Information Package / Course Catalogue
Economics II
Course Code: İKT102
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: yok
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

To provide an introductory understanding of the macro elements of economics

Course Content

This course covers the determination of national income, aggregate demand and aggregate analysis in the short term and the long term, monetary policy, inflation, unemployment, public deficit, economic growth, trade policy, exchange rates and equilibrium.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Ahmet Can BAKKALCI
Prof. Emetullah Yasemin BOZDAĞLIOĞLU
Prof. Mustafa ÖZÇAĞ
Learning Outcomes
1.They are introduced to the basic principles of macroeconomics.
2.Facilitates understanding of economic events.
3.To be able to analyze the national income with production, income and expenditure methods.
4.To be able to evaluate macro-economic importance of work (employment) issue.
5.To be able to explain the importance of the formation of national income with consumption, investment and government spending and foreign trade.
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Subject of the course, purpose and method. Macroeconomic trend and macro models.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Concepts related to national income, national income calculation methods, factors determining national income, determination of national income level, general level of national income and prices, total demand and total supply concepts
Week 3 - Theoretical
Definition and functions of money, types of money, the role of money in macroeconomics, the relationship between money and interest level
Week 4 - Theoretical
LM curve in the money market, the balance IS curve in the goods market
Week 5 - Theoretical
The general balance of national income: equilibrium in the money and goods market
Week 6 - Theoretical
The relationship between the value of money, the amount of money and the general level of prices
Week 7 - Theoretical
Central bank's money supply control, monetary policy and monetary policy instruments
Week 8 - Theoretical
Central bank's money supply control, monetary policy and monetary policy instruments
Week 9 - Theoretical
The concept of inflation, its types, causes, effects and the fight against inflation
Week 10 - Theoretical
The concept of employment and unemployment, the types of unemployment, the fight against unemployment, the relationship between unemployment and unemployment
Week 11 - Theoretical
Cyclical fluctuations in economic life, economic stability policies
Week 12 - Theoretical
Keynesian fiscal and monetarist monetary policies
Week 13 - Theoretical
Introduction to foreign trade theories, theories of absolute and comparative advantages
Week 14 - Theoretical
Foreign trade policies of countries, economic integration movements, balance of payments and foreign exchange market
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory341557
Individual Work72335
Midterm Examination112113
Final Examination119120
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
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
OÇ-1
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
OÇ-3
5
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-4
5
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
OÇ-5
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026