Personnel
Instructor: | Shihomi
Ara-Aksoy (Office: İİBF, İktisat Bölümü, Email: ![]() |
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Course Information
Schedule: | Tuesdays 9:00-11:45, D3 |
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Office hours: | Mondays 16:00-17:00,
Tuesdays 13:00-14:00 Or By Appointment |
Course description /objective: |
The objective of this course is to introduce the basic concepts and tools used in economic analysis. In this course, the structures of Microeconomics will be discussed. Students are expected to learn “economic” way of thinking and analyse the economic events in our society by using the learned economic tools. The contents covered in this course will be discussed in more detailed manner in microeconomics courses in the following years. Therefore, it is strongly recommended to keep up with readings and make sure to understand every concept clearly. |
Texts
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Karl E. Case, Ray C. Fair, Principles of Economics, 8th edition, Prentice Hall International Editions
Additional Readings: (for those who want to read more)
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<Introductory>
(1) Gregory Mankiw, Principle of Microeconomics
(2) Glenn Hubbard and Anthony P. O'Brien, Economics
<Introductory-Intermediate>
(3) Introduction to Economic Analysis, R. Preston McAfee
(available for free: http://www.mcafee.cc/Introecon/IEA.pdf)
<Intermediate>
(4) Intermediate microeconomics: a modern approach, 6th ed. Hal R. Varian.
Course Syllabus
Lecture Schedule
Week |
Contents |
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Week 1(Sep. 23) |
Topics:
Readings:
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Week 2(Sep. 30) |
No Class
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Week 3(Oct. 7) |
Topics:
Readings:
Additional material for understanding PPF
Homework: Questions 4,6,8 (pp43-44), Read Economic Systems (p39)Practice Session on Friday, Oct.10, 12:00 - 12:45 at A2 |
Week 4(Oct. 14) |
Topics:
Readings:
Homework: Questions 1, 4, 7, 8 (pp. 73-74) Practice Session on Friday, Oct.17, 12:00 - 12:45 at A2 Cancelled |
Week 5(Oct. 21) |
Topics:
Readings:
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Week 6(Oct. 28) |
No Class
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Week 7(Nov.4) |
=>Important Change.
Midterm Exam is now in the week of 10th.
Topics:
Readings:
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Week 8(Nov.13 (Thursday)) |
Midterm Exam 1
11:00-12:45, D1-D2 Coverage:Ch1-Ch5 Bring Calculator |
Week 9(Nov. 18) |
Topics:
Readings:
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Week 10(Nov. 25) |
Topics:
Readings:
Quiz 2 result, Question and Answers We will discuss quiz and homework questions in practice session on Thursday, 27th. Make sure you attend the session. 12:00 - 12:45 at A2. |
Week 11(Dec. 2) |
2nd Midterm Exam
16:00 - 17:45 at A2 Coverage, Chapter 6 and Chapter 7 (~ page 159) Bring calculator Midterm 1 and 2 results Topics:
Readings:
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Week 12(Dec. 9) |
No Class
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Week 13(Dec. 16) |
Topics:
Readings:
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Week 14(Dec. 23) |
Topics:
Readings:
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Final Exam(TBA) |
Exams
- 1st Midterm exam: to be announced (1st week of November)
- 2nd Midterm exam: December 2nd (@ regular classroom)
- Final exam date: to be announced
Grading Policy
Three Quizzes | 5% each (15% total) |
1nd Midterm Exam | 25% |
2nd Midterm Exam | 25% |
Final Exam | 35% |