MBA (ENGLISH, THESIS)
Master TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 QF-EHEA: Second Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
BUS5164 International Business Fall 3 0 3 8
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

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.

Learning Outcomes

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.

Course Content

Lecturing, assignments, some international business case

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

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

Sources

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.

Evaluation System

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

ECTS / Workload Table

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

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) Being able to develop and deepen their knowledge at the level of expertise in the same or a different field, based on undergraduate level qualifications. 4
2) To be able to comprehend the interdisciplinary interaction with which the field is related. 4
3) To be able to use the theoretical and applied knowledge at the level of expertise acquired in the field. 5
4) To be able to interpret and create new knowledge by integrating the knowledge gained in the field with the knowledge from different disciplines, 5
5) To be able to solve the problems encountered in the field by using research methods. 4
6) Being able to independently carry out a work that requires expertise in the field. 4
7) To be able to develop new strategic approaches for the solution of complex and unpredictable problems encountered in applications related to the field and to produce solutions by taking responsibility. 5
8) Being able to lead in environments that require the resolution of problems related to the field. 4
9) To be able to critically evaluate the knowledge and skills acquired in the field of expertise and to direct their learning. 5
10) To be able to systematically transfer current developments in the field and their own studies to groups in and outside the field, in written, verbal and visual forms, by supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data. 4
11) To be able to critically examine social relations and the norms that guide these relations, to develop them and take action to change them when necessary. 5
12) To be able to supervise and teach these values by observing social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the data related to the field. 5
13) To be able to develop strategy, policy and implementation plans in the fields related to the field and to evaluate the obtained results within the framework of quality processes. 4
14) To be able to use the knowledge, problem solving and/or application skills they have internalized in their field in interdisciplinary studies. 5