nature of a Competitive Market, Individual and Market Demand, Individual and Market Supply, Equilibrium and Changes in Equilibrium |
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Elasticity and its Applications: Price Elasticity of Demand and its Computation, Total Revenue and Elasticity of Demand, Price Elasticity of Supply and its Computation |
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Supply, Demand and Government Policy: Price Controls, Price Floors & Ceilings, Taxes |
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7) |
Review |
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8) |
Consumers, Producers and the Efficiency : Consumer & Producer Surplus, Market Efficiency |
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The Costs of Taxation: The Deadweight Loss of Taxation, the Determinants of the Deadweight Loss, Tax Revenue, Laffer Curve |
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10) |
International Trade: The Determinants of Trade, Effects of Tariff and Quota |
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11) |
Externalities & Public Goods: Externality, Internalizing Externality, Transaction Costs, Public Goods, Private Goods, Common Resources, Free Rider |
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The Costs of Production: Total Revenue, Total Cost and Profit, Production Function, Fixed and Variable Costs, Average and Marginal Costs, Cost Curves, Costs in the Short Run and in the Long Run |
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Firms in Competitive Markets: Profit Maximization & the Competitive Firm’s Supply |
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Monopoly: Monopolies’ Production and Pricing Decisions, Profit Maximization, Monopolies’ Profit, Welfare Cost of Monopoly, Public Policy Toward Monopolies, Price Discrimination, Oligopoly: Game Theory and the Economics of Cooperation, Public Policy Toward Oligopolies |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
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To develop an interest in the human mind and behavior, to be able to evaluate theories using empirical findings, to understand that psychology is an evidence-based science by acquiring critical thinking skills. |
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To gain a biopsychosocial perspective on human behavior. To understand the biological, psychological, and social variables of behavior. |
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3) |
To learn the basic concepts in psychology and the theoretical and practical approaches used to study them (e.g. basic observation and interview techniques). |
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To acquire the methods and skills to access and write information using English as the dominant language in the psychological literature, to recognize and apply scientific research and data evaluation techniques (e.g. correlational, experimental, cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, case studies). |
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To be against discrimination and prejudice; to have ethical concerns while working in research and practice areas. |
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To recognize the main subfields of psychology (experimental, developmental, clinical, cognitive, social and industrial/organizational psychology) and their related fields of study and specialization. |
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To acquire the skills necessary for analyzing, interpreting and presenting the findings as well as problem posing, hypothesizing and data collection, which are the basic elements of scientific studies. |
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To gain the basic knowledge and skills necessary for psychological assessment and evaluation. |
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To acquire basic knowledge of other disciplines (medicine, genetics, biology, economics, sociology, political science, communication, philosophy, anthropology, literature, law, art, etc.) that will contribute to psychology and to use this knowledge in the understanding and interpretation of psychological processes. |
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To develop sensitivity towards social problems; to take responsibility in activities that benefit the field of psychology and society. |
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To have problem solving skills and to be able to develop the necessary analytical approaches for this. |
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12) |
To be able to criticize any subject in business and academic life and to be able to express their thoughts. |
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