| FOREIGN TRADE (TURKISH) | |||||
| Associate | TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 | QF-EHEA: Short Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 5 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| DIS2011 | International Economic Institutions and Economics of Turkey | Spring | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester |
| Language of instruction: | Tr |
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | Associate |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Instructor CEM KARTAL |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Instructor ELİF FINDIK Instructor AYBİKE ELİF BOLCAN |
| 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. |
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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: | . |
| References: | IMF ve WTO Raporlar |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 0 | % 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | % 0 |
| Application | 0 | % 0 |
| Field Work | 0 | % 0 |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | % 0 |
| Quizzes | 0 | % 0 |
| Homework Assignments | 3 | % 10 |
| Presentation | 0 | % 0 |
| Project | 0 | % 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | % 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
| Preliminary Jury | 0 | % 0 |
| Final | 1 | % 60 |
| Paper Submission | 0 | % 0 |
| Jury | 0 | % 0 |
| Bütünleme | % 0 | |
| 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 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| Quizzes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preliminary Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Paper Submission | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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) | He/she comprehends the main theories and terminology of International Trade. | |
| 2) | He/she comprehends the custom operations. | |
| 3) | He/she applies international finance and accounting knowledge to business life. | |
| 4) | He/she has skills of using computer and software. | |
| 5) | He/she analyses Turkey and EU foreign trade structure. | |
| 6) | He/she brings in the basic reason of international marketing. | |
| 7) | He/she consults basic law rules and legislation which built the legal frame of foreign trade. | |
| 8) | He/she evaluates and analyses risks which foreign trade companies may meet. | |
| 9) | He/she comprehends the international logistics and transportation. | |
| 10) | He/she has the qualification and eligibility to work on international platform. | |
| 11) | He/she uses efficient oral and written communication skills. | |
| 12) | He/she follows and applies the national and international actual and the economic developments about foreign trade. | |
| 13) | He/she has vocational ethical value that market needs in qualified staff, can use Turkish effectively in writing and speaking communication; have proficiency in foreign language knowledge to making international correspond. |