GENERAL ECONOMICS PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
END114	GENERAL ECONOMICS	8	3	3	5

GENERAL INFORMATION
Language of Instruction :	Turkish
Level of the Course Unit :	BACHELOR'S DEGREE, TYY: + 6.Level, EQF-LLL: 6.Level, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of the Course :	Elective
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit	-
Coordinator of the Course Unit	Assoc.Prof. TANER ATASOY
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	The aim of course, is the perception of economic concepts and basic economic mechanisms.
Contents of the Course Unit:	The entity's economic structure and the functioning of these structures to comprehend. Definition of economy, price, benefits, processing of supply and demand issues, determining the equilibrium point, supply and demand curves include the release of. Consumption and Production Theory, as well as to analyze the economic behavior of firms and are made familiar with the terms used daily economy.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
Know the basic economic concepts and the relationships between them
Identify the factors that affect consumer and producer behavior.
Identification of factor markets and how they work
Understand and interpret current issues

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	Osman Z. ORHAN ve Seyfettin ERDOĞAN, İktisada Giriş, (İstanbul: Palme Yayıncılık, 2010), 03-29	Basic Economic Concepts and Basic Principles of Economics	Lecturing
2	Osman Z. ORHAN ve Seyfettin ERDOĞAN, İktisada Giriş, (İstanbul: Palme Yayıncılık, 2010), 30-59	Economic Issues Economic Systems as a Solution	Lecturing
3	Osman Z. ORHAN ve Seyfettin ERDOĞAN, İktisada Giriş, (İstanbul: Palme Yayıncılık, 2010), 60-68	Demand	Lecturing
4	Osman Z. ORHAN ve Seyfettin ERDOĞAN, İktisada Giriş, (İstanbul: Palme Yayıncılık, 2010), 68-73	Supply	Lecturing
5	Osman Z. ORHAN ve Seyfettin ERDOĞAN, İktisada Giriş, (İstanbul: Palme Yayıncılık, 2010), 73-79	Changes in Market Equilibrium and Market Equilibrium	Lecturing
6	Osman Z. ORHAN ve Seyfettin ERDOĞAN, İktisada Giriş, (İstanbul: Palme Yayıncılık, 2010), 79-93	Elasticity of Supply and Demand	Lecturing
7	Osman Z. ORHAN ve Seyfettin ERDOĞAN, İktisada Giriş, (İstanbul: Palme Yayıncılık, 2010), 93-109	Changes in Demand and Supply Elasticity	Lecturing
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	Osman Z. ORHAN ve Seyfettin ERDOĞAN, İktisada Giriş, (İstanbul: Palme Yayıncılık, 2010), 109-126	Government price controls and Supply-Demand Balance	Lecturing
10	Osman Z. ORHAN ve Seyfettin ERDOĞAN, İktisada Giriş, (İstanbul: Palme Yayıncılık, 2010), 126-152	Theory of Consumer Behavior	Lecturing
11	Osman Z. ORHAN ve Seyfettin ERDOĞAN, İktisada Giriş, (İstanbul: Palme Yayıncılık, 2010), 152-168	Production Theory	Lecturing
12	Osman Z. ORHAN ve Seyfettin ERDOĞAN, İktisada Giriş, (İstanbul: Palme Yayıncılık, 2010), 168-185	Production Costs	Lecturing
13	Osman Z. ORHAN ve Seyfettin ERDOĞAN, İktisada Giriş, (İstanbul: Palme Yayıncılık, 2010), 185-227	Commodity Markets: Perfect Competition, Monopoly, Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly Markets	Lecturing
14	Osman Z. ORHAN ve Seyfettin ERDOĞAN, İktisada Giriş, (İstanbul: Palme Yayıncılık, 2010), 185-227	Commodity Markets: Perfect Competition, Monopoly, Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly Markets	Lecturing
15	Osman Z. ORHAN ve Seyfettin ERDOĞAN, İktisada Giriş, (İstanbul: Palme Yayıncılık, 2010), 227-242	Factor Markets and Income Distribution	Lecturing
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
Osman Z. ORHAN ve Seyfettin ERDOĞAN, İktisada Giriş,İstanbul: Palme Yayıncılık, 2010.
Zeynel DİNLER, İktisada Giriş, Bursa: Ekin Yayınları, 2011.
Erdan ÜNSAL, İktisada Giriş, Ankara: İmaj Yayıncılık, 2010.

ASSESSMENT
Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities	Number of Activities	Degree of Contribution (%)	Description

Level of Contribution
0	1	2	3	4	5

KNOWLEDGE
Theoretical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1
2

KNOWLEDGE
Factual
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1

SKILLS
Cognitive
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1

SKILLS
Practical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1
2
3
4

OCCUPATIONAL
Autonomy & Responsibility
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1

OCCUPATIONAL
Learning to Learn
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1
2

OCCUPATIONAL
Communication & Social
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1
2

OCCUPATIONAL
Occupational and/or Vocational
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1
2

WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT
Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities
Type of the Learning Activites	Learning Activities (# of week)	Duration (hours, h)	Workload (h)
Lecture & In-Class Activities	14	3	42
Preliminary & Further Study	14	2	28
Land Surveying	0	0	0
Group Work	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Reading	14	2	28
Assignment (Homework)	0	0	0
Project Work	0	0	0
Seminar	0	0	0
Internship	0	0	0
Technical Visit	0	0	0
Web Based Learning	10	1	10
Implementation/Application/Practice	0	0	0
Practice at a workplace	0	0	0
Occupational Activity	0	0	0
Social Activity	0	0	0
Thesis Work	0	0	0
Field Study	0	0	0
Report Writing	0	0	0
Final Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Final Exam	1	10	10
Mid-Term Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam	1	10	10
Short Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Short Exam	0	0	0
TOTAL	56	0	130