History of Economic Thought (ECON409) | GSÜ

Content

Objective

Introduction to the history of economic thought.

Course Content

Study of the historicity and links between the concepts and authors of the main economic approaches.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge of the main approaches in economics, establishing links between the concepts and authors in the historical context of the evolution of economic facts.

Teaching and Learning Methods

Lecture

References

Deleplace, G., Lavialle, C. (2017). Histoire de la pensée économique. Dunod.
Deleplace, G. (2018). Histoire de la pensée économique. Dunod.

Weekly Contents

Theory Topics
Week	Weekly Contents
1	Introduction
2	The precursors
3	The classical school
4	The classical school
5	The classical school
6	Marginalism
7	Marginalism
8	Partial exam
9	The new microeconomics
10	Keynesianism
11	Keynesianism
12	The new classical macroeconomics
13	New Keynesian macroeconomics
14	Institutionalist approaches

Assessment System

Contribution to Overall Grade
Activities	Number	Contribution
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade	1	50
Contribution of final exam to overall grade	1	50
Total	2	100

In-Term Studies
Activities	Number	Contribution
Assignments	0	0
Presentation	0	0
Midterm Examinations (including preparation)	1	50
Project	0	0
Laboratory	0	0
Other Applications	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Term Paper/ Project	0	0
Portfolio Study	0	0
Reports	0	0
Learning Diary	0	0
Thesis/ Project	0	0
Seminar	0	0
Other	0	0
Make-up	0	0
Total	1	50

Relation of Proficiency

No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	Demonstrate a basic knowledge of different economic theories and main discussions driving current theoretical approaches					X
2	Demonstrate ability to use basic qualitative and quantitative methods to asses different economic questions of applied fields					X
3	Show a sound understanding of current economic discussions and problems				X
4	Have an effective and clear communication in written and oral formats in different public and professional contexts.
5	Demonstrate basic knowledge of the world economic history and a sound knowledge of the Turkish economic history				X
7	Demonstrate knowledge of standard quantitative techniques and empirical models used in economics
8	Show ability to apply basic economic theory to an applied topic					X
9	Show a basic understanding of analytical methods, both theory- and model-based			X
10	Show ability to use economic concepts to discuss current economic issues					X
11	Reason logically and work analytically			X
12	Show awareness on social aspects of the economics in different applied and theoretical fields					X
13	Identify appropriate economic models to analyse problems
16	Show understanding of basic statistical and econometric concepts and ability to apply basic concepts to own empirical work
17	Demonstrate a sound knowledge of the current economic issues in Turkey and a general knowledge of the issues in the world economy			X

ECTS

Activities	Number	Period	Total Workload
Class Hours	14	3	42
Working Hours out of Class	14	1	14
Assignments	0	0	0
Presentation	0	0	0
Midterm Examinations (including preparation)	1	42	42
Project	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Other Applications	0	0	0
Final Examinations (including preparation)	1	42	42
Quiz	0	0	0
Term Paper/ Project	0	0	0
Portfolio Study	0	0	0
Reports	0	0	0
Learning Diary	0	0	0
Thesis/ Project	0	0	0
Seminar	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0
Make-up	0	0	0
Yıl Sonu	0	0	0
Hazırlık Yıl Sonu	0	0	0
Hazırlık Bütünleme	0	0	0
Total Workload			140
Total Workload / 25			5.60
Credits ECTS			6