| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Master's Degree With Thesis |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 10 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | -
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) To clarify the conceptual background for and political as well as legal environment facing international business
2) To discuss the reasons for why and how companies are engaged in international business
3) To focus on motivations of handling international business through direct investment
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | |
| COURSE DEFINITION | This course provides general knowledge about economic integration and focuses on EU's historical development. In this context, integration theory, forms of integration, economies of countries affected by the EU's development, especially in the final stage of EU, are explained and institutions such as the Economic and Monetary Union and the European Central Bank are examined. Moreover, basic problems in the process of Turkey's full membership in EU and special topics such as public policy, customs union and convergence criteria are discussed. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introduction to Economic Integrations
| | 2nd Week | Description and Economic Effects of Economic Integrations
| | 3rd Week | International Legal Basis of Economic Integrations
| | 4th Week | Creation of European Communities and Developments
| | 5th Week | Single Market, Single Financial M arket
| | 6th Week | European Monetary Union
| | 7th Week | European Union's Enlargement Process
| | 8th Week | Common Policies Implemented by the European Union
| | 9th Week | Turkey-EU Relations: Legal Basis and the Organs of the Association
| | 10th Week | Turkey-EU Relations: Legal Basis and the Organs of the Association
| | 11th Week | Developments and Full Membership Application
| | 12th Week | Customs Union Process
| | 13th Week | Accession Process: Helsinki and Copenhagen Summit and After
| | 14th Week | Case Study Discussions |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Prof.Dr.Cihan Dura, Prof.Dr. Hayriye Atik, Avrupa Birliği, Gümrük Birliği ve Türkiye, Nobel Yayın, Ankara, Mart 2007.
Balassa B. The Theory of Economic Integration. Allen and Unwin, London, 1962. |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Questions/Answers,Case Study |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 40 | | Project | 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 | 2 | 2 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | 1 | 120 | 120 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 60 | 60 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 40 | 40 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Homework | 4 | 5 | 20 | | Total Workload | | | 287 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 9,56 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 10 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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