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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
İktisadi, İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi
Programme of International Trade and Logistics (English)
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
04910002 Microeconomics 1 Autumn 1 3+0+0 6 6
Course Type Compulsory
Course Cycle Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language English
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Asst. Prof. Ayşegül UÇKUN ÖZKAN
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Asst. Prof. Ayşegül UÇKUN ÖZKAN C BLOK-C202 [email protected] 7366
Course Content
It covers basic economic concepts, consumer, producer and cost theories, market types and structures, scarcity and choice/fundamental principles of economics, supply and demand theories, market equilibrium, elasticity, consumer behavior theory, market structure, and profit maximization.
Objectives of the Course
This course will help students to have a general knowledge of microeconomics, its significance, and some of its various applications in our daily lives.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses X
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Program Learning Outcomes Level
P3 To be able to make evaluations and express opinions on economic, administrative, financial and commercial issues. 5
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 Students learn various basic economic, administrative, financial and commercial concepts related to business science and develop the ability to think critically and offer constructive suggestions on these issues by examining these situations. P.3.1 1
O2 Master basic economic concepts and have knowledge about economic problems and economic systems. P.3.8 1
O3 Knows economic thought systems. P.3.9 1
O4 Knows the concepts of demand, supply, market, elasticity, consumer, producer and cost theories. P.3.10 1
O5 Knows market structures and the concept of perfect competition. P.3.11 1
O6 Have knowledge about factor markets P.3.12 1
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 Subject of economic science, fundamental problems of the economy, the method of economic science, scope of microeconomics
2 Demand
3 Supply
4 Elasticity
5 Economic efficiency
6 Consumption theory
7 Production theory
8 Midterm exam
9 Perfect competition market
10 Monopoly
11 Monopolistic competition market
12 Oligopoly
13 Factor markets
14 Market failures
15 General revision
Textbook or Material
Resources Mankiw, N. Gregory (2021). Principles of Economics. Cengage Learning Inc. 9th Edition.
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Laboratory - -
Practice - -
Field Study - -
Course Specific Internship (If Any) - -
Homework - -
Presentation - -
Projects - -
Seminar - -
Quiz - -
Listening - -
Midterms 1 40 (%)
Final Exam 1 60 (%)
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 15 3 45
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 15 3 45
Midterms 1 30 30
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 1 6 6
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 1 12 12
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 39 39
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 177
Total Work Load / 30 5,90
Course ECTS Credits: 6
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P3
O1 Students learn various basic economic, administrative, financial and commercial concepts related to business science and develop the ability to think critically and offer constructive suggestions on these issues by examining these situations. 4
O2 Master basic economic concepts and have knowledge about economic problems and economic systems. 5
O3 Knows economic thought systems. 5
O4 Knows the concepts of demand, supply, market, elasticity, consumer, producer and cost theories. 5
O5 Knows market structures and the concept of perfect competition. 5
O6 Have knowledge about factor markets 5