This course examines how households and firms make economic decisions and how these decisions determine the prices and the quantities of goods and services and also the allocation of resources. This course also provides information about how economic agents interact in different ways.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
Course Code Course Name…
Special Requisite(s)
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)
Assist. Prof. Dr. Nazlı Şahanoğulları
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Tuesday, 18:00-21:00, Ataköy 3- C1
Office Hour(s)
Tuesday 14:00-15:00 , B-605, Basın Ekspres
Teaching Methods and Techniques
Oral and Written Presentation
Principle Sources
- Pindyck Robert S., Daniel L. Rubinfield, Microeconomics, 8th Edition, Pearson Series in Economics, 2013
Other Sources
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Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Markets and Prices
Oral and written presentation
2. Week
Supply and Demand
Oral and written presentation
3. Week
Market Equilibrium
Oral and written presentation
4. Week
Elasticities
Oral and written presentation
5. Week
Preferences and Utility
Oral and written presentation
6. Week
Consumer Choice
Oral and written presentation
7. Week
The Theory of the Firm 1
Oral and written presentation
8. Week
Midterm
Evaluation
9. Week
The Theory of the Firm 2
Oral and written presentation
10. Week
Competitive Markets
Oral and written presentation
11. Week
Monopoly
Oral and written presentation
12. Week
Oligopoly
Oral and written presentation
13. Week
Game Theory
Oral and written presentation
14. Week
Review
Oral and written presentation, discussion
15. Week
Final
Evaluation
16. Week
Final
Evaluation
17. Week
Final
Evaluation
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
40
Final Exam
1
60
Program Outcomes
PO-1
A student who successfully completes the program will be able
To expand and deepen his/her international economics and finance knowledge at the level of expertise with the undergraduate qualifications he/she has acquired and to follow current issues.
PO-2
To use the knowledge gained in the field theoretically and practically.
PO-3
To evaluate information regarding the fields of International Economics and Finance from a critical perspective and to work independently in these fields.
PO-4
To understand the interaction between different disciplines related to the fields of International Economics and Finance, to make connections and to use them in academic studies.
PO-5
To have sufficient social responsibility and awareness about social needs, to have the experience and ability to organize activities that can affect social dynamics.
PO-6
To gain model development, technical analysis and policy making skills in the field of economics and finance.
PO-7
To independently comprehend and evaluate any event or problem in his/her field and produce solutions to the problems that arise.
PO-8
To evaluate the problems related to the field analytically and to suggest economic and financial policies suitable for solving the problems.
PO-9
To have the ability to adapt the theoretical knowledge acquired to working life.
PO-10
To develop original approaches and to take responsibility in extraordinary situations encountered in his/her field.
PO-11
To act in accordance with social, rational, scientific and ethical values during the collection, interpretation and announcement of data related to the field of International Economics and Finance and to carry out the thesis within the framework of these principles.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
To solve and interpret problems based on microeconomic models with graphical and analytical approaches.
LO-2
To analyze learned models of microeconomic events and make policy assessments.
LO-3
To explain models and basic concepts in microeconomics
LO-4
To define and explain the concepts, hypotheses and the relationship between them in microeconomic theory
