Business Administration (English)
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

Course Code: BSS203
Ders İsmi: Microeconomics
Ders Yarıyılı: Fall
Ders Kredileri:
Theoretical Practical Laboratory ECTS
3 0 0 6
Language of instruction: English
Ders Koşulu:
Ders İş Deneyimini Gerektiriyor mu?: No
Type of course: Required
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Asst. Prof. Dr. ARİFENUR GÜNGÖR
Course Lecturer(s):
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Dersin Amaç ve İçeriği

Course Objectives: This course aims to teach the fundamentals of microeconomics and basic microeconomics theory and models.
Course Content: This course mainly covers Supply and Demand Analysis, Consumer Theory, Producer Theory, Perfect Competitive Market, Monopoly, Imperfect Competitive Markets, and Externalities.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Learning Outcomes
1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
1) To be able to use the basic concepts of microeconomics correctly and appropriately.
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
1) To be able to explain the decisions taken in daily life with microeconomic concepts.
2) To be able to analyze the relationships between microeconomic variables.
3) To be able to solve microeconomic problems.
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
1) To be able to compare different market structures.
Field Specific Competence
1) To be able to understand basic microeconomics theory and models.
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Ders Akış Planı

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) What is Economics? The Economic Problem Parkin, Chapter 1 reading
2) Supply and Demand Analysis Basenko, Chapter 2 reading
3) Consumer Preferences and the Concept of Utility Basenko, Chapter 3 reading
4) Consumer Choice Basenko, Chapter 4 reading
5) Inputs and Production Functions Basenko, Chapter 6 reading
6) Costs and Cost Minimization Basenko, Chapter 7 reading
7) Cost Curves Basenko, Chapter 8 reading
8) Midterm
9) Perfect Competition Basenko, Chapter 9 reading
10) Monopoly Mankiw, Chapter 15 reading
11) Monopolistic Competition Mankiw, Chapter 16 reading
12) Oligopoly Mankiw, Chapter 17 reading
13) Public Choices and Public Good Parkin, Chapter 16 reading
14) Externalities Parkin, Chapter 17 reading
15) Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: David Besanko and Ronald Brautigam, Microeconomics, (6th Edition), Wiley, 2020.
N. Gregory Mankiw, Microeconomics, (9th Edition), Cengage Learning, 2021.
Michael Parkin, Microeconomics, (10th Edition), Pearson, 2012.
Lecture Notes
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Ders - Program Öğrenme Kazanım İlişkisi

Ders Öğrenme Kazanımları

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Program Outcomes
1) Graduates of English Business Administration have advanced knowledge in the sub-disciplines of management, marketing, finance, production, numerical methods, accounting and information technologies.
2) 2. Graduates of the Department of Business Administration in English have the ability to identify, define, design and adapt the requirements of all activities of national and international businesses according to the needs of the business by finding the most appropriate up-to-date solutions.
3) 3. Graduates of English Business Administration have the ability to analyze and evaluate data in business life and to offer solutions by interpreting the knowledge they have with a critical and analytical way of thinking.
4) 4. Graduates of Business Administration in English have the ability to convey their thoughts and suggestions in English, both in writing and orally, and to communicate with other stakeholders in business life in all businesses operating in the national and international arena.
5) 5. Graduates of English Business Administration have the knowledge to evaluate the information needs and infrastructure of national and international businesses, to take an active role in project management processes and to compete with foreign managers.
6) 6. Graduates of Business Administration in English have the awareness of quality, business ethics and social responsibility, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, social rights and social justice, and the ability to conduct and conclude business in line with these awareness and principles in the businesses they work for.
7) 7. Graduates of Business Administration in English apply professional ethical rules, know and fulfill the requirements of the law, while developing solutions to all the requirements of national and international businesses in their fields of activity.
8) 8. Graduates of English Business Department are open to innovation and change, entrepreneurial, have leadership skills, have a good command of new approaches emerging in the light of developing scientific studies, and have the necessary knowledge and skills to use and adapt these new approaches and tools.
9) 9. Graduates of English Business Administration can compete at an international level within the framework of their responsibilities and in their field, with the awareness of lifelong learning.
10) 10. Graduates of Business Administration in English have the necessary competence to be middle and senior managers in national and international businesses and to compete with foreign managers, the knowledge and needed skills to define regional and global issues in the rapidly changing uncertain and complex business world, and to develop strategies and models for this.
11) 11. Graduates of Business Administration in English are competent in predicting the effects of all applications carried out in national and international businesses for businesses and users, informing relevant stakeholders in terms of necessary security and privacy dimensions, and developing necessary solutions in this regard.
12) 12. Graduates of Business Administration in English have the ability to identify, resolve and manage conflicts that may occur in communication, both in Turkish and in English, between employees within the enterprise and with customers and other stakeholders outside the enterprise.

Ders - Öğrenme Kazanımı İlişkisi

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Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Graduates of English Business Administration have advanced knowledge in the sub-disciplines of management, marketing, finance, production, numerical methods, accounting and information technologies. 3
2) 2. Graduates of the Department of Business Administration in English have the ability to identify, define, design and adapt the requirements of all activities of national and international businesses according to the needs of the business by finding the most appropriate up-to-date solutions. 3
3) 3. Graduates of English Business Administration have the ability to analyze and evaluate data in business life and to offer solutions by interpreting the knowledge they have with a critical and analytical way of thinking. 2
4) 4. Graduates of Business Administration in English have the ability to convey their thoughts and suggestions in English, both in writing and orally, and to communicate with other stakeholders in business life in all businesses operating in the national and international arena. 4
5) 5. Graduates of English Business Administration have the knowledge to evaluate the information needs and infrastructure of national and international businesses, to take an active role in project management processes and to compete with foreign managers. 3
6) 6. Graduates of Business Administration in English have the awareness of quality, business ethics and social responsibility, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, social rights and social justice, and the ability to conduct and conclude business in line with these awareness and principles in the businesses they work for. 3
7) 7. Graduates of Business Administration in English apply professional ethical rules, know and fulfill the requirements of the law, while developing solutions to all the requirements of national and international businesses in their fields of activity. 3
8) 8. Graduates of English Business Department are open to innovation and change, entrepreneurial, have leadership skills, have a good command of new approaches emerging in the light of developing scientific studies, and have the necessary knowledge and skills to use and adapt these new approaches and tools. 4
9) 9. Graduates of English Business Administration can compete at an international level within the framework of their responsibilities and in their field, with the awareness of lifelong learning. 2
10) 10. Graduates of Business Administration in English have the necessary competence to be middle and senior managers in national and international businesses and to compete with foreign managers, the knowledge and needed skills to define regional and global issues in the rapidly changing uncertain and complex business world, and to develop strategies and models for this. 2
11) 11. Graduates of Business Administration in English are competent in predicting the effects of all applications carried out in national and international businesses for businesses and users, informing relevant stakeholders in terms of necessary security and privacy dimensions, and developing necessary solutions in this regard. 2
12) 12. Graduates of Business Administration in English have the ability to identify, resolve and manage conflicts that may occur in communication, both in Turkish and in English, between employees within the enterprise and with customers and other stakeholders outside the enterprise. 3

Assessment & Grading

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