Kocaeli University / European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Selçuk KOÇ
Prof. Dr. Ferhat PEHLİVANOĞLU
Prof. Dr. Recep TARI
Associate Prof. Dr. Figen BÜYÜKAKIN
Associate Prof. Dr. Vedat CENGİZ
Associate Prof. Dr. Özgür Bayram SOYLU
Assistant Prof. Dr. Hanife BIDIRDI

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Economic’s basic concepts and problems.
2) Supply-demand analysis.
3) Producer and consumer behaviors.
4) Perfect competititon and imperfect competition markets.
5) National income and relevant concepts.
6) Methods to calculate income.
7) Employment and unemployment.
8) Definition and kind of money.
9) Demand and supply of money.
10) Money politics and tools of money politics.
11) İnflation, deflation, devaluation and revaluation.

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

		Program Competencies
		1	2	3	4	5	6
Learning Outcomes
	1	High	High	Middle	No relation	No relation	High
	2	High	High	Middle	No relation	No relation	Middle
	3	Middle	Middle	High	No relation	No relation	High
	4	Middle	High	Middle	Middle	High	High
	5	High	Low	Middle	Middle	High	High
	6	Middle	High	Middle	High	Middle	Middle
	7	High	Middle	High	Middle	Middle	High
	8	Middle	Middle	High	Middle	Middle	Middle
	9	No relation	High	Middle	Middle	High	High
	10	Middle	Middle	Middle	Low	Middle	High
	11	Low	High	Middle	High	Middle	High

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Not Required

Course Contents

The subject matter of economics and general frameworks, basic concepts and problems, development of economics, basic economic systems, factors of production, theory of consumer behaviour, theory of producer behaviour, price mechanism and market structures, theories of perfect and imperfect competition. The general framework of macroeconomics, macro subjects include national income, the consumption, investment, and saving functions, theory of income determination, employment and unemployment, money and banking, government expenditures, and taxation, international trade, developing countries and development problems.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Brain Storming
6) Case Study
7) Problem Solving

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade	40%
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade	60%
Total	100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)