SOC110
INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS
- Course Code
- SOC110
- Semester
- Second Term (Spring)
- Theory+Practice
- 3 + 0
- ECTS
- 4
| Course Type | Compulsory Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | 1 |
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| Semester | Second Term (Spring) |
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| ECTS | 4 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Gather knowledge about the basic concepts.
- Learn the macro and micro level analysis.
- Gather the relationship between economics and sociology.
- Gather knowledge about both national and international economy.
- Use the basic concepts in order to understand the social life and social relations.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | No |
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| Course Description | The aim of this course is to teach the basic concepts of economics and to increase students' awareness of daily life practices. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction: What is Economics? Reading Graphs & Charts |
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2nd Week |
The Historical Development of Economic Thought |
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3rd Week |
Scarcity and Choice |
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4th Week |
Supply, Demand, and Elasticity |
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5th Week |
Household Behavior and Firms |
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6th Week |
Competition and the Market |
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7th Week |
Macroeconomics I |
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8th Week |
Midterm Exam |
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9th Week |
Macroeconomics II |
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10th Week |
The Labor Market |
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11th Week |
Unemployment and Inflation |
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12th Week |
Public Finance and Taxation |
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13th Week |
Government and Fiscal Policy |
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14th Week |
The Global Economy: Developed and Developing Countries |
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15th Week |
Public Holiday |
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16th Week |
The Turkish Economy: Historical Development and Current Issues |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | *Case, Fair, Oster.2021. Ekonominin İlkeleri.İstanbul: Palme Yayınevi
*Kepenek, Yakup.2023. Türkiye Ekonomisi. İstanbul: Remzi Kitapevi.
*Dinler, Z. (2011)İktisada Giriş, Ankara: Ekin KitabeviYayınları
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
- Problem Solving
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
50 |
| Total(%) |
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50 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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50 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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50 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Individual or group work |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
45 |
45 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
30 |
30 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total Work Load | 121 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 4.03 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 4 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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