The minimum qualifications that are expected from the students who want to attend the course.(Examples: Foreign language level, attendance, known theoretical pre-qualifications, etc.)
Instructor(s)
DR.ÖĞR.ÜYESİ HASAN BAKIR
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
The course is not offered in this semester.
Office Hour(s)
Teaching Methods and Techniques
Lecture, discussion
Principle Sources
Ömer Demir, İktisat Metodolojisi, Sentez Yayın, Bursa.
Other Sources
Mark Blaug, İktisatta Yöntem, çev. Levent Konyar, Eflatun Yayınevi, Ankara.
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Philosophy of Science and Methodology of Economics
Oral Presentation
2. Week
New Directions in Economic Methodology
Oral Presentation
3. Week
Karl Popper: Falsificationism
Oral Presentation
4. Week
T. Kuhn, I. Lakatos, P. Feyerabend and Economics
Oral Presentation
5. Week
Post Modernism in Economics
Oral Presentation
6. Week
Ontology and Economics
Oral Presentation
7. Week
Mid-term Exam
Exam
8. Week
Formalism in Economics
Oral Presentation
9. Week
Methodological Individualism and Economics
Oral Presentation
10. Week
Models in Economics
Oral Presentation
11. Week
The Foundation of Keynes' Methodology
Oral Presentation
12. Week
Econometrics as Observation
Oral Presentation
13. Week
The Lucas Critique and The Nature of Econometric Inference
Oral Presentation
14. Week
Final
15. Week
Final
16. Week
Final
17. Week
Final
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
40
Final Exam
1
60
Program Outcomes
PO-1
To define his/her competencies using the theoretical and practical knowledge he/she acquired in the field of Economics and to use these competencies in practice.
PO-2
To discuss concepts and ideas in the field of Economics with scientific methods, to develop hypotheses, to interpret and evaluate the data obtained.
PO-3
To develop solution suggestions for complex and/or unpredictable problems encountered in practice, to report and present these suggestions in accordance with the academic publication rules.
PO-4
To identify regional and global issues/problems, to perform analyses based on scientific data and research, and to develop solution suggestions.
PO-5
To determine the learning needs in the field of Economics, to evaluate the acquired knowledge and skills with a critical approach, and to use this knowledge and skills to develop economic policies.
PO-6
To inform relevant people and institutions on issues related to the field of Economics and to gain the ability to convey written and verbal solutions to problems.
PO-7
To convey his/her thoughts and suggestions in the field of Economics to experts and non-experts by supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data, to discuss and to contribute to the development of new policies by revising suggestions according to the feedback he/she receives.
PO-8
To benefit from other disciplines that form the basis of the field of Economics, to develop multidisciplinary approaches by associating these disciplines with his/her knowledge in the field of Economics, to produce project and publications.
PO-9
To define the differences and relationships between classical and modern theories of economics and to observe the distinctions between classical and modern economic policies and to evaluate the compatibility of these policies with economic and social issues.
PO-10
To read and comprehend foreing news sources about economics being fluent in a foreign language, to scan the economic literature and to follow the most current approaches in this field.
PO-11
To take into account scientific and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting and announcing economic data and carrying out statistical/econometric studies using these data, and also to carry out the publication process in accordance with academic publishing principles.
