Information Package / Course Catalogue - Adnan Menderes University

General Information Unit Staff Academic Information Programme Outcomes Course Structure Diagram Contact Information

Person Responsible for Information Package

Prof. Aydın ÜNAY

Prof. Mustafa Ali KAYNAK

Prof. Olcay ARABACI

Prof. Osman EREKUL

Prof. Öner CANAVAR

Assoc. Prof. Feride ÖNCAN SÜMER

Assoc. Prof. Uğur TAN

Assoc. Prof. Yakup Onur KOCA

Lec. Ali YİĞİT

Lec. Emre KARA

Economy

Course Code	: TE100
Course Type	: Required
Couse Group	: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 2
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 2
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 3

Objectives of the Course

To determine the basic concepts of the economy, the functioning of the economy, the economic problems faced by households, companies and countries, to teach analytical thinking about these problems and to gain the ability to analyze related issues.

Course Content

Basic economic concepts, markets, price theory, elasticities, consumption and production theories, production costs, macroeconomic concepts, national income, employment, money events and banking system

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1.	Will be able to define basic microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts and analyze economic phenomena within this framework.
2.	Will be able to explain supply, demand, elasticity, and price formation mechanisms and evaluate their effects on market equilibrium.
3.	Will be able to analyze consumer and producer behavior and interpret the relationships among consumer equilibrium, producer equilibrium, and profit maximization.
4.	Will be able to evaluate the functioning of major macroeconomic indicators such as national income, inflation, employment, economic growth, development, and welfare.
5.	Will be able to explain the role of money and banking systems within the economy and evaluate their effects on economic decision-making processes.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Gürler Z. Genel Ekonomi, Nobel Yay. Ankara.2016
2.	Uzunoğlu S. vd. Temel Ekonomi. Literatür Yay. Ankara, 2008.
3.	Case, Karl E., Ray C. Fair, and Sharon E. Oster. Principles of Economics, eBook. Pearson Higher Ed, 2016.
4.	İnan İ.H. Temel Ekonomi, İdeal Kültür Yayıncılık. İstanbul, 2019

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

The subject, scope and history of the economy

Week 2 - Theoretical

Basic concepts of economics

Week 3 - Theoretical

Demand, supply and market equilibrium

Week 4 - Theoretical

Elasticities

Week 5 - Theoretical

Consumer behavior and choices

Week 6 - Theoretical

Behaviors of firms and production process

Week 7 - Theoretical

Costs in production

Week 8 - Theoretical

Costs in production

Week 9 - Theoretical

Firm costs in the competitive market firm revenues and balance

Week 10 - Theoretical

Imperfect competition markets

Week 11 - Theoretical

Income distribution theory and factor market

Week 12 - Theoretical

Macro economy concept

Week 13 - Theoretical

National income,Employment

Week 14 - Theoretical

Money and banking system, currency events

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Attending Lectures	1	%5
Quiz	1	%5
Midterm Examination	1	%30
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	2	2	56
Midterm Examination	1	10	1	11
Final Examination	1	10	1	11
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				78

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
OÇ-1	3
OÇ-2
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5