Information Package / Course Catalogue
General Economic
Course Code: YYÖN103
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: 3
Objectives of the Course

This course introduces basic tools and concepts of economic theory. The objective of this course is to develop the ability in students to understand and use the fundamental tools of microeconomic theory. Using these tools, they can analyze and explain market phenomena. We will study how markets solve the allocation problem, demand and consumer behavior, supply and firm behavior, costs of production and different market types

Course Content

Economic Sciences and Basic Concepts, examining the relationship between the Economic Sciences and other sciences, identifying the concepts consistently used by everyone in daily life, Micro Economics, small decision units existing in the Business, Macro Economics, national income and national income calculation methods, monetary and properties of the currency, monetary types, functions of monetary and its role in the economy

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Cennet ARMAN ZENGİ
Learning Outcomes
1.1. Understand the basic concepts of Economics
2.2. Understand the economic decision-making process of the consumer.
3.3. Know the concept of the market.
4.4. Businesses learn to rational decision-making processes
5.5. Understand the range of the market.
6.6. Consumer equilibrium level of national income and understand the formation of
7.7. Currency, economic growth, and understand the basic elements of the systems.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.1. İ.Mete DOĞRUER -İktisat ders notları- 1989 ; Salih ŞİMŞEK -Ekonomi- 2008
2.2. Erdoğan ALKİN -İktisat- 1999 ; Kubilay BAYSAL -Türkiye ekonomisi- 1998
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Basic Economic Concepts
Week 2 - Theoretical
Basic economic problems of societies
Week 3 - Theoretical
Functioning of price mechanism
Week 4 - Theoretical
Demand, Supply ve Market
Week 5 - Theoretical
Demand theory and consumer balance
Week 6 - Theoretical
Production theory and firm balance
Week 7 - Theoretical
Revenues and costs of firms
Week 8 - Theoretical
Revenues and costs of firms
Week 9 - Theoretical
GDP, employement
Week 10 - Theoretical
Money and banking system
Week 11 - Theoretical
Measuring the rise of production capacity; growth rate, price indexsis, inflation rate and interest rate
Week 12 - Theoretical
Developing countries and economic systems
Week 13 - Theoretical
Inflation and Devaluation
Week 14 - Theoretical
EU Turkey relations and foreign trade policy
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory200240
Assignment101515
Individual Work101414
Midterm Examination1112
Final Examination1314
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
3
2
2
3
2
OÇ-2
3
2
2
3
2
OÇ-3
3
2
2
3
2
OÇ-4
3
2
2
3
2
OÇ-5
3
2
2
3
2
OÇ-6
3
2
2
3
2
OÇ-7
3
2
2
3
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026