| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Compulsory Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | 3 |
| SEMESTER | Fifth Term (Fall) |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 5 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Assistant Professor Seda Köymen Özer
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Define the determinants of international trade.
2) Compare the international trade models.
3) Interpret the results of international trade policies.
4) Explain the determinants of the international location of production.
5) Examine the behavior of firms in the global economy.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | This course focuses on explaining and examining the basic concepts of international trade. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introduction. | | 2nd Week | World Trade: An Overview | | 3rd Week | The Ricardian Model | | 4th Week | Extensions and Empirical tests of the Ricardian Model | | 5th Week | The Specific Factors Model | | 6th Week | Extensions and Empirical tests of the Specisif Factors Model | | 7th Week | The Heckscher-Ohlin Model | | 8th Week | Midterm | | 9th Week | Extensions and Empirical Tests of the Heckscher-Ohlin Model | | 10th Week | External Economiies of Scale | | 11th Week | Firms in the Global Economy | | 12th Week | The Instruments of Trade Policy | | 13th Week | The Political Economy Trade Policy | | 14th Week | More Discussion on Trade Policy |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Krugman, Obstfeld, Melitz. Uluslararası İktisat Teori ve Politika, 11. Baskıdan Çeviri, Palme Yayıncılık (2017) |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 40 | | Quiz | 2 | 15 | | Total(%) | | 55 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 55 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 45 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 1,5 | 1,5 | | Preparation for Quiz | 2 | 10 | 20 | | Individual or group work | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 25 | 25 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 20 | 20 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Final exam | 1 | 1,5 | 1,5 | | Homework | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total Workload | | | 152 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 5,06 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 5 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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