COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ECONOMETRICS I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MSH 0080 ECONOMETRICS I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Efes Vocational School

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

HAKAN SÖNMEZ

Offered to

Catering Services Programme
Tourism and Hotel Management
Civil Aviation Management

Course Objective

To understand basic econometric theories, methods and analysis tools, to be able to use econometric package programs and to be able to analyze an economic phenomenon by using basic econometric estimation methods.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will be able to define basic econometric concepts
2   Students will be able to solve basic econometric problems
3   Students will be able to use basic econometric estimation methods
4   Students will be able to economically formulate economic issues
5   Students will be able to design and conclude an empirical project

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 An overview of basic statistics concepts
2 Regression analysis
3 Regression analysis
4 Bivariate regression analysis: basic concepts, properties of OLS and OLS, normality assumption
5 Bivariate regression analysis: interval estimation and hypothesis testing, choice of functional structures
6 Bivariate regression analysis: interval estimation and hypothesis testing, choice of functional structures
7 Mid-Term Exam
8 Multiple regression analysis: estimation problem and inference problem
9 Dummy variable regression models
10 Multiple collinearity
11 Heteroscedasticity
12 Autocorrelation
13 Econometric modeling: model determination
14 Econometric modeling: model determination
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Gujarati, D. N. and Porter, D. C. (2009), Basic Econometrics, 5th International Edition, McGraw-Hill.

Supplementary Book(s):
Tarı, R. (2010), Ekonometri, 6. Basım, Umut Yayınları.
Wooldridge, J. M. (2005), Introductory Econometrics: A Modern Approach, 3th Edition, South-Western College Publishing.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing and preparing to subjects

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced

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
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 64

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51