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FACULTY OF BUSINESS
Department of Political Science and International Relations
ECON 102 | Course Introduction and Application Information
Course Name |
Principles of Macroeconomics
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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ECON 102
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Spring
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3
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0
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3
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6
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Prerequisites |
None
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Course Language |
English
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Course Type |
Required
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Course Level |
First Cycle
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Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | - | |||||
Course Coordinator | ||||||
Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
Assistant(s) |
Course Objectives | The course provides students with a framework of and the ability to evaluate key macroeconomic concepts facing capitalist economies such as unemployment, inflation, and output growth. The course also equips students with some elementary mathematical techniques to solve numerical or algebraic economic problems in applying key macreoconomic concepts. The focus of the course is to teach students models motivated by facts from history, experiments, and data. To use insights on the economy from a wide range of historical, geographical, disciplinary and methodological perspectives is another focus of the course. Students will be well prepared to tackle the issues covered in the more advanced second year course “Macroeconomics". |
Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | This course is intended to introduce the students to some basic macroeconomic concepts, with special emphasis on economic growth, inflation and unemployment. Credit market transactions, the determination of interest rates, the functions of money, banks and a nation's central bank are discussed. Current problems of inflation and unemployment are explored and the tools available to the government to deal with these economic problems, and their limitations are analyzed. This course analyzes trends in living standards in the long-run and economic fluctuations in the short-run. The effects of production and distribution of goods and services on environment are discussed. The course also covers the concepts of economic inequality and networked economy. |
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Core Courses |
X
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Major Area Courses | ||
Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
1 | Banks money, and the credit market | The CORE Project, Chapter 10 |
2 | Banks money, and the credit market | The CORE Project, Chapter 10 |
3 | Economic fluctuations and unemployment | The CORE Project, Chapter 13 |
4 | Economic fluctuations and unemployment | The CORE Project, Chapter 13 |
5 | Unemployment and fiscal policy | The CORE Project, Chapter 14 |
6 | Unemployment and fiscal policy | The CORE Project, Chapter 14 |
7 | Inflation, Unemployment and Monetary Policy | The CORE Project, Chapter 15 |
8 | Inflation, Unemployment and Monetary Policy | The CORE Project, Chapter 15 |
9 | MIDTERM | |
10 | Technolological Progress, employment, and living standards in the long run; | The CORE Project, Chapter 16 |
11 | Technolological Progress, employment, and living standards in the long run | The CORE Project, Chapter 16 |
12 | The Great Depression, golden age, and global financial crisis | The CORE Project, Chapter 17 |
13 | The Nation and the World Economy | The CORE Project, Chapter 18 |
14 | The Nation and the World Economy | The CORE Project, Chapter 18 |
15 | Review of the Semester | |
16 | Review of the Semester |
Course Notes/Textbooks | The Economy 1.0 (by the core team) will be used as the main textbook. You can access the textbook by using the following link |
Suggested Readings/Materials |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation |
15
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10
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Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments |
1
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20
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Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exams | ||
Midterm |
1
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35
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Final Exam |
1
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35
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Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
17
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65
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Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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35
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Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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Study Hours Out of Class |
16
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2
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32
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Field Work |
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0
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Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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Portfolio |
0
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Homework / Assignments |
1
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25
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25
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Presentation / Jury |
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0
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Project |
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0
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Seminar / Workshop |
0
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Oral Exam |
0
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Midterms |
1
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35
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35
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Final Exam |
1
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35
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35
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Total |
175
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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1 | To be able to use the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the areas of Political Science and International Relations. |
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2 | To be able to have the basic knowledge of, and make use of other disciplines which contribute to the areas of Political Science and International Relations. |
X | ||||
3 | To be able to distinguish the differences between classical and contemporary theories and to assess their relationship. |
X | ||||
4 | To be able to recognize regional and global issues, and develop solutions based on research. |
X | ||||
5 | To be able to assess the acquired knowledge and skills in the areas of Political Science and International Relations critically. |
X | ||||
6 | To be able to transfer ideas and proposals on issues in the areas of Political Science and International Relations to other people and institutions verbally and in writing. |
X | ||||
7 | To be able to identify the historical continuity and changes observed in the relations between the actors and institutions of national and international politics. |
X | ||||
8 | To be able to examine concepts, theories, and developments with scientific methods in the areas of Political Science and International Relations. |
X | ||||
9 | To be able to take responsibility as an individual and as a team member. |
X | ||||
10 | To be able to act in accordance with the scientific and ethical values in studies related to Political Science and International Relations. |
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11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of Political Science and International Relations and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). |
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12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. |
X | ||||
13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of experience. |
X |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
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