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Program of Accounting and Tax Application

MVE107

GENERAL ECONOMICS

Course Code
MVE107
Semester
First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
4
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelAssociate Degree
Year of Study1
SemesterFirst Term (Fall)
ECTS4
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Explain the real life applications of economics by using the theoretical framework thought in the classes.
  2. Know how prices and market equilibrium are determined.
  3. Use supply and demand analysis.
  4. Know how consumer equilibrium is reached.
  5. Know the relationship between costs and production.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionThe course is designed for giving the students the basic notions of microeconomics such as the subject of the economy as a science, goals, basic concepts, price system, demand and supply mechanism and elasticy, market price, consumer behaviors, production and organization theory, cost concepts, minimum cost production and equilibrium point.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction. What is economics
2nd Week Opportunity cost and PPF
3rd Week Demand and Supply I
4th Week Demand And Supply II
5th Week Demand Supply III
6th Week Elasticities
7th Week Price Control of Government
8th Week Midterm exam
9th Week Utility and Demand
10th Week İndifference curves and Consumer Behavior
11th Week Types of Markets and Competition
12th Week Short Run Costs and Production
13th Week Long Run Costs and Production
14th Week Perfect Competition
15th Week Review
Recommended or Required Reading- Temel Ekonomi, Ertek, Tümay. (2010).
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Assignment 1 10
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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