Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT IKT0307 5. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 5.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Vedat Ulvi ASLAN
Assistants
Goals A comprehensive grasp of the method and concepts of the prominent thinkers and schools in the history of economic thought that had huge impact on economic theory.
Course Content In this course, the historical emergence of the economic theory is socially analysed and the theories of the prominent thinkers and schools are examined and discussed.
Learning Outcomes 1) An understanding of the basic concepts of economics
2) Skills of analysing the financial and economic policies
3) Developing a conception of economy and society

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction the history of economic thought Lecture
Brainstorming
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
2. Week Social and economic history and the emergence of the economic thought Lecture
Brainstorming
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
3. Week Mercantilism Lecture
Brainstorming
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
4. Week Physiocrats Lecture
Brainstorming
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
5. Week Adam Smith Lecture
Brainstorming
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
6. Week Thomas Robert Malthus Lecture
Brainstorming
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
7. Week David Ricardo Lecture
Brainstorming
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
8. Week Bentham, Say ve Senior Lecture
Brainstorming
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
9. Week William Thompson ve Thomas Hodgskin Lecture
Brainstorming
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
10. Week Utilitarianism. Bastiat and Mill Lecture
Brainstorming
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
11. Week Karl Marx Lecture
Brainstorming
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
12. Week Thorstein Veblen Lecture
Brainstorming
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
13. Week John A. Hobson Lecture
Brainstorming
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
14. Week John Maynard Keynes Lecture
Brainstorming
 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Heilbroner, Robert L. (2003), İktisat Düşünürleri: Büyük İktisat Düşünürlerinin Yaşamları ve Fikirleri, çev. A. Tartanoğlu, Dost Kitabevi Y., Ankara.
Hunt, E.K. ve M. Lautzenheiser (2016), İktisadi Düşünce Tarihi: Eleştirel Bir Perspektif, Çev. V.U. Aslan, Phoenix Y. Ankara.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
PY15000
PY25000
PY35000
PY45000

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 5
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 12
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 12
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload