COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
UBY 1001 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Seferihisar Fevziye Hepkon School of Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR CANAN ERKAN

Offered to

Seferihisar Fevziye Hepkon School of Applied Sciences
Tourism and Hotel Management
International Trade

Course Objective

To determine the principles of utility maximization and profit maximization of micro units in economics and to seek some methods as to increase individual and social welfare.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to explain charging good and service prices in economics.
2   To be able to determine the principles of consumers utility maximization.
3   To be able to determine the principles of producers profit maximization.
4   To be able to analyse the mechanisms of charging price comparatively in the different markets.
5   To be able to determine the principles of efficiency on consumption and production.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Main Concepts
2 Price, Market and Types of Market
3 Supply
4 Demand
5 Supply and Demand Elasticity
6 Formation of Price in a Perfect Competition Market
7 Consumption Theory
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Mid-Term Exam
10 Production Theory
11 Production Maximization, Cost Minimization
12 Short Run Costs, Long Run Costs, Operating Income
13 Firm Equilibrium in Perfect Competition Market
14 Firm Equilibrium in Imperfect Market
15 Final Exam
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Aren, Sadun, Ekonomi Dersleri,Gerçek Yayınevi, Istanbul, 1976.
Dinler, Zeynel, Iktisada Giriş, Ekin Kitabevi, Bursa, 1995
Ertek, Tümay, Mikroekonomiye Giriş, Beta, 2005
Pekin, Tevfik, Ekonomiye Giriş, Bornova 1999.
Özateşler, Mustafa, Ekonomi Bilimi I, Izmir, 2000
Parasız, Ilker, Iktisada Giriş, 8. Baskı, Ezgi Kitabevi, 2006.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture by instructor, class discussion conducted by instructor, problem solving or case studies, question and answer teaching method.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Skill in analysis, synthesis and critical thinking; skill in problem solving; skill in application via midterm and final exams.

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)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16
LO.1555
LO.2555
LO.3555
LO.4555
LO.55555

CONTACT INFORMATION
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