Course Details

MACROECONOMICS II

ECON204

Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS Credits
4ECON204MACROECONOMICS II3+0+035

Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program ECONOMICS
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course Introducing the long-run analysis of the economy.
Illustrating the importance of expectations.
Integrating the open economy into the macroeconomic model.
Deepening the analysis of economic policies.
Course Content In this course, macroeconomic theory is studied further in connection with
ECON 203 - Macroeconomics I. The aim is to present existing knowledge on
modern macroeconomic theories and their applications. Basic macroeconomic
models introduced previously are extended to include the long-run
equilibrium, the influence of expectations and the analysis of open economy.
Furthermore, the consequences of these factors for economic policies are
examined.
Course Methods and Techniques tba
Prerequisites and co-requisities ( ECON203 )
Course Coordinator Asist Prof.Dr. BURAK KAĞAN DEMİRTAŞ burakkagan.demirtas@agu.edu.tr
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. HEIKO SCHUSS
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Will be posted to CANVAS
Will be posted to Canvas
https://openstax.org/details/books/principles- macroeconomics-2e.
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Course Category
Mathematics and Basic Sciences %40
Social Sciences %60

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Yarıyıl İçi Çalışmalarının Başarı Notunun Katkısı 5 % 10
Quiz/Küçük Sınav 1 % 30
Sunum/Seminer 1 % 20
Final examination 1 % 40
Total
8
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Sınıf İçi Aktivitesi 14 3 42
Proje 1 30 30
Okuma 1 14 14
Araştırma 6 2 12
Kişisel Çalışma 14 2 28
Ders dışı çalışma 2 9 18
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 5 144

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Interpret variables and components of national income accounting
2 Include the factor of expectations in basic macroeconomic analysis
3 Analyze economic problems within the frame of an open economy.
4 Apply advanced macroeconomic models on questions of economic policy.


Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction
2 The Aggregate Supply Curve – alternative version
3 AS-AD Model – alternative version – part 1
4 AS-AD Model – alternative version – part2
5 The Phillips Curve
6 Expectations-Augmented Phillips Curve Model
7 The Central Bank Reaction Function and the IS-RF model
8 The Phillips-Curve-IS-RF model
9 Lecture Free Week
10 The Basics of an Open Economy Model
11 Open Economy Model with Fixed Exchange Rates
12 Open Economy Model with Flexible Exchange Rates
13 Classical Growth Models
14 Project Presentations


Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
C1 5 3 3 5 4 3 1 2 3
C2 5 3 4 5 2 3 1 2 2
C3 5 3 4 5 4 3 1 2 2
C4 5 3 4 5 3 3 1 2 2

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant


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