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FACULTY OF ECONOMICS & ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES / ULS101 - INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Code: ULS101 Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS-I Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer İLHAN GÜLLÜ (igullu@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) METİN DUYAR,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
This course aimr to provide the main concepts of economics and to analyse relationship between micro-economic units.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 the students can analyse the economical analysis by learning the main concepts of economics PO-13 To be able to abide by social, scientific, cultural, and ethical values regarding the collection, interpretation and propagation of data related to international relations.
 		Examination
LO-2 can state the basic terms and the behaviors of the consumers. PO-17 become skilful at maths, econometrics and statistics, making more effective decisions with econometric and statistical analysis. Furthermore, they are capable of predicting the outcomes of these decisions and interpreting the cause and effect relation.
 		Examination
LO-3 Can explain production, costs and firm's behaviors. PO-11 To be able to develop a positive attitude towards lifelong learning.
 		Examination
LO-4 S/he learns the general economic theories and uses these theories to understand the economy and to interpret the current issues. PO-7 To be able to monitor developments using a foreign language at B1 level.
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The definition, scope and method of Economics and its relations with other disciplines in Social Sciences, fundamental economic concepts and systems, market and price mechanisms, supply, demand and production functions, the theory and balance of producer and consumer.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 the aim and method of economics explanation, graphing, discussion
2 economic problem: poverty and choice explanation, graphing, discussion
3 demand, supply and market balances explanation, graphing, discussion
4 methods of demand and supply, elasticity explanation, graphing, discussion
5 economic household behaviours and consumer choices explanation, graphing, discussion
6 Production process: Firms behaviours under profit maximisation explanation, graphing, discussion
7 short term cost and output decisons explanation, graphing, discussion
8 mid-term exam
9 long term cost and output decisions explanation, graphing, discussion
10 firm balance in the perfect competition market explanation, graphing, discussion
11 firm balance in the perfect competition market explanation, graphing, discussion
12 imperfect competition markets explanation, graphing, discussion
13 imperfect competition markets explanation, graphing, discussion
14 imperfect competition markets explanation, graphing, discussion
15 game theory explanation, graphing, discussion
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 • İktisat, Erdoğan Alkin, Filiz Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2011. • İktisada Giriş, Zeynel Dinler, Ekin Basım Yayım, Bursa, 2001.
2 İktisada Giriş, Zeynel Dinler, Ekin Basım Yayım, Bursa, 2001.
Required Course instruments and materials
• ?ktisat, Erdo?an Alkin, Filiz Kitabevi, ?stanbul, 2011. - sttaistical datas

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8. hafta 1 saat 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 saat 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 12 24
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 12 24
       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 3 9
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 3 7 21
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 122