Economics (English) | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code: | ECO001 | ||||
Course Name: | Advanced Macroeconomics | ||||
Semester: | Spring | ||||
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Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
Type of course: | Departmental Elective | ||||
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Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||
Course Coordinator: | Dr. Öğr. Üy. İLAYDA İSABETLİ FİDAN | ||||
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Course Objectives: | The aim of this course is to deep dive about current macroeconomic issues by a critical perspective and to understand real macroeconomic relations in the global world. |
Course Content: | This course covers, growth theories, consumption, investment, unemployment, fiscal and monetary policies and recent debates about macroeconomic cases. |
The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) able to consider comprehensively on macroeconomic issues 2) able to understand macroeconomics problems and make some policy recommendations 3) able to run macroeconomic models 4) able to compare international macroeconomics topics 5) able to design sustainable macroeconomic policies |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Growth Theories | |
2) | Endogenous growth models I: Escaping diminishing returns | |
3) | Endogenous growth models II: Technological change | |
4) | Consumption | |
5) | Consumption under uncertainty and macro finance | |
6) | Investment | |
7) | Real business cycles and understand the macroeconomics | |
8) | Midterm | |
9) | Unemployment | |
10) | Fiscal policy I: Public debt and the effectiveness of fiscal policy | |
11) | Fiscal policy II: The long-run determinants of fiscal policy | |
12) | Monetary policy: An introduction | |
13) | Recent debates in monetary policy | |
14) | New developments in monetary and fiscal policy | |
14) | New developments in monetary and fiscal policy | |
15) | Final |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Öğretim üyesi notları |
References: | Lecture notes |
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1) They have a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on economics using other social sciences and mathematics. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
2) They have knowledge and skill about different functions and interactions of economy. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
3) They use different theoretical approaches to comprehend and solve various economic problems. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
4) They are aware of the needs of society and use their knowledge of economics to meet these needs. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
5) They have in-depth knowledge on the current issues of the Turkish economy and the global economy. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
6) They have in-depth knowledge on the history of the Turkish economy and basic level knowledge on the history of the global economy. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
7) Using various statistical techniques and numerical methods, they establish correct economic models and make analyzes by using statistical programs effectively. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
8) They use a foreign language at least at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
9) They improve their skills of teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
10) They have universal ethical values, social responsibility awareness and adequate knowledge of business law. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
11) Being able to develop positive attitudes with regards to lifelong learning, they identify their individual learning needs and carry out studies to fulfil them. | |||||||||||||
12) They express their ideas and solution proposals concerning their field both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
13) They use information and communication technologies together with a computer software required by the field at least at advanced level of European Computer Driving License . | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | They have a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on economics using other social sciences and mathematics. | 3 |
2) | They have knowledge and skill about different functions and interactions of economy. | 3 |
3) | They use different theoretical approaches to comprehend and solve various economic problems. | 3 |
4) | They are aware of the needs of society and use their knowledge of economics to meet these needs. | 3 |
5) | They have in-depth knowledge on the current issues of the Turkish economy and the global economy. | 3 |
6) | They have in-depth knowledge on the history of the Turkish economy and basic level knowledge on the history of the global economy. | 1 |
7) | Using various statistical techniques and numerical methods, they establish correct economic models and make analyzes by using statistical programs effectively. | 3 |
8) | They use a foreign language at least at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education. | 1 |
9) | They improve their skills of teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship. | 1 |
10) | They have universal ethical values, social responsibility awareness and adequate knowledge of business law. | 2 |
11) | Being able to develop positive attitudes with regards to lifelong learning, they identify their individual learning needs and carry out studies to fulfil them. | 3 |
12) | They express their ideas and solution proposals concerning their field both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms. | 3 |
13) | They use information and communication technologies together with a computer software required by the field at least at advanced level of European Computer Driving License . | 2 |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Homework Assignments | 1 | % 30 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Preparation for the Activity | Spent for the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | Workload | ||
Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 2 | 56 | |||
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 0 | 2 | 28 | |||
Homework Assignments | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | |||
Midterms | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 | |||
Final | 1 | 15 | 1 | 16 | |||
Total Workload | 123 |