COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MACROECONOMICS I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ECN 5063 MACROECONOMICS I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Economics (English)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR SAADET KASMAN

Offered to

Economics (English)

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to introduce advanced macroeconomic topics such as growth models, consumption models, investment models, new trends in macroeconomic theory and policies in a global economic framework.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Know macroeconomic concepts.
2   Learn different macroeconomic models.
3   Understand business cyle models, closed economy one period models, economic growth models.
4   Learn the outcomes of different economic policies on national income, price level and employment level.
5   Connect real life macroeconomic developments with the theoretical framework.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: Questions and Laboratories
2 Macroeconomic Measurement
3 Business Cycle Measurement
4 The Static Behavior of Consumers and Firms
5 A One-Period Macroeconomic Model
6 Fiscal and Technological Shocks
7 Midterm
8 Economic Growth: Malthus and Solow
9 Income Disparity Among Countries and Endogenous Growth
10 Dynamic Consumer Behavior
11 A Two-Period Exchange Economy with Experiments
12 Ricardian Equivalence
13 Review and discussion
14 General Overview

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Stephen D. Williamson (2005) `Macroeconomics' (Second Edition) Pearson, Addison Wesley
2. Lecture Notes and academic papers

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Class Discussions
3. Assignments

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 * 0.40 + STT * 0.20 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + STT * 0.20 + RST * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The learner will clearly define macroeconomic concepts.
2. The learner will compare different macroeconomic models.
3. The learner will demonstrate understanding of business cyle models, closed economy one period models, economic growth models.
4. The learner will show the outcomes of different economic policies on national income, price level and employment level.
5. The learner will explain the connection between real life macroeconomic developments and the theoretical framework by following news in media.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

It is obligatory to participate at least 70% of the classes

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)
Tutorials 13 1 13
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 4 12 48
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 162

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.15421
LO.2345
LO.3455
LO.4335
LO.5455

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