Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 1 / Spring Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 1st Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Optional | ||||
| Department | ECONOMICS (PhD) | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | SERDAR ÖZTÜRK (serdarozturk@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| Encourage students to analytical thinking by equipping them with the philosophical approaches behind economic theories. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Societies and Economic Systems,Introduction to Philosophy of Science and Economic Methodology, The Rise of Economics as a Science: Man, Society and Economy. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Introduction to Philosophy of Science and Economic Methodology | Explanation |
| 2 | The Rise of Economics as a Science: Man, Society and Economy | Explanation |
| 3 | Societies and Economic Systems | Explanation |
| 4 | Karl Polanyi : Evolution of the Market Pattern. The Self-regulating Market and the Fictitious Commodities: Labour, Land, and Money | Explanation |
| 5 | Birth of Liberal Philosophy and Its Methodology | Explanation |
| 6 | Birth of Marxist Philosophy and Its Methodology | Explanation |
| 7 | Marginalismand Neo Classical School | Explanation |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Partial Challenges to the Idea of Self Regulating Market and Keynes | Explanation |
| 10 | Economic Rationality After Keynes and Neo Liberalism | Explanation |
| 11 | New Classical Macroeconomics and Rational Expectations | Explanation |
| 12 | New Queries in Economics and Challenges to the Concept of Rationality | Explanation |
| 13 | A Debate on Methodology: Quantitative Versus Qualitative Debate | Explanation |
| 14 | Feminist Economics | Explanation |
| 15 | General Overview | Explanation |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Daniel M. HAUSMAN, The Philosophy of Economics, Cambridge University Press, 2008. | |
| 2 | A. Dinç ALADA, İktisat Felsefesi ve Belirsizlik, İstanbul: Bağlam Yayınları, 2000. | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Books | ||
| 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) | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 5 | 10 | 50 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 3 | 11 | 33 |
| 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 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 5 | 6 | 30 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 169 | ||