| AMERICAN CULTURE AND LITERATURE | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| ECO1212 | Introduction to Economics II | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | Hybrid |
| Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. ÇAĞLAR YURTSEVEN |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Assoc. Prof. ÇAĞLAR YURTSEVEN Assoc. Prof. EMİN KÖKSAL Prof. Dr. NECİP ÇAKIR Prof. Dr. İPEK ALTINBAŞAK FARİNA |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
| Course Objectives: | This course intends to give a comprehensive understanding of macroeconomics. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Use the basic concepts of economics to explain everyday life. 2. Explain the behavior of buyers and sellers in the market using basic economic theories. 3. Explain the role of government in influencing buyer and seller behavior in the market. 4. Explain the role of profits in a market economy. 5. Identify firm behaviors in different market structures. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Principles of Economis, N. Gregory Mankiw, South-Western College Pub; 6 edition |
| References: |
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Upon graduation, students will acquire key skills and attributes to conduct research to use research tools, to solve problems, to communicate effectively and to transfer skills to the workplace. | |
| 2) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to discuss key issues in fluent English. | |
| 3) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to compose written documents in English with a mature prose style. | 4 |
| 4) | Upon graduation, students will have gained broad knowledge of the American and English literary canons. | 4 |
| 5) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to analyze, synthesize and criticize sophisticated works of American and English literature. | 4 |
| 6) | Upon graduation, students will have achieved in depth the understanding of contemporary American culture. | 3 |
| 7) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to draw links among diverse literary texts and documents and establish critical connections and adopt an interdisciplinary attitude. | 3 |
| 8) | Upon graduation, students will be able to develop new projects individually or in teams. | 3 |
| 9) | Upon graduation, students will be able to apply their knowledge into their lives for interdisciplinary problem-solving and solutions. | 4 |