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• Basic information
• Learning outcomes
• Contents
• Assessment
• Workload

Basic information
Course title:	Game Theory
Course code:	ECON 714
Lecturer:	Prof. Dr. Sadettin Haluk ÇİTÇİ
ECTS credits:	7.5
GTU credits:	3 (3+0+0)
Year, Semester:	2015, Fall and Spring
Level of course:	Third Cycle (Doctoral)
Type of course:	Area Elective
Language of instruction:	Turkish
Mode of delivery:	Face to face , Group study
Pre- and co-requisites:	İKT 701
Professional practice:	No
Purpose of the course:	One aim of the course is to teach you some strategic considerations to take into account making your choices. A second aim is to predict how other people or organizations behave when they are in strategic settings.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Analyze related social phenomenons with the tools of game theory.

   Contribution to Program Outcomes

   1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Economics in a specialized way
   2. Pick out and validate problems relevant to his/her field,
   3. Understand relevant research methodologies and techniques and their appropriate application within his/her research field,
   4. Gain original, independent and critical thinking, develop theoretical concepts and tools,
   5. Question and find out innovative approaches.
   6. Work effectively in multi-disciplinary research teams,
   7. Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge.
   8. Defend research outcomes at seminars and conferences.

   Method of assessment

   1. Written exam
   2. Homework assignment
   3. Seminar/presentation
2. Analyze strategic interactions among firms and individuals.

   Contribution to Program Outcomes

   1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Economics in a specialized way
   2. Pick out and validate problems relevant to his/her field,
   3. Gain original, independent and critical thinking, develop theoretical concepts and tools,
   4. Analyze critically and evaluate his/her findings and those of others,
   5. Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge.
   6. Effectively express his/her research ideas and findings both orally and in writing
   7. Support his/her ideas with various arguments and present them clearly to a range of audience, formally and informally through a variety of techniques

   Method of assessment

   1. Written exam
   2. Homework assignment
   3. Seminar/presentation
3. Interpret economic fundamentals of managerial and strategic decision making.

   Contribution to Program Outcomes

   1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Economics in a specialized way
   2. Understand relevant research methodologies and techniques and their appropriate application within his/her research field,
   3. Gain original, independent and critical thinking, develop theoretical concepts and tools,
   4. Work effectively in multi-disciplinary research teams,
   5. Support his/her ideas with various arguments and present them clearly to a range of audience, formally and informally through a variety of techniques
   6. Write progress reports clearly on the basis of published documents, thesis, etc

   Method of assessment

   1. Written exam
   2. Homework assignment
   3. Seminar/presentation

Contents
Week 1:	Introduction
Week 2:	Static Games of Complete Information I
Week 3:	Static Games of Complete Information II
Week 4:	Dynamic Games of Complete Information I
Week 5:	Dynamic Games of Complete Information II
Week 6:	Static Games of Incomplete Information I
Week 7:	Static Games of Incomplete Information II
Week 8:	Static Games of Incomplete Informatio Applications - Midterm Exam
Week 9:	Dynamic Games of Incomplete Information I
Week 10:	Dynamic Games of Incomplete Information II
Week 11:	Theory of Incentives and Contracts I
Week 12:	Theory of Incentives and Contracts II
Week 13:	Theory of Incentives and Contracts III
Week 14:	Theory of Incentives and Contracts IV
Week 15*:	.
Week 16*:	Final Exam
Textbooks and materials:	Game Theory by Drew Fudenberg and Jean Tirole Microeconomic Theory by Andreu Mas-Colell , Michael Whinston, and Jerry Green
Recommended readings:	An Introduction to Game Theory by Martin Osborne Game Theory for Applied Economists by Robert Gibbons
	* Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.

Assessment
Method of assessment	Week number	Weight (%)
Mid-terms:	8	30
Other in-term studies:	14, 15	15
Project:		0
Homework:	3, 4, 5	15
Quiz:		0
Final exam:	16	40
	Total weight:	(%)

Workload
Activity	Duration (Hours per week)	Total number of weeks	Total hours in term
Courses (Face-to-face teaching):	3	12
Own studies outside class:	5	14
Practice, Recitation:	2	12
Homework:	2	3
Term project:	0	0
Term project presentation:	0	0
Quiz:	0	0
Own study for mid-term exam:	20	1
Mid-term:	2	1
Personal studies for final exam:	23	1
Final exam:	3	1
		Total workload:
		Total ECTS credits:	*
	* ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25. (1 ECTS = 25 work hours)