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PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
ECF199 PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS 1 3 3 4

Objectives and Contents

Objectives: The aim of this course is to introduce students to the fundamental concepts, principles, and analytical tools of economics. The course aims to explain how individuals, firms, and governments make decisions under conditions of scarce resources.
Content: This course examines the basic concepts and principles of economics within both microeconomic and macroeconomic frameworks. The course covers topics such as scarcity, choice, and opportunity cost; supply and demand, market equilibrium, and elasticity; consumer and producer behavior, and market structures. In addition, key macroeconomic issues such as national income, unemployment, inflation, economic growth, monetary and fiscal policies, money supply and demand, interest rates, exchange rates, and financial crises are analyzed, and economic decision-making processes and policy applications are explained through real-world examples.