COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ECO 309	D	5	0	6	0	3	5

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Arjona Çela , Thursday 10:30-12:30
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Compulsory
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Course Description:	1. This course envisions the use of knowledge gained in theoretical courses in a practical and professional context. 2. In order to meet the anticipated requirements, students should develop practice in one or several institutions / organizations / companies. 3. During the internship period, student must use and include theoretical and practical knowledge gained to build the future career paths.
Course Objectives:	To provide students with the skills required to research in economics and finance using more advanced econometric practices and models. Real Life applications are analyzed via the E-VIEWS econometric package. Laboratory sessions help students to gain knowledge and new skills in demonstrating and interpreting the results of various static and dynamic models.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Practice
2	Practice
3	Practice
4	Practice
5	Practice
6	Practice
7	Practice, 1st draft Submission
8	Practice
9	Practice
10	Practice
11	Practice
12	Practice
13	Practice
14	Final draft and presentation

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook:
Other References:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	The student should be able to put into practice, in an organizational context, the theoretical knowledge gained from BAF courses.
2	The student should be able to build the work ethics, team work skills as well as communicative and analytical skills so valuable for the future career.
3	The student is expected to acquire practical knowledge from the company (of choice), thus enhancing the individual problem-solving skills and critical thinking.

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Bachelor in Economics (3 years) Program
1	Students define the fundamental problems of economics	2
2	Students describe key economic theories	2
3	Students critically discuss current developments in economics	3
4	Students appropriately use software for data analysis	3
5	Students critically contextualize the selection of an economic problem for research within scholarly literature and theory on the topic	1
6	Students apply appropriate analytical methods to address economic problems	2
7	Students use effective communication skills in a variety of academic and professional contexts	5
8	Students effectively contribute to group work	3
9	Students conduct independent research under academic supervision	1
10	Students uphold ethical values in data collection, interpretation, and dissemination	5
11	Students critically engage with interdisciplinary innovations in social sciences	2
12	Student explain how their research has a broader social benefit	1

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)	1	40
Final Exam	1	60
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	0	0
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	6	96
Mid-terms			0
Assignments			0
Final examination			0
Other	1	29	29
Total Work Load:			125
Total Work Load/25(h):			5
ECTS Credit of the Course:			5