MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
DIS2011	International Economic Institutions and Economics of Turkey	Fall	2	0	2	3

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	Turkish
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Instructor CEM KARTAL
Course Lecturer(s):	Instructor ELİF FINDIK Instructor AYBİKE ELİF BOLCAN
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	The primary objective of this course is to provide the students knowledge about the duties, the working structures and the ways to implement the projects of the organizations that operate in international field, and also gives the opportunity to them to learn and discuss current issues in these fields. The course, also, provides a historical, institutional and structural framework to deal with the current main economic characteristics of the Turkish economy.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1.will be able to give information about the World Trade Organization (WTO) regime and the General agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in the framework of International Trade.
2.will be able to analyze the origins and basic rules of GATT/WTO including Most Favored Nation, National Treatment, Technical barriers, and provisions on quantitative restrictions, escape clauses.
3.will be able to give information about its history, purpose, structure and functions.
4.will be able to discuss the current issues related with the Turkey-IMF relations.
5.will be able to explain the duties and nature of the organizations in international economics.
6.will be able to relate the developments of the Turkish economy to the major shifts in the international political economy.
7.will be able to discuss the historical, social and political roots of the contemporary structural problems of the Turkish economy.

Course Content

Topics covered in this course are the World Trade Organization (WTO) regime and the General agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the origins and basic rules of GATT/WTO including Most Favored Nation, National Treatment, Technical Barriers, and provisions on quantitative restrictions, escape clauses, the WTO agreements such as the Agreement on Traderelated aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), the history, purpose, structure and functions of IMF. The course also offers a historical, structural and institutional framework to understand the main developments of the Turkish Economy.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	The theory of international organization and the theory of economic integration.	Students are given the course materials a week before.
2)	International Monetary Fund and The World Bank.	Students are given the course materials a week before.
3)	The European Union.	Students are given the course materials a week before.
4)	GATT and World Trade Organization	Students are given the course materials a week before.
5)	ICC	Students are given the course materials a week before.
6)	OECD and the importance of Turkey	Students are given the course materials a week before.
7)	OECD and the importance of Turkey	Students are given the course materials a week before.
8)	Review	Students are given the course materials a week before.
9)	a-FAO b-The organization of The Black Sea Economical Cooperation.	Students are given the course materials a week before.
10)	a-Turkish Economy– The sectors of agriculture and industry. b-Turkish Economy – Foreign Trade	Students are given the course materials a week before.
11)	The relations between Turkey and IMF and World Bank.	Students are given the course materials a week before.
12)	The relations between Turkey and The World Trade Organization	Students are given the course materials a week before.
13)	The relations and improvement between Turkey and European Union	Students are given the course materials a week before.
14)	International Organizations, globalization and Turkey.	Students are given the course materials a week before.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	.
References:	IMF ve WTO Raporlar

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	3	% 10
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 60
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	2	28
Study Hours Out of Class	14	2	28
Homework Assignments	3	5	15
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Utilize the wealth of information stored in computer databases to answer basic biological questions and solve problems such as diagnosis and treatment of diseases.	3
2)	Acquire an ability to compile and analyze biological information, clearly present and discuss the conclusions, the inferred knowledge and the arguments behind them both in oral and written format.	4
3)	Develop critical, creative and analytical thinking skills.	5
4)	Develop effective communication skills and have competence in scientific speaking, reading and writing abilities in English and Turkish.	3
5)	Gain knowledge of different techniques and methods used in genetics and acquire the relevant laboratory skills.	4
6)	Detect biological problems, learn to make hypothesis and solve the hypothesis by using variety of experimental and observational methods.	4
7)	Gain knowledge of methods for collecting quantitative and qualitative data and obtain the related skills.	3
8)	Conduct research through paying attention to ethics, human values and rights. Pay special attention to confidentiality of information while working with human subjects.	5
9)	Obtain basic concepts used in theory and practices of molecular biology and genetics and establish associations between them.	4
10)	Search and use literature to improve himself/herself and follow recent developments in science and technology.	5
11)	Be aware of the national and international problems in the field and search for solutions.	4