LOGISTIC MANAGEMENT | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
IB3414 | International Trade Policy | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
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: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. HÜMEYRA ADIGÜZEL |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. YAVUZ GÜNALAY |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | The main objective of this course is to provide students with an analytical perspective about international trade relations and negotiations by referring to the relationship between trade theory/trade policy instruments, and current trade relations. The course is divided into four parts: it starts with a theoretical approach to trade and trade policy instruments; then focuses on political economy of free trade and trade policy process. The third part is on international trade negotiations and the institutions (mainly the GATT and the WTO); their norms, principles and essential mechanisms; followed by a series of lectures on multilateral and regional trade arrangements and current topics in the global trading system |
The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Learn the basic theoretical framework of trade policy analysis and apply this in particular cases 2. Learn the role and limitations of WTO and other international institutions governing the rule-based system of world economic order. 3. Learn about the widening scope of trade policy related issues such as environmental concerns, labor standards and intellectual property rights. 4. Learn about the role of domestic and international conflict of interests in determining trade policy. 5. Learn about regional economic integration and free trade agreements 6. Learn to access and interpret data on international trade policy. |
1st Week: International Trade Policy: An Introduction 2nd Week: Trade Policy instruments: Tariffs 3rd Week: Trade Policy instruments: non-tariff barriers 4th Week: Free trade vs. trade protection 5th Week: Political economy of trade policy: theoretical background 6th Week: Political economy of trade policy: rent-seeking 7th Week: Midterm 8th Week: International trade institutions: WTO 9th Week: WTO Multilateral Trade Arrangements: Industrial goods, trade in agriculture 10th Week: WTO Multilateral Trade Arrangements: Trade in services 11th Week: Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations 12th Week: Preferential trade arrangements and regionalism 13th Week: Trade-and-Beyond-the-Border issues 14th Week: Current topics in world trade |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | 1st Week: International Trade Policy: An Introduction | |
2) | 2nd Week: Trade Policy instruments: Tariffs | |
3) | 3rd Week: Trade Policy instruments: non-tariff barriers | |
4) | 4th Week: Free trade vs. trade protection | |
5) | 5th Week: Political economy of trade policy: theoretical background | |
6) | 6th Week: Political economy of trade policy: rent-seeking | |
7) | 7th Week: Review | |
8) | 8th Week: International trade institutions: WTO | |
9) | 9th Week: WTO Multilateral Trade Arrangements: Industrial goods, trade in agriculture | |
10) | 10th Week: WTO Multilateral Trade Arrangements: Trade in services | |
11) | 11th Week: Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations | |
12) | 12th Week: Preferential trade arrangements and regionalism | |
13) | 13th Week: Trade-and-Beyond-the-Border issues | |
14) | 14th Week: Current topics in world trade |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Bu ders için tek bir ders kitabı olmayıp, aşağıdaki eserlerin ilgili bölümleri temel okuma parçaları olarak tavsiye edilmektedir: There is no single textbook for this course. Relevant chapters in the following books are suggested as essential reading to provide a background: Hoekman, B. and M. Kostecki (2009), The Political Economy of the World Trading System: The WTO and Beyond, Third Edition, Oxford University Press. Barton, Goldstein, Josling and Steinberg (2006), The Evolution of the Trade Regime: Politics, Law, and Economics of the GATT and the WTO, Princeton University Press. Trebilcock, M. and R. Howse (2005), The Regulation of International Trade, Third Edition, Routledge. Van den Bossche, P. (2008), The Law and Policy of the World Trade Organization: Text, Cases and Materials Second Edition, Cambridge University Press. Bhagwati, J. (2002), Free Trade Today, Princeton University Press. Bagwell, K. and Staiger, R. (2002), The Economics of the World Trading System, The MIT Press. Rodrik, Dani (2011), The Globalisation Paradox, Oxford University Press. |
References: |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 5 |
Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
Final | 1 | % 55 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 45 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 55 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 40 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 102 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 2 |
Total Workload | 146 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | To correctly identify the problems and to be able to ask the correct questions | |
2) | To have the ability for problem solving and to utilize analytical approach in dealing with the problems | |
3) | To be able to identify business processes and use them to increase the productivity in logistics system. | |
4) | To be fully prepared for a graduate study | |
5) | Awareness of the new advancements in Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) and to be able to use them in logistics management effectively. internet and the electronic world | |
6) | To understand the components of logistics as well as the importance of the coordination among these components. | 2 |
7) | To know the necessary ingredients for improving the productivity in business life | 2 |
8) | To think innovatively and creatively in complex situations | |
9) | To act and think both regionally and internationally | 3 |
10) | To understand the demands and particular questions of globalization | |
11) | Aware of the two way interaction between globalization and logistics; as well as to use this interaction for increasing the productivity. | |
12) | To be able to use at least one foreign language both for communication and academic purposes | 3 |
13) | To acquire leadership qualities but also to know how to be a team member | 3 |
14) | To understand the importance of business ethics and to apply business ethics as a principal guide in both business and academic environment |