Information Package

Program of Business Administration

İŞL105

GENERAL ECONOMICS

Course Code
İŞL105
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. The students will be able to explain the real life applications of economics by using the theoretical framework thought in the classes.
  2. Will be able to read and discuss graphs.
  3. Will be able to know how prices and market equilibrium are determined.
  4. Will be able to use supply and demand analysis.
  5. Will be able to know how consumer equilibrium is reached.
  6. Will be able to know the relationship between costs and production.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionIt is a social science course that examines how scarce resources are used to meet unlimited human needs, and the production, consumption, and distribution choices of individuals and societies at the micro and macro levels.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Basic concepts, the observation and explanation of the economy, needs, scarcity, and the necessity of choice
2nd Week Opportunity cost, factors of production
3rd Week Market, fundamental concepts of supply and demand
4th Week Supply and demand curves, concepts of elasticity
5th Week Equilibrium price
6th Week Consumer behavior, utility approach
7th Week Cost concepts.
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Perfectly competitive market, monopoly market
10th Week Monopolistically competitive and oligopoly market
11th Week Macroeconomic concepts
12th Week Fiscal policies
13th Week Savings function, Inflation
14th Week Investment demand
Recommended or Required Reading1. John, B, Taylor. Economics. New York, Houghton Mifflin
2. Zeynel DİNLER,, İktisada Giriş.
3. Orhan TÜRKAY, İktisat Teorisine Giriş
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Practice
  • Presentation
  • Project
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Total(%) 40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 1 14
Preparation for Final exam 1 40 40
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 30 30
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework
Total Work Load128
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4.26
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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