| Economics (English) | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code: | EASF201 | ||||
| Course Name: | Sosyal Bilimler İçin İstatistik | ||||
| Semester: | Fall | ||||
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| Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
| Type of course: | Compulsory Courses | ||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||
| Course Coordinator: | Dr. Öğr. Üy. BURÇİN ATASEVEN | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üy. BURÇİN ATASEVEN |
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| Course Objectives: | This course aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of statistical thinking in social sciences, as well as to improve the students’ necessary skills required for their academic studies. |
| Course Content: | Introduction to basic statistics, probability, hypothesis testing, parametric and non-parametric tests, statistical softwares. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Design an “end-to-end” research project about related topic. 2) Collect and use appropriate data for their researches. 3) Define research questions and hypotheses. 4) Use appropriate statistical methods to test their hypotheses. 5) Interpret and evaluate analysis results. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction to Statistics | |
| 2) | Basic Terms of Statistics | |
| 3) | Probability | |
| 4) | Probability (Case Study) | |
| 5) | Normal Distribution | |
| 6) | Normal Distribution (Case Study) | |
| 7) | Hypothesis Testing | |
| 8) | MIDTERM | |
| 9) | Regression | |
| 10) | Parametric Tests - 1 | |
| 11) | Parametric Tests - 2 | |
| 12) | Non-Parametric Tests - 1 | |
| 13) | Non-Parametric Tests - 2 | |
| 14) | Statistical Softwares (R, SPSS, Excel, Eviews, Stata) |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Statistics for Business and Economics, Paul Newbold, Betty M. Thorne |
| References: | Lecture Notes |
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| 1) They have a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on economics using other social sciences and mathematics. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 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. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 4) They are aware of the needs of society and use their knowledge of economics to meet these needs. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 5) They have in-depth knowledge on the current issues of the Turkish economy and the global economy. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 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. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||
| 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. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 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. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 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 . | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 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. | 1 |
| 4) | They are aware of the needs of society and use their knowledge of economics to meet these needs. | 1 |
| 5) | They have in-depth knowledge on the current issues of the Turkish economy and the global economy. | 1 |
| 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. | 3 |
| 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. | |
| 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. | 1 |
| 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. | 1 |
| 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 . | 3 |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Quizzes | 2 | % 30 |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | % 20 |
| Final | 1 | % 50 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
| total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Preparation for the Activity | Spent for the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | Workload | ||
| Course Hours | 14 | 1 | 2 | 42 | |||
| Application | 14 | 1 | 1 | 28 | |||
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | |||
| Quizzes | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | |||
| Final | 1 | 20 | 1 | 21 | |||
| Total Workload | 117 | ||||||