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| IKT1006 | Introduction To Economics | 3+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Muharrem Akın DOĞANAY | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Teaching economic concepts and theories that will form the basis of courses directly and/or indirectly related to economics |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | know the basic concepts of economics. | 5 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | recognize and analyze economic analysis tools. | 5 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | evaluate application examples of economic analysis tools. | 5 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | analyze current economic events and macroeconomic problems. | 5 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Economic problems, main concepts, supply-demand theory, consumer equilibrium and changes in consumer equilibrium, consumer behavior, an overview of macro and microeconomic theories such as competitive and imperfectly competitive markets, national income and employment theory, inflation and unemployment, money and banking, international economies. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Subject, Method and Scope of Economics
| | | Week 2 | Concept of Price, Demand, Supply, Market Equilibrium | | | Week 3 | Flexibility in Economics, Types of Flexibility | | | Week 4 | Consumption Theory, Utility, Indifference Curves, Budget Line, Consumer Equilibrium
| | | Week 5 | Production Theory, Isoquant Curves, Isocost Lines, Producer Equilibrium | | | Week 6 | Short and Long Term Expenses, Production Income, Profit Maximization | | | Week 7 | Perfect Competition Market, Monopoly Market | | | Week 8 | Monopolistic Competition Market, Oligopoly Market, Market Concentration | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | The Birth of Macroeconomic Movement and Macro Models
| | | Week 11 | Concepts Related to National Income, National Income Calculation Methods
| | | Week 12 | Definition of Money, Functions, Types of Money, Monetary Policy Tools
| | | Week 13 | Definition, Types and Causes of Inflation
| | | Week 14 | Employment and Unemployment Concepts, Types of Unemployment
| | | Week 15 | Economic Growth and Development | | | Week 16 | Final exam
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| 1 | Dinler, Z. 2023; İktisat, Ekin Kitapevi, Bursa | | | |
| 1 | Yalta, Y. & Yalta, T. 2024; Modern Mikroekonomiye Giriş, Adres Yayınları, Ankara | | | 2 | Yalta, Y. & Yalta, T. 2024; Modern Makroekonomiye Giriş, Adres Yayınları, Ankara | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 14/04/2025 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 12/06/2025 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 8 | 2 | 16 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 9 | 2 | 18 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 120 |
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