ECON 101 | Course Introduction and Application Information - Department of Mathematics

Course Name

Principles of Microeconomics

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
ECON 101	Fall/Spring	3	0	3	6

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	-
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Sıtkı Değer ERYAR
Course Lecturer(s)	Öğr. Gör. Dr. Ezgi ÖZKAN ADIYAMAN Prof. Dr. İ Hakan YETKİNER Prof. Dr. Oğuz ESEN
Assistant(s)	Araş. Gör. Samet ŞİMŞEK

Course Objectives

The purpose of this course is to to provide an understanding of how people interact with each other, and with the natural environment, in producing their livelihoods. The course provides students with a framework of and the ability to evaluate key microeconomic concepts facing capitalist economies such as supply and demand, market equilibrium and disequilibrium, economic rents and institutions. The course also equips students with some elementary mathematical techniques to solve numerical or algebraic economic problems in applying key micreoconomic 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 “Microeconomics".

Learning Outcomes

The students who succeeded in this course;

Will be able to define core microeconomic concepts facing capitalist economies
Will be able to relate these microeconomic concepts to a range of applications in the real economy
Will be able to solve numeric and algebraic economic problems using elementary mathematical techniques
Will be able to evaluate economic models motivated by facts from history, experiments, and data
Will be able to move to a more advanced analysis of the core concepts and methods in the second year course.

Course Description

Economics is the study of how people interact with each other, and with the natural environment, in producing their livelihoods. This course is an introduction to the basic principles of microeconomics, which analyzes the choices and actions of the economic actors as both self-interested and ethical. This course covers capitalist revolution; the effects of technological change; scarcity and opportunity cost; social interactions; the effect of institutions on balance of power; interactions among firm’s owners, managers and employees; profit maximizing firm’s interaction with its customers; supply, demand, and market equilibrium; market disequilibrium in credit and labor markets; market failures.

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation	Learning Outcome
1	INTRO and Welcome to Economics	Principles of Economics 3E Chapter 1
2	Choice in a World of Scarcity	Principles of Economics 3E Chapter 2
3	Demand and Supply	Principles of Economics 3E Chapter 3
4	Demand and Supply	Principles of Economics 3E Chapter 3
5	Elasticity	Principles of Economics 3E Chapter 5
6	Consumer Choices	Principles of Economics 3E Chapter 6
7	Consumer Choices and Review	Principles of Economics 3E Chapter 6
8	MIDTERM (To be Announced)
9	Production, Costs, and Industry Structure	Principles of Economics 3E Chapter 7
10	Production, Costs, and Industry Structure	Principles of Economics 3E Chapter 7
11	Perfect Competition	Principles of Economics 3E Chapter 8
12	Perfect Competition	Principles of Economics 3E Chapter 8
13	Monopoly	Principles of Economics 3E Chapter 9
14	Monopoly	Principles of Economics 3E Chapter 9
15	Review of the Semester
16	-Review of the Semester

Course Notes/Textbooks

The Economy e-book (Principles of Economics 3E ) is available at https://openstax.org/details/books/principles-economics-3e. Every student must register on this website to access the free e-book and extra resources.

Assignments which make up 20% of your final grade will be given through blackboard. The assignments will be graded in blackboard and your instructors are going to see your grades online.

Suggested Readings/Materials

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation	1	10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments	1	20
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm	1	35
Final Exam	1	35
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	3	65
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade	1	35
Total

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16		0
Study Hours Out of Class	16	2	32
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments	4	6	24
Presentation / Jury			0
Project			0
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms	1	35	35
Final Exam	1	36	36
		Total	175

#	PC Sub	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	PC Sub	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to have a grasp of basic mathematics, applied mathematics or theories and applications of statistics.		-	-	-	-	-
2	To be able to use advanced theoretical and applied knowledge, interpret and evaluate data, define and analyze problems, develop solutions based on research and proofs by using acquired advanced knowledge and skills within the fields of mathematics or statistics.		-	-	-	-	-
3	To be able to apply mathematics or statistics in real life phenomena with interdisciplinary approach and discover their potentials.		-	-	-	-	-
4	To be able to evaluate the knowledge and skills acquired at an advanced level in the field with a critical approach and develop positive attitude towards lifelong learning.		-	-	-	-	-
5	To be able to share the ideas and solution proposals to problems on issues in the field with professionals, non-professionals.		-	-	-	-	-
6	To be able to take responsibility both as a team member or individual in order to solve unexpected complex problems faced within the implementations in the field, planning and managing activities towards the development of subordinates in the framework of a project.		-	-	-	-	-
7	To be able to use informatics and communication technologies with at least a minimum level of European Computer Driving License Advanced Level software knowledge.		-	-	-	-	-
8	To be able to act in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values on the stages of gathering, implementation and release of the results of data related to the field.		-	-	-	-	-
9	To be able to possess sufficient consciousness about the issues of universality of social rights, social justice, quality, cultural values and also environmental protection, worker's health and security.		-	-	-	-	-
10	To be able to connect concrete events and transfer solutions, collect data, analyze and interpret results using scientific methods and having a way of abstract thinking.		-	-	-	-	-
11	To be able to collect data in the areas of Mathematics or Statistics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language.		-	-	-	-	-
12	To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently.		-	-	-	-	-
13	To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.		-	-	-	-	-