Information Package / Course Catalogue
Introduction to Economics
Course Code: DIT101
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Students, in relation to the business life with section they are reading and methods in the social sciences as economics and economics to social life useful, basic concepts of economics, scarcity and choice, macro and micro economics separation, the basic concepts of microeconomics, market demand and supply, demand and supply elasticities, consumer theory, producer theory, cost theory, consumer and producer equilibrium, different types of markets, perfect competition, monopoly, oligopoly, monopolistic competition, to inform the subject of game theory and economic applications.

Course Content

Economic method, the basic concepts of economics, scarcity and choice, macro and micro economics separation, the basic concepts of microeconomics, market demand and supply, demand and supply elasticities, consumer theory, producer theory, cost theory, consumer and producer equilibrium, different types of markets , perfect competition, monopoly, oligopoly, monopolistic competition, game theory and economic applications

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Erkan DENDEŞ
Learning Outcomes
1.Describe the basic economic concepts and principles that are essential to economic analysis.
2.Demand and supply functions to define the determinants of functions and comments.
3.The impact of changes occurring in the market demand and supply curves to analyze, outline how this process of balance.
4.Marginal utility and indifference curves to tell you how the consumer equilibrium analysis makes the approach.
5.Manufacturer balance for marginal, average and total cost concepts and analyzes the relationship between them.
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Methods in Economics and Economics
Week 2 - Theoretical
Economic Problem: Scarcity and Choice
Week 3 - Theoretical
Demand Concept
Week 4 - Theoretical
Concept of Supply and Market Equilibrium
Week 5 - Theoretical
Elasticity of Demand and Supply
Week 6 - Theoretical
Consumer Theory
Week 7 - Theoretical
Supply and Demand Applications
Week 8 - Theoretical
Supply and Demand Applications (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Short-Term and Long-Term Analysis in Perfect Competition
Week 10 - Theoretical
Short-Run Costs and Output Decisions
Week 11 - Theoretical
Long-Term Costs and Output Decisions in Perfect Competition
Week 12 - Theoretical
Monopoly Market
Week 13 - Theoretical
Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly Markets
Week 14 - Theoretical
Income Distribution and evaluation related with the Distribution of Economic Growth, Economic Growth-development relationships
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment112214
Term Project115318
Individual Work1112
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination112113
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026