ILT205 Economics

5 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- 3. Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Unit FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION SCIENCES PR.
Code ILT205
Name Economics
Term 2017-2018 Academic Year
Semester 3. Semester
Duration (T+A) 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 5 ECTS
National Credit 3 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Üniversite Dersi
Type Normal
Label C Compulsory
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Prof. Dr. HAKKI ÇİFTÇİ
Course Instructor Prof. Dr. HAKKI ÇİFTÇİ (Güz) (A Group) (Ins. in Charge)


Course Goal / Objective

It is aimed to teach the basic concepts and definitions in economics, its relations with other sciences such as sociology, law, mathematics. Its two basic subjects are microeconomics and macroeconomics. We shall begin with microeconomics in the fall term.

Course Content

It deals with micro units in economics such as individual or households, firms (big or small), and the relationships between them. As we learned about supply, demand, scarcity, efficiency and productivity, the price system, households, firms, markets (perfectly competitive or imperfectly competitive or factors of production). Students are expected to understand the way we get rational decisions, and rational choice.

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Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Recognize the main concepts and key issues related to the science of economics
LO02 Focus on the main fields of activity and learning methodology of economics
LO03 Learn the basic branches of economics, macro-micro level


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 - Explains the basic concepts of the field, communication patterns, communication and cultural functions within the framework of communication as the basis of Communication Studies.
PLO02 - Recognizes the national and global communication systems, the basic concepts, theories and principles.
PLO03 - Holds information related to the fields as a basis; Instrumental Social Communications (Radio, TV, Film, Advertising, Public Relations, Journalism) within a terminological frame (=teleological) (Public Sphere, Public Opinion, Cultural Production Areas, Citizen Participation, Popular Culture, etc.).
PLO04 - Has the knowledge and skills to use and/or explain how communication works in every aspect in different cultures, from individual to group, mass, institutional communication within the major tools of communication.
PLO05 - Distinguishes non-scientific knowledge from the scientific method, and follows technological innovations in the field with the updated work.
PLO06 - From an interdisciplinary perspective, acknowledged the concept of communication to synthesize information that Communication Studies has background from different areas like, Sociology, History, Psychology, Linguistics, Political Sciences, Anthropology and so on.
PLO07 - Produces thoughts and knowledge to understand and solve communication problems encountered in size of individual to global communications.
PLO08 - As a requirement of competence to communicate effectively, has the ability to express himself/herself up, facing the people with correct understanding in environments in which he/she is capable of empathy sets.
PLO09 - Organizes and/or actively participates in the social, artistic and cultural activities, reports events.
PLO10 - Follows the local, national and international events with critical comments.
PLO11 - Is able to work in the group as well as having the competence of the individual work
PLO12 - Develops a sense of responsibility towards the society, as individuals, develops projects for the benefit of the community, leadership and entrepreneurial skills of intellectual exhibitions.
PLO13 - Improves constantly himself/herself, as well as being open to professional developments in scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields according to his/her interests and abilities, identifying needs of learning
PLO14 - Has rational thinking skills, creative thinking in written, oral, visual and so on, as well as using the methods and strategies, for the purpose of communicating thoughts.
PLO15 - Has at least one foreign language in the European Language Portfolio (B) with the level of using the information in track and communicate with colleagues abroad.
PLO16 - While accessing all kinds of information, using and transmitting of all other thoughts on the process and in all other practices of the profession strives to comply with ethical requirements and endeavors.
PLO17 - Has basic skills and use these skills for mediating to the general population methods in the specific praxis areas, such as media literacy,
PLO18 - Is competent to use required level of knowledge of the area and use of computer software as well as all means of communication (body language, verbal and nonverbal communication, newspapers, magazines, radio, television, cinema, internet and other information / communication technologies, and mass media)
PLO19 - Identifies learning needs and future career plan and perform accordingly.
PLO20 - Has the knowledge of the legal framework related to the field.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Introduction to Main Concepts and Price Theory Reading course books
2 Supply and Demand Reading course books
3 Partial Market Equilibrium, Factors Affecting Supply and Demand Reading course books
4 Elasticity Practices and Consumer Theory Reading course books
5 Utility (Cardinal Approach), Utility (Ordinal Approach) Reading course books
6 Consumer Equilibrium, Producer Theory and Production Function Reading course books
7 Optimal Factor Composition, Cost Analysis and Price Theory Reading course books
8 Mid-term week prepare to exam
9 Profit Maximization, Perfect Competition Market and Imperfect Competitive Market Reading course books
10 Monopoly, Monopsony, Bilateral Monopoly, Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly Reading course books
11 Production Factors Price Analysis and Pricing of Production Factors Reading course books
12 Labor and Wages; Land and Rant Reading course books
13 Capital and Interest Rate; Enterprise and Profit Reading course books
14 Distribution of Income, Urbanization and Environmental Economics Reading course books
15 Revision Reading course books
16 Final Exam Week prepare to exam
17 Final Exam Week prepare to exam


Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria

Assessment Type Midterm / Year Impact End of Term / End of Year Impact
1. Midterm Exam 100 40
General Assessment
Midterm / Year Total 100 40
1. Final Exam - 60
Grand Total - 100

Update Time: 18.10.2017 10:29