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Master | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 7 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
BUS5164 | International Business | Fall Spring |
3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi FULYA TAŞEL Prof. Dr. ÖZGÜR ÇENGEL Prof. Dr. RIFAT KAMASAK |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | This course aims to provide and integrate theoretical and practical issues of foreign trade management. First, students will get acquainted with the theory and basic terms, concepts and essential elements of international trade. Then, they will learn how to relate theory and practice, through documentation, case studies and practical applications covering all the steps of import and export transactions. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Understand the players and institutions and their realtions to each oter in the international business arena. 2. Evaluate the business functions (management, production, marketing, accounting, finance, human resources, behaviours, etc.) in the diversified international markets and analyze the global usiness cases in theory and practice. 3. Design the business processes and practises that help the firms go internationally and globally. 4. Act ethically and responsibly in international business interactions. |
Lecturing, assignments, some international business case |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction | |
2) | Globalization | |
3) | National Differences in Political Economy | |
4) | Differences in Culture | |
5) | Political Economy of International Trade | |
6) | Foreign Direct Investment | |
7) | Midterm Exam | |
8) | Regional Economic Integration | |
9) | The Strategy of International Business | |
10) | Entering Foreign Markets | |
11) | Global Production, Outsourcing and Logistics | |
12) | Global Marketing and R&D | |
13) | Global Human Resource Management | |
14) | Overview |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Principles of Economics 2nd Ed./N.G.Mankiw, Harcourt College Publishers IGEME and ICC Yayınları INCOTERMS 1990 or 2000 Uluslararası İşletmecilik ;Esin Can Mutlu Websiteleri: GATT, WTO, World Bank Group, IMF, TCMB, Dış Ticaret Müsteşarlığı,Maliye Bakanlığı, TOBB, ISO, ITO, v.s. |
References: | Principles of Economics 2nd Ed./N.G.Mankiw, Harcourt College Publishers IGEME and ICC Yayınları INCOTERMS 1990 or 2000 Uluslararası İşletmecilik ;Esin Can Mutlu Websiteleri: GATT, WTO, World Bank Group, IMF, TCMB, Dış Ticaret Müsteşarlığı,Maliye Bakanlığı, TOBB, ISO, ITO, v.s. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
Project | 1 | % 20 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
Application | 13 | 48 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 81 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 2 |
Total Workload | 175 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Developing strategies, policies and implementation plans to address the issues in the fields of business administration and management, and evaluating the consequences according to the processes of quality, | 3 |
2) | Broadening and deepening the knowledge about business administration at the master’s level based on the undergraduate level qualifications, | 4 |
3) | Comprehending the interaction across various disciplines related to the field of business administration, and evaluating the knowledge and skills gained on an interdisciplinary dimension, | 5 |
4) | Using theoretical and practical information and skills gained at the expertise level in the field business administration, | 3 |
5) | Analyzing problems requiring expertise in the field business administration by using scientific research methods, | 4 |
6) | Evaluating a problem in the business administration field independently, developing a way for solution, solving the problem and evaluating the results, | 5 |
7) | Developing new strategic approaches to solve unforeseen complex issues in the business administration field through integrative and creative elaboration, | 3 |
8) | Evaluating the knowledge related to the field of business administration through critical perspective, | 3 |
9) | Communicating systematically the recent developments and one’s individual studies in the field of business administration to the groups within and outside the field via written, oral and visual presentations, | 4 |
10) | Analyzing the social relations and the norms through critical perspective, developing effective relations, training leaders who are capable of sustaining these social relations, applying teamwork and managing risk and change in the field of business administration. | 5 |