| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 5 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Associate Professor Selay Ilgaz Sümer
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Know the term business system
2) Have introductory-level comparative knowledge about business systems
3) Know the features of contemporary Turkish business systems
4) Know how the Turkish business system has evolved historically
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | No |
| COURSE DEFINITION | This lecture will provide students to have a holistic approach to doing business in a globalized world by providing information about developments in the global economy and trade in particular. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introduction to the course | | 2nd Week | A brief history of ?international political economy? and economic systems
| | 3rd Week | Globalization
| | 4th Week | Globalization (to be continued) | | 5th Week | Regionalism
| | 6th Week | International trade theories and liberal trade policies
| | 7th Week | Trade organizations (GATT/WTO), trade policy tools and current trade issues
| | 8th Week | International Monetary systems and financial crises | | 9th Week | MID-TERM | | 10th Week | Historical development of the Turkish economy (1923-2022)
| | 11th Week | Turkey-EU relations
| | 12th Week | Foreign trade policies of Turkey
| | 13th Week | Practical information on doing trade
| | 14th Week | General evaluation
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | 1. Weekly lecture notes
2. John Wild and Kenneth Wild, (2013) International Business The Challenges of Globalization
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| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 40 | | Attendance | 1 | 10 | | Total(%) | | 50 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 40 | 40 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | 14 | 2 | 28 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 42 | 42 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | | | | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Homework | | | | | Quiz | | | | | Total Workload | | | 154 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 5,13 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 5 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | English |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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