DEGREE PROGRAMMES

: Econometrics

General Description

History

Higher Economy and Trade School, on which contemporary Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences was founded upon, was established on September 9th, 1944. It was renamed as Economic and Commercial Sciences Academy on June 8th, 1959 by the by the Law No. 7334. It was included in Ege University as a faculty in 1968. With the establishment of Dokuz Eylül University by Decree Law No. 41 on the Organization of Higher Education Institutions, it was joined the establishment as Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. Contemporarily, the Faculty consists of seven departments which are Business Administration, Economics, Public Finance, Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, Public Administration, Econometrics and Management Information Systems. All departments have both day and evening formal education programmes.
Department of Econometrics carries education and research activities on topics to analyze problems about economics and business administration using statistics and operations research, and to provide optimum decisions.

Qualification Awarded

The graduates, who have successfully completed all courses in the curriculum of Econometrics Programme, are awarded with the Bachelors Degree in Econometrics.

Level of Qualification

First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

Registration and admission requirements of Econometrics Programme are in conformance with general requirements of Dokuz Eylül University. These requirements can be accessed through web page http://www.deu.edu.tr/ders-katalog/eng/eng-b6.html.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

The rules and regulations for recognition of prior learning for Econometrics Programme are in conformance with general requirements of Dokuz Eylül University. These rules and regulations can be accessed through web page http://www.deu.edu.tr/ders-katalog/eng/eng-b7.html.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

Students are required to successfully complete all courses of the programme (equivalent to 240 ECTS total) and obtain a minimum average grade point of 2.00 out of 4.00. In addition, conditions in the relevant articles of the second and fourth parts of the Associate and Bachelors Degree Education and Examination Regulations (http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/Icerik/Icerik.php KOD=5683) should be met.

Profile of the Programme

The Undergraduate Programme of Econometrics aims to increase the research and problem solving ability by training them on statistics, econometrics and operations research areas according to the emerging world and country conditions. The main objective of this program is to provide students the knowledge to do research on economic and social phenomena and the ability to analyze and solve problems which can arise from the needs of both public and private sectors. The program also provides the opportunity to specialize in fields not only about econometric analysis but also in macro and micro economics, operations research, advanced statistics, and information technology. In addition, local students can benefit both from Farabi Exchange Program through Turkish Universities and Erasmus exchange Program through European universities for one or two semesters.
In the 2012-2013 Academic Year, Department of Econometrics continues education and research activities with an academic staff consists of 5 professors, 4 associate professor, 5 assistant professors and 14 research assistants. Department of Econometrics do research and give education on issues related to proper analysis and decision-making on economic and business problems with the help of mathematics, statistics and operations research.

Key Learning Outcomes

1   Having basic theoretical knowledge on economy and administrative sciences.
2   Collecting, analyzing and interpreting data based on macro, micro and sector contexts.
3   Using an appropriate Turkish in both written and verbal statements on econometrics.
4   Using information technologies about econometrics, statistics and operations research.
5   Tracking information in econometrics also at this point, making conversation and discussing with native and foreigner colleagues.
6   Doing research in econometric subjects, using this information for maximum quality in research, reporting and presentation.
7   Having professional morality and responsibility.
8   Showing compatible attitude with team work and developing empathy, completing all duties and when necessary managing the team.
9   Being open minded and having self confidence while decision making during implementing new ideas.
10   Perceiving questions, having multi-directional thoughts and interpretation against events; being able to thinking flexible, taking risk and making fast decisions as an ability of analytical thinking.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Bachelors Diploma is given to the graduates from the department of econometrics. Graduates are expected to have the competence of analysis and synthesis on related areas of econometrics, statistics and operations research with the ability to easily follow and discuss about all kinds of economic literature.
Graduates are able to find jobs in both the public and private sectors. They can apply to the exams for various positions such as inspectorate, auditor, and assistant specialist declared by various ministries. Some institutions which require frequent data analysis and synthesis such as Turkey Statistical Institute (TSI), the State Planning Organization (SPO), the Treasury, Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA), and the Central Bank prefer Econometrist. Also various public and private institutions which are active in areas such as insurance, banking, and capital markets employ graduates. They can be employed in the planning, budget, and research and development departments of companies. They also can undertake academic careers by pursuing postgraduate degrees.

Access to Further Studies

The graduates who completed undergraduate programmes requirements successfully can register to second and third cycle pogrammes (masters and doctorate) of national and international higher education institutions if they can meet the related requirements.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

There are 90 courses in the program. 52 of those courses are compulsory while 38 are elective. Nine of the selective courses are Erasmus courses. Students select 10 of the elective courses in four years of educational period. The ratio of elective courses to total courses is 20,3 %. As ECTS point of view, the ratio of electives to total courses is 21,2 %. 25 of the compulsory courses and 17 of the elective courses are offered by other departments of the faculty.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory
B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
G 1 IBF 1001 BASIC NOTIONS OF LAW REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
G 2 IBF 1003 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY REQUIRED 3 0 0 3
G 3 IBF 1005 MATHEMATICS I REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
G 4 IBF 1007 STATISTICS I REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
G 5 IKT 1001 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS I REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
G 6 ISL 1001 BUSINESS I REQUIRED 3 0 0 3
G 7 ISL 1005 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
G 8 TDL 1001 TURKISH LANGUAGE I REQUIRED 2 0 0 2
G 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 1
TOTAL:   30
 
1 .Semester: Elective Course
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
G 1 BDE 1001 PHYSICAL EDUCATION I ELECTIVE 1 0 0 1
G 2 ERA 1401 STATISTICS I ERASMUS 3 0 0 5
G 3 GSM 1001 MUSIC I ELECTIVE 1 0 0 1
G 4 GSR 1001 PAINTING I ELECTIVE 1 0 0 1
 
2. Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
B 1 EMT 1004 BASIC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED 3 0 0 3
B 2 EMT 1006 LINEAR ALGEBRA REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
B 3 IBF 1006 MATHEMATICS II REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
B 4 IBF 1008 STATISTICS II REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
B 5 IKT 1002 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS II REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
B 6 ISL 1002 BUSINESS II REQUIRED 3 0 0 3
B 7 ISL 1004 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
B 8 TDL 1002 TURKISH LANGUAGE II REQUIRED 2 0 0 2
B 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 1
TOTAL:   30
 
2 .Semester: Elective Course
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
B 1 BDE 1002 PHYSICAL EDUCATION II ELECTIVE 1 0 0 1
B 2 ERA 1402 STATISTTICS II ERASMUS 3 0 0 5
B 3 GSM 1002 MUSIC II ELECTIVE 1 0 0 1
B 4 GSR 1002 PAINTING II ELECTIVE 1 0 0 1
 
3 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
G 1 ATA 1001 PRINCIPLES OF ATATURK AND HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION I REQUIRED 2 0 0 2
G 2 EMT 2005 COMPUTER PROGRAMMING REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
G 3 EMT 2007 ADVANCED MATHEMATICS I REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
G 4 EMT 2011 MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS I REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
G 5 IKT 2013 MICROECONOMICS REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
G 6 ISL 3031 BUSINESS FINANCE REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
G 7 YDİ 1009 FOREIGN LANGUAGE I (ENGLISH) REQUIRED 3 0 0 3
G 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 4
TOTAL:   30
 
3 .Semester: Elective Course
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
G 1 EMT 2013 BASICS OF VARIANCE ANALYSIS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4
G 2 IBF 2001 READING AND SPEAKING IN FOREIN LANGUAGE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4
G 3 IBF 2005 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4
G 4 ISL 1012 MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4
G 5 ISL 2026 LAW OF OBLIGATIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4
G 6 MLY 2013 PUBLIC FINANCE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4
 
4. Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
B 1 ATA 1002 PRINCIPLES OF ATATURK AND HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION II REQUIRED 2 0 0 2
B 2 EMT 2004 ADVANCED MATHEMATICS II REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
B 3 EMT 2006 DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS REQUIRED 3 0 0 3
B 4 EMT 2008 MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS II REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
B 5 EMT 2014 STATISTICAL ROGRAMMING REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
B 6 IKT 2008 MACROECONOMICS REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
B 7 YDİ 1008 FOREIGN LANGUAGE II (ENGLISH) REQUIRED 3 0 0 3
B 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 5
TOTAL:   30
 
4 .Semester: Elective Course
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
B 1 EMT 2010 BASICS OF VARIANCE ANALYSIS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 2 EMT 2012 ADVANCED EXCEL PROGRAMMING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 3 EMT 2016 PROCESS IMPROVEMENT TECHNİGUES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 4 EMT 2066 PROFESSIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 5 ISL 3033 BUSINESS LAW ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
 
5 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
G 1 EMT 3005 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS I REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
G 2 EMT 3009 NONPARAMETRIC STATISTICS REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
G 3 EMT 3011 OPERATIONS RESEARCH I REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
G 4 EMT 3013 SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND MODELLING REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
G 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 10
TOTAL:   30
 
5 .Semester: Elective Course
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
G 1 EMT 3017 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH METHODS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
G 2 EMT 3067 PROFESSIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
G 3 EMT 3069 DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
G 4 EMT 4013 MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
G 5 ERA 3401 INTRODUCTORY ECONOMETRİCS ERASMUS 3 0 0 5
G 6 ERA 3403 INTRODUCTİON TO OPERATİONS RESEARCH ERASMUS 3 0 0 5
G 7 IBF 2002 FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
G 8 ISL 4002 INVESTMENT PROJECT ANALYSIS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
 
6. Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
B 1 EMT 3004 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS II REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
B 2 EMT 3006 OPERATIONS RESEARCH II REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
B 3 EMT 3008 SAMPLING TECHNIQUES REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
B 4 EMT 3016 REGRESSION ANALYSIS REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
B 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 10
TOTAL:   30
 
6 .Semester: Elective Course
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
B 1 EMT 3020 COMPUTER-AIDED APPLICATIONS OF ECONOMETRICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 2 EMT 3022 APPLIED OPTIMIZATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 3 ERA 3402 ECONOMETRİCS ERASMUS 3 0 0 5
B 4 ERA 3404 ADVANCED OPERATİONS RESEARCH ERASMUS 3 0 0 5
B 5 IBF 3002 FOREIGN LANGUAGE FOR BUSINESS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 6 IBF 3004 PROJECT MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 7 IKT 3028 MONETARY THEORY AND POLICY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 8 ISL 3024 SERVICES SECTOR PRODUCTION AND SUPPLY PLANNING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
 
7 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
G 1 EMT 4003 ECONOMETRIC MODELS REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
G 2 EMT 4005 MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
G 3 EMT 4009 SIMULATION THEORY REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
G 4 ISL 3009 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANALYSIS REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
G 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 10
TOTAL:   30
 
7 .Semester: Elective Course
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
G 1 EMT 4007 QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
G 2 EMT 4011 DATA MINING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
G 3 EMT 4015 ECONOMETRICS FOR CROSS-SECTIONAL DATA ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
G 4 EMT 4017 DECISION MAKING AND GAME THEORY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
G 5 ERA 4941 IT BASED DECISION MAKING PROCESS ERASMUS 3 0 0 5
G 6 ERA 4943 ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS APPLICATIONS OF MULTIVARIATE STATISTICS ERASMUS 3 0 0 5
G 7 IKT 3024 MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
G 8 IKT 4025 MONETARY AND CAPITAL MARKETS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
 
8. Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
B 1 EMT 4004 APPLIED ECONOMETRICS REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
B 2 EMT 4008 STATISTICAL QUALITY CONTROL REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
B 3 EMT 4010 STOCHASTIC PROCESSES REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
B 4 EMT 4018 COMPUTER SUPPORTED DATA ANALYSIS REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
B 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 10
TOTAL:   30
 
8 .Semester: Elective Course
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
B 1 EMT 4012 ECONOMETRICS SEMINAR ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 2 EMT 4016 OPERATIONS RESEARCH SEMINAR ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 3 EMT 4024 BUSINESS FORECASTING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 4 ERA 4406 STATISTICAL QUALIY CONTROL ERASMUS 3 0 0 5
B 5 IKT 3020 FINANCIAL ECONOMICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 6 IKT 4026 TURKISH ECONOMY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
 

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Evaluation and assessment methods for each course are defined in the course details prepared by the faculty member/s that can be reached in the Information Package. The relevant articles of ASSOCIATE AND UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION AND EXAM REGULATIONS (http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/Icerik/Icerik.php KOD=5683) of the Council of Higher Education and EDUCATION AND EXAM APPLICATION REGULATIONS of Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Dokuz Eylül University (http://www.iibf.deu.edu.tr/sanal_ ogrenci/ sayfa=genel/yonetmelikler/ogretim_sinav_uygulama_esaslari.htm) are applied to the exam and course grades.

Graduation Requirements

Graduation requirements are as described in the Qualification Requirements and Rules section. The requirement for graduation is to complete all of the courses in the programme (equivalent to 240 ECTS total) successfully and to have a CGPA of minimum 2.00 out of 4.00. Also, second and fourth parts of the articles of the conditions in the Associate and Undergraduate Education and Examination Regulations must be met (http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/Icerik/Icerik.php KOD=5683).

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Programme Director: Prof. Dr. Levent ŞENYAY
Email: levent.senyay@deu.edu.tr
AKTS / DS Coordinators: Doç. Dr. İpek DEVECİ KOCAKOÇ ve Yrd.Doç.Dr. Hamdi EMEÇ
Emails: ipek.deveci@deu.edu.tr, Hamdi.emec@deu.edu.tr
Communication Address: Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi İktisadi ve idari Bilimler Fakültesi, Ekonometri Bölümü Dokuzçeşmeler Kampusu, 35160 Buca İZMİR TURKEY
Phone: 00 90 232 3010326