COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS II

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ECO 102	B	2	3	0	0	3	5

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	Prof.Dr. Güngör Turan gturan@epoka.edu.al
Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Prof.Dr. Güngör Turan gturan@epoka.edu.al , 14.00-16.00 on Thursdays
Second Course Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Compulsory
Study program: (the study for which this course is offered)	Bachelor in Economics (3 years)
Classroom and Meeting Time:	E 212, 8.40-11.30 AM, on Mondays
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Code of Ethics:	Code of Ethics of EPOKA University Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline"
Attendance Requirement:	75%
Course Description:	Introduction to Economics II: This is an introductory macroeconomics course. The aim of the course is to develop an understanding of elementary macroeconomic analysis and its applications. By the end of the term, the student should have acquired a basic understanding of the main macroeconomic topics, including national income, aggregate demand and supply, an introduction to the real economy and money and prices in the long run and some basic concepts about inflation and unemployment trade-off. The material covered in this course will help the student to organize his/her ideas about economics.
Course Objectives:	To develop an understanding of elementary macroeconomic analysis and its applications.

BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE

1	macroeconomics
2	business cycle
3	economic growth
4	GDP
5	GNP
6	inflation
7	interest rate
8	banking
9	finance
10	macroeconomic equilibrium

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Summary of topics and teaching method, overview of macroeconomics, chapter 19
2	measuring economic activity-1, chapter 20
3	measuring economic activity-2 and practical session 1
4	consumption and investment-1, chapter 21
5	consumption and investment-2 and practical session 2
6	business cycle and aggregate demand-1, chapter 22
7	business cycle and aggregate demand -2 and review before midterm exam
8	mid-term exam
9	money and the financial system-1, chapter 23
10	money and the financial system-2 and practical session 3
11	monetary policy and the economy-1, chapter 24
12	monetary policy and the economy-2
13	monetary policy and the economy-3 and practical session4
14	review before final exam

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook(s):	Economics, P.A.Samuelson-W.D.Nordhaus, 17th ed., Mc Graw-Hill Ins.
Additional Literature:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:	internet access in the class
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Learning of economic system and production possibilities analysis
2	Analyzing of economic deciding processes of a rational consumer in ordinal and cardinal consumption theory
3	Determination of market, demand, supply functions as mathematically and theoretically, Fixing of elasticity concerning these functions, Comprehending of state intervention on these functions
4	Learning of firm theory, production theory in short and long term, learning of rational deciding processes directed to profit maximization aim and revenue and cost functions

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	5
2	Students describe key economic theories	5
3	Students critically discuss current developments in economics	3
4	Students appropriately use software for data analysis	4
5	Students critically contextualize the selection of an economic problem for research within scholarly literature and theory on the topic	5
6	Students apply appropriate analytical methods to address economic problems	5
7	Students use effective communication skills in a variety of academic and professional contexts	5
8	Students effectively contribute to group work	4
9	Students conduct independent research under academic supervision	4
10	Students uphold ethical values in data collection, interpretation, and dissemination	3
11	Students critically engage with interdisciplinary innovations in social sciences	4
12	Student explain how their research has a broader social benefit	4

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)	1	40
Final Exam	1	50
Attendance		10
	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	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	3	48
Mid-terms	1	10	10
Assignments			0
Final examination	1	15	15
Other	2	2	4
Total Work Load:			125
Total Work Load/25(h):			5
ECTS Credit of the Course:			5

CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE COURSE LECTURER

The student will learn how to use principles of economics.