Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF EDUCATION / SOS 108 - SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHING

Code: SOS 108 Course Title: ECONOMY Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHING
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ŞÜKRÜ APAYDIN (sukruapaydin@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) MUSTAFA TAHİROĞLU,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To teach economic concepts, to give students information regarding, basic dynamics of Turkish economic, to teach economic life.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 learn main characteristic of economy. PO-2 Have knowledge about evaluating limits accuracy, reliability and validity from nature of the source of information.
PO-3 To satisfy the needs of students ability to recognise concepts and relationship between concepts related to the field.
Examination
LO-2 learn current concepts about economy. PO-2 Have knowledge about evaluating limits accuracy, reliability and validity from nature of the source of information.
PO-3 To satisfy the needs of students ability to recognise concepts and relationship between concepts related to the field.
Examination
LO-3 explain the role of economic life on the citizen education. PO-2 Have knowledge about evaluating limits accuracy, reliability and validity from nature of the source of information.
PO-3 To satisfy the needs of students ability to recognise concepts and relationship between concepts related to the field.
PO-16 Evaluates the knowledge and skills in a critical way.
Examination
LO-4 comprehend the economical dynamics of the society PO-2 Have knowledge about evaluating limits accuracy, reliability and validity from nature of the source of information.
PO-3 To satisfy the needs of students ability to recognise concepts and relationship between concepts related to the field.
PO-16 Evaluates the knowledge and skills in a critical way.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Basic economic concepts (economy, production, consumption, demand, inflation, devaluation, deflation, product, service and their relations with current life) ; economic systems; the idea of economic life and its relations with social life.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Economics; meaning, characteristics and history Lecture, Discussion
2 Famine, livelihood and production facilities Lecture, Discussion
3 Economic systems and comparison Lecture, Discussion
4 Countries' approach to property, agriculture and land reform Lecture, Discussion
5 Basic understanding of the economy, needs, goods and services Lecture, Discussion
6 Value, price, production and consumption Lecture, Discussion
7 Income, savings, investment Lecture, Discussion
8 mid-term exam
9 Productivity, profitability, inflation and deflation concepts Lecture, Discussion
10 Supply and demand Lecture, Discussion
11 Production factors Lecture, Discussion
12 Producers, consumers, market Lecture, Discussion
13 Examining the methods used for economic activities.Quiz. Lecture, Discussion
14 Global economic activity Lecture, Discussion
15 General evaluation Lecture, Discussion
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Tümertekin,E.,Özgüç,N.2009;Ekonomik Coğrafya(Küreselleşme ve Kalkınma),Çantay Kitabevi,İstanbul
Required Course instruments and materials
Pekin,T.2009;Ekonomiye Giris,Zeus Kitabevi,Izmir

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 1 14 14
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 14 28
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 3 7 21
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 2 14 28
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 121