| Course Type | Elective Course |
| Course Level | Associate Degree |
| Year of Study | - |
| Semester | - |
| ECTS | 4 |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Describe the mathematical tools used in macroeconomic analysis.
2) Formulate the decision-making process of economic agents using
- Formulate the decision-making process of economic agents using optimization problems.
- Explain the consumption and saving behaviors theoretically.
- Examine the effects of monetary and fiscal policies on economic individuals.
- Integrate the data with macroeconomic theories.
- Use the knowledge learned in further education in lifelong analysis of events and decision-making.
|
| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
| Prerequisites | No |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components | ECON101 |
| Course Description | This course presents the basic analytical tools of microeconomics. It describes decision making process of individuals and how these decisions are optimized by using consumer and firm theory. Then how competitive markets function and what happens after government interventions are analysed. |
| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
|
1st Week |
Markets and Prices |
|
2nd Week |
Consumer Behaviour |
|
3rd Week |
Individual and Market Demand |
|
4th Week |
Production |
|
5th Week |
Cost of Production in Short Run |
|
6th Week |
Cost of Production in Long Run |
|
7th Week |
Profit Maximization |
|
8th Week |
Midterm |
|
9th Week |
Competitive Supply |
|
10th Week |
Analysis of Competitive Markets |
|
11th Week |
Market Power: Monopoly |
|
12th Week |
Market Power: Monopsony |
|
13th Week |
Market Power and Pricing |
|
14th Week |
Market Power and Welfare |
|
15th Week |
Market Power and Welfare |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Robert Pindyck and Daniel L. Rubinfeld, Microeconomics, 8th ed. Boston: Pearson, 2015. |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
|
Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
35 |
| Quiz |
2 |
25 |
| Total(%) |
|
60 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
60 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
40 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
|
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Work Placement(s) | No |