Information Package / Course Catalogue
Microeconomics II
Course Code: İKT202
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The course aims to give students intermediate level treatment of the microeconomic methods to solve firm / production / market specific issues.

Course Content

The course will focus on the supply side of the market. It will start focusing on the basic behavior of the firm, profit maximization and cost minimization to achieve the total cost of production. Building on these results firm behavior in different market settings the market behavior in various settings, starting with the two extreme cases: perfectly competitive markets and monopoly, and then move to intermediate cases, monopolistic competition and oligopoly will be examined. For understanding of the strategic interaction of firms in Oligopolistic market a brief introduction to game theory will be provided.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Kıymet YAVUZASLAN
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to discuss advanced microeconomic modelling methods.
2.To be able to solve problems in various microeconomic topics.
3.To be able to explain strategic interaction between economic agents in different settings.
4.To learn monopoly markets
5.To be able to explain imperfect competition markets
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Varian, Hal, Intermediate Microeconomics, W. W. Norton & Company, 8th edition, 2010
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Technology
Week 2 - Theoretical
Profit Maximization
Week 3 - Theoretical
Cost Minimization
Week 4 - Theoretical
Cost Curves
Week 5 - Theoretical
Firm Supply
Week 6 - Theoretical
Industry Supply
Week 7 - Theoretical
Monopoly
Week 8 - Theoretical
Monopoly
Week 9 - Theoretical
Monopoly Behavior
Week 10 - Theoretical
Game Theory
Week 11 - Theoretical
Oligopoly
Week 12 - Theoretical
Oligopoly
Week 13 - Theoretical
Review of the semester
Week 14 - Theoretical
Review of the semester
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Individual Work121236
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination19110
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
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
OÇ-4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-5
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026