Information Package / Course Catalogue
Micro-Economics
Course Code: BSS103
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: 4
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to introduce students to the science of economics and to internalize the economic way of thinking.

Course Content

Need, demand, supply, consumer, producer and markets.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Recognizes the science of economics and understands economic problems.
2.Learns the basic purpose of consumer and producer behavior.
3.Distinguishes differences between market types.
4.Analyzes income distribution and inequalities.
5.Evaluates the state's intervention in the economy.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Micro Economics, Erdal M. Ünsal, Murat Publications, Ankara, 2020.
2.Introduction to Microeconomics, Tümay Ertek, Beta Publications, Istanbul, 2020.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Basic concepts and problems of economics
Week 2 - Theoretical
Price mechanism: demand, supply and price
Week 3 - Theoretical
Flexibilities
Week 4 - Theoretical
State Price Control
Week 5 - Theoretical
Consumer behavior theory
Week 6 - Theoretical
Production and costs
Week 7 - Theoretical
Production and costs
Week 8 - Theoretical
perfect competition market
Week 9 - Theoretical
Monopoly market
Week 10 - Theoretical
Monopolistic competitive market
Week 11 - Theoretical
Oligopoly market
Week 12 - Theoretical
Factor markets and income distribution
Week 13 - Theoretical
Factor markets and income distribution
Week 14 - Theoretical
Market failures and government intervention
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
Assignment52010
Reading62012
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
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
4
3
3
1
4
4
OÇ-2
5
1
1
1
1
5
OÇ-3
5
1
1
1
1
3
5
OÇ-4
5
1
1
1
1
1
3
OÇ-5
5
3
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026