| Economics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES GRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS IN ECONOMICS SOCRATES II – ERASMUS INFORMATION PACKAGE Head of Department Prof. Dr. Mahir Fisunoðlu Phone: (+ 90‑322) 338 73 01 E-mail: fisunogl@cu.edu.tr SOCRATES / ERASMUS-ECTS Coordinator Prof. Dr. Nejat Erk Phone: (+ 90‑322) 338 72 95 E-mail: erk@mail.cu.edu.tr Address Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Department of Economics 01330 Balcalý - Adana-Turkey Phone : (+ 90‑322) 338 72 09 Fax : (+ 90‑322) 338 72 95 CONTENTS
Page 1. General Information 3 2. Curriculum 4 3. Academic Staff 5 4. Graduate and Postgraduate Courses 6 5. Course Descriptions and Diploma-Thesis 9 1 . GENERAL INFORMATION . The Department of Economics offers both undergraduate (B.A) and graduate (M.S and Ph.D.) degrees in economics. The modern analytical and quantitative methods of economics are emphasized, not merely as tools but as part of an overall approach to train students in systematic and independent critical thinking. The undergraduate program offers a wide range of courses in all fields of economics and the students graduate with a very strong overall background in economics. For the majority of our graduates who go on to professional careers in the private and public sector, the economics education they receive at The department has three subdivisions namely Economic Theory and History, Economic Development and International Economics, Economic Policy. All these subdivisions have their own research areas to do postgraduate education and national and international research projects. Undergraduate education is offered by two groups; one of them is in Turkish and the other is in English. Under intensive English economics programme at least 30 % of the courses should be offered in English. In this department there are 5 professors, 1 associate professor, 6 assistant professors, 2 faculty members holds a Ph. D., 18 research assistants. http://idari.cu.edu.tr The Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Department of Economics ÝÝBF 1.Block 2.Flat 01330 Balcalý/ e-mail: fisunogl@mail.cu.edu.tr 2 . Currýculum . The program offers a remarkably wide range of options including certain applied issues as economic growth, development, economic history, monetary policy, econometrics, international trade, political economy, EU integration, industrial relations. The specialized advanced courses of the program are designed to prepare students for careers in government, private sector, banking and higher education for academic career. Academic posts, research departments of major state and commercial banks and posts in the public sector requiring independent research and analytical capability. The extent of the courses is measured by the number of lessons-academic hour- per week, abbreviated as LPW. Depending on the respective type, all the courses require more or less some self-responsible preparation and revision. The real time needed for your studies per week is at least twice the amount of the LPWs. All the courses are terminated by final exams; in addition most of the courses of studies have intermediate exams. These exams comprise the material for the relevant semester. However, in order to fulfill the prerequisites for the intermediate or the final exams, and to let the student know the present state of his achievement, performance tests are offered for most of the individual courses at the end of the respective semester. For the SOCRATES student, these tests serve as the basis for awarding credits. 3 . ACADEMIC STAFF E-MAIL ADDRESSES Prof. Dr. Nejat Erk erk@mail.cu.edu.tr Prof. Dr. Muammer Tekeoðlu toglu@mail.cu.edu.tr Prof. Dr. Mahir Fisunoðlu fisunogl@mail.cu.edu.tr Prof. Dr. Erhan Yýldýrým erhanyil@mail.cu.edu.tr Prof. Dr. E. Alper Güvel aguvel@mail.cu.edu.tr Associate Prof. Murat Doðanlar muratd@mail.cu.edu.tr Assistant Prof. Neþe Algan nalgan@mail.cu.edu.tr Assistant Prof. Fikret Dülger fdulger@cu.edu.tr Assistant Prof.Sanlý Ateþ asanli@mail.cu.edu.tr Assistant Prof. Fatih Cin mfatih@mail.cu.edu.tr Assistant Prof.Harun Bal harunbal@mail.cu.edu.tr Assistant Prof.Yelda Tekgül ttekgul@mail.cu.edu.tr Research Assistant(Ph. D.) Murat Pütün mputun@yahoo.com Research Assistant(Ph. D.) Hakký Çiftçi hciftci@mail.cu.edu.tr Research Assistant(Ph. D.) Mustafa Ildýrar mildirar@cu.edu.tr
ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT
GRADUATE PROGRAM
Students work toward a 30-credit-hour Master of Arts (M.A.) degree, specializing in economic policy analysis, international and growth economics. All students take courses in microeconomics and macroeconomics and complete a master’s thesis. Policy students learn to analyze and evaluate economic techniques used to make sound development and econometric tests. Economics graduate students learn to apply models used in macro economic policy coordination, balance of payments policy, international exchange rate policy, economic growth, and development. The program is designed to advance the careers of financial planners, investment and policy analysts, and fiscal/budget staff, as well as teachers of high school economics. Those with undergraduate degrees in the social sciences can significantly broaden their career options through advanced study in applied economics. Graduates are prepared to assume mid- or senior-level positions in nonprofit and for-profit organizations, including government agencies, universities banks, investment firms, arts and human services organizations, and utilities. Graduates are employed by major banks, and local and state government agencies.
Ø IEC 701 and IEC 703 are compulsory courses Ø Rest of the courses are elective Ø Each course is 3 hrs per week Ø Courses are taken in two semesters ( 30 ECTS each) Course Code: IEC 701 Course Title: Microeconomics Semester: Autumn Course Type: Compulsory Hour/Week: 3 ECTS: 6 Course Description : This course covers, general consumer behaviors, specifically consumer utility and choice, production theory, Cobb Douglas and CES production functions, features and using of production and cost functions, market structures. Instructor : Prof. Dr. Erhan Yýldýrým Examination: Written mid-term and final exams Text Book: H. Varian, Microeconomic Analysis and selected articles. Course Code: IEC 703 Course Title: Macroeconomics Semester: Autumn Course Type: Compulsory Hour/Week: 3 ECTS: 6 Course Description: the aim of this course is to teach relation between unemployed, production, investment. This course covers, clearing to outside market, Unemployment and welfare effect at Classical and Keynesian. Knowledge and expectations, new classical macroeconomics and open market macroeconomics. Instructor : Doç. Dr. Murat Doðanlar Examination: Written mid-term and final exams Text Book : A.Stevenson,A.Muscatelli, ve M.Gregory Macroeconomic Theory and Stabilization K.J.Cuthbertson and M.P.Taylor Macroeconomic Systems and selected articles. Course Code : IEC 705 Course Title: History of Economic Thought Semester : Autumn Course Type: Elective Hour/Week: 3 ECTS: 6 Course Description : This course covers, Economic methodology, deductive and inductive methodology, and methodological approaches of Popper, Kuhn and Lacatos. Instructor : Prof. Dr. Muammer Tekeoðlu Examination: Written mid-term and final exams Text Book : Blaug, M., The Methodology of Economics: Or How Economists Explain and selected articles. Course Code : IEC 707 Course Title: Economic Policy Semester : Autumn Course Type: Elective Hour/Week: 3 ECTS: 6 Course Description : This course covers, inflation, employment market, deflation, policies of wage and income, general economic policies and dynamic optimization. Instructor : Prof. Dr. Mahir Fisunoðlu Examination: Written mid-term and final exams Text Book : Selected papers and other materials by instructor. Course Code : IEC 709 Course Title: European Unity Semester : Autumn Course Type: Elective Hour/Week: 3 ECTS: 6 Course Description : This course covers, Economic integration, European Union Competitive policies, monetary union, expanding process of EU. Instructor: Prof. Dr. Nejat Erk Examination: Written mid-term and final exams Text Book: European Economic Integration, Frank McDoland & Stephen Dearden, selected papers and other materials by instructor. Course Code : IEC 702 Course Title: Econometrics Semester :Spring Course Type: Compulsory Hour/Week: 3 ECTS: 6 Course Description : This course covers, using econometrics techniques, regression of single and multiple variable, Vector Auto Regression(VAR), Time Series and co integration. Instructor : Doç. Dr. Murat Doðanlar Examination: Written mid-term and final exams Text Book : Maddala,G.S. Introduction to Econometrics and selected articles. Course Code : IEC 704 Course Title: International Economics Semester :Spring Course Type: Compulsory Hour/Week: 3 ECTS: 6 Course Description : This course covers, Classical and Neoclassical commerce theory, trade liberation and welfare Effect, New commerce theory, Balance of Payment, Exchange rate, Purchasing Power Parity, interest parity, Exchange rate regimes. Instructor : Yrd. Doç. Dr. Fikret Dülger Examination: Written mid-term and final exams Text Book : Södersten,B and Reed, International Economics, and selected articles. Course Code : IEC 706 Course Title: Economics Growth Semester :Spring Course Type: Elective Hour/Week: 3 ECTS: 6 Course Description : This course covers, such as Smith, Ricardo, Marx, Harrod-Domar, Solow, Kaldor, and Endogenous growth theory. Instructor : Prof. Dr. Nejat Erk Examination: Written mid-term and final exams Text Book : Theories of Comparative Economic Growth, Kwang Choi, and selected articles. Course Code : IEC 708 Course Title: Economic Development Semester :Spring Course Type: Elective Hour/Week: 3 ECTS: 6 Course Description : This course covers, clarify to concept of economic development, technological change in agriculture and industry, demography, urbanization and macroeconomic policies and growth strategies in developing country. Instructor : Prof. Dr. Muammer Tekeoðlu Examination: Written mid-term and final exams Text Book : Todaro, M.P., Economic Development, and selected articles. Course Code : IEC 710 Course Title: Monetary Economics Semester :Spring Course Type: Elective Hour/Week: 3 ECTS: 6 Course Description : This course covers, functions of Money and effect on general economic balance, and effects fiscal and monetary models. Instructor : Prof. Dr. E. Alper Güvel Examination: Written mid-term and final exams Text Book : M.F., Money in the Macroeconomy, and selected articles. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||