Information Package / Course Catalogue
Macro-Economics
Course Code: BSS104
Course Type: Area Elective
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

The aim of this course is to interpret the subjects of inflation, unemployment, growth, exports, imports and foreign exchange by comparing students' methods of calculating national product concepts.

Course Content

National product, fiscal policy, monetary policy, foreign trade.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Explains national income, national income calculation methods and concepts related to national income.
2.Understands basic macroeconomic problems such as inflation, unemployment and cyclical fluctuations.
3.Analyzes the effects of fiscal and monetary policies.
4.Interprets the effects of foreign trade on macroeconomic balance.
5.Distinguishes the differences between economic growth and economic development.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Macro Economics, Erdal M. Ünsal, Murat Publications, Ankara, 2020.
2.Macroeconomics for Vocational Schools, Tümay Ertek, Beta Publishing House, Istanbul, 2024.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Macroeconomic considerations
Week 2 - Theoretical
Basic concepts and problems of macroeconomics
Week 3 - Theoretical
Consumption expenditures and savings
Week 4 - Theoretical
Investment and public expenditure
Week 5 - Theoretical
Foreign trade
Week 6 - Theoretical
Total expenditure (AE) and national product (Y) model
Week 7 - Theoretical
Aggregate demand (AD) and aggregate supply (AS) model
Week 8 - Theoretical
Relationship between goods (IS) and money markets (LM)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Effects of fiscal and monetary policies
Week 10 - Theoretical
Foreign exchange market and systems
Week 11 - Theoretical
The relationship between goods (IS) and money (LM) markets and the balance of payments (BP)
Week 12 - Theoretical
The relationship between goods (IS) and money (LM) markets and the balance of payments (BP)
Week 13 - Theoretical
economic growth
Week 14 - Theoretical
Economic development
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141356
Midterm Examination19110
Final Examination19110
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)76
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
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
OÇ-1
5
2
1
OÇ-2
5
2
1
OÇ-3
5
3
2
OÇ-4
5
4
3
4
OÇ-5
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026