| 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) | . Servıs Servıs
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Understand the reasons for the emergence of economic institutions in the world economy and the structural development of trade
2) Understand the position of international organizations in world trade
3) Learn how regional blocks affect world trade.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | ECON207,ECON216 |
| COURSE DEFINITION | This course focuses on understanding the functioning of world trade from history to the present. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introduction: World economy | | 2nd Week | Financialization of economies | | 3rd Week | Absolute and comparative advantage | | 4th Week | Critical approaches to theories of international trade | | 5th Week | Foreign trade policy | | 6th Week | International economic organizations | | 7th Week | World Trade Orgnaization | | 8th Week | Midterm | | 9th Week | Trade and balance of payments | | 10th Week | Contemporary Free Trade Agreements | | 11th Week | World Trade System and Regionalization | | 12th Week | Digitalization and e-commerce | | 13th Week | Asian Economies and BRICS | | 14th Week | Turkey Foreign Trade Overview |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Volkan Özdemir, Yenilenen Dünya Eskimeyen Türkiye: Ekonomik Krizler Politik Çözümler, Destek Yayınları 2019
James Gerber, Uluslararası İktisat (Nihal Tuncer Terregrossa Ed. Çev.) Nobel 2017
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| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | | Preparation for Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Individual or group work | 14 | 4 | 56 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 30 | 30 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 20 | 20 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Homework | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total Workload | | | 151 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 5,03 |
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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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