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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
DIS2011 | International Economic Institutions and Economics of Turkey | Spring Fall |
2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | . |
References: | IMF ve WTO Raporlar |
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 |
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 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Using the theoretical/conceptual and practical knowledge acquired for architectural design, design activities and research. | |
2) | Identifying, defining and effectively discussing aesthetic, functional and structural requirements for solving design problems using critical thinking methods. | |
3) | Being aware of the diversity of social patterns and user needs, values and behavioral norms, which are important inputs in the formation of the built environment, at local, regional, national and international scales. | |
4) | Gaining knowledge and skills about architectural design methods that are focused on people and society, sensitive to natural and built environment in the field of architecture. | |
5) | Gaining skills to understand the relationship between architecture and other disciplines, to be able to cooperate, to develop comprehensive projects; to take responsibility in independent studies and group work. | |
6) | Giving importance to the protection of natural and cultural values in the design of the built environment by being aware of the responsibilities in terms of human rights and social interests. | |
7) | Giving importance to sustainability in the solution of design problems and the use of natural and artificial resources by considering the social, cultural and environmental issues of architecture. | |
8) | Being able to convey and communicate all kinds of conceptual and practical thoughts related to the field of architecture by using written, verbal and visual media and information technologies. | |
9) | Gaining the ability to understand and use technical information about building technology such as structural systems, building materials, building service systems, construction systems, life safety. | |
10) | Being aware of legal and ethical responsibilities in design and application processes. |