COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SCIENCE PHILOSOPHY AND ECONOMICS METHODOLOY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IKT 5063 SCIENCE PHILOSOPHY AND ECONOMICS METHODOLOY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Economics

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR NURI ERKIN BAŞER

Offered to

Economics

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to teach the legitimate sources of information and the rules and the hypothesis related with the evaluation and learning the methods, viewpoint and analyze instruments of the science of economics in an epistemological manner, in the light of the basic approximation methods of the philosophy of the science of the economics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to learn different methodological approaches in the philosophy of science.
2   To be able to learn basic methodological approaches and differences of the methods of different schools that s applied in economics.
3   To be able to evaluate the validity relations of the approaches of economic theory in the context of methodological approaches in the philosophy of science.
4   To be able learn the new substitution chances of science and new methods and new approaches that come into question in the economic theory and philosophy of science.
5   To be able to learn the applicational limits of economic information, to learn the structure special to economic theory and models and to learn the concept of main subject of economics.
6   To be able to form and solve a question based on theoretical bases against factual events

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts: Theory and model, hypotehesis and axiom, the hypothesis problem in economics.
2 Hypothesis science (definiton and characteristics), scientific explanation (description, explanation, prediction, causal explanation) prediction in the economics, pozitive economics and prediction, value judgement in the science, economic policy and value judgement problem.
3 The history of methodological arguments, why the position and the method of the science of economics are questioned.
4 Method and methodology, the problem of classification of methodological approaches, various classifications and definitions, economic methodology
5 Economic methodology: positive and normative economics, the methodology of positive and normative economics.
6 Prescriptive methodological approaches- verificationism (justificationism, logical positivism)
7 Positivist methodology in the neoclassical economics
8 Methodology in the marxist economics
9 Mid Exam
10 Prescriptive methodological approaches falsification (Popper)
11 Prescriptive methodological approaches Scientific Research Programs (Lakatos)
12 Descriptive approaches-Paradigm (Kuhn) Newtongil Paradigma Quantum paradigma
13 Causality principle in the science: Causality concept, The position of causality principle in the science, Probablity comment of causality, Collapse of determinizm and uncertainity principle; Quantum- Chaos and complexity approaches.
14 Theory and policy in the information society: transformation in the science of economics

Recomended or Required Reading

Main References:
Ömer Demir, Iktisatta Yöntem :Tartışmaları, Recep KÖK, Iktisadın Tarihi ve Felsefi Temelleri
Thomas Kuhn, Bilimsel Devrimlerin Yapısı
Cemal Yıldırım, Bilim Felsefesi
Supplementary Reference:
Thomas S. Kuhn, Bilimsel Devrimlerin Yapısı
Ömer Demir, Bilim Felsefesi
Hüsnü Erkan, Ekonomi Sosyolojisi
Murat Şeker, Iktisadi ve Sosyal Bilimlerde Yöntem ve Yaklaşım Sorunları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is based on the evaluation of verbal and numerical datas.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + STT* 0.40 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.40 + RST* 0.40

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

A written document containing the above-mentioned learning outcomes and presentations, the course through oral discussions, practical evaluation of the results discussed within the group.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Giving the Lecture 14 3 42
Preperation for the mid exam 1 15 15
Preperation for the final exam 1 20 20
Other (Reading) 1 15 15
Before/After Lecture Preperation Process 14 2 28
Preperation of essay 1 24 24
Final Exam 1 3 3
Mid Exam 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.1555555
LO.2555555
LO.3555555
LO.4555555
LO.5555555
LO.6

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