TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Associate Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Instructor Sinan Can Altuntaş
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Have information about the general structure of the commercial system in the world and in Turkey, 2) Why countries trade and how countries profit from this activity, 3) General cultural information about countries, recent and distant past, is obtained. 4) Get information about numeric data, current news, events, projects and activities related to trade in the world and in Turkey.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	The reasons underlying the foreign trade activities, which are important for the world and Turkey, are evaluated with political, political, economic and demographic perspectives.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week General information about the course 2nd Week World Economy and Trade 3rd Week Turkish Economy and Trade 4th Week Differences between developed and developing countries 5th Week Current Situation of Turkey 6th Week Current economic and commercial events, projects, activities in Turkey-1 7th Week The effect of globalization on the competitiveness of countries 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Evaluation of the sectors in Turkey's domestic and foreign market-1 10th Week Evaluation of the sectors in the Turkish domestic and foreign market-2 11th Week Evaluation of the sectors in the Turkish domestic and foreign market-3 12th Week Current economic and commercial events, projects, activities in Turkey-2 13th Week Student presentations-1 14th Week Student Presentations-2
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	T.C. Ticaret Bakanlığı internet Sitesi, Orta Anadolu İhracatçı Birlikleri internet sitesi, Çeşitli ders notları, makaleler, dokümanlar.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Presentation,Questions/Answers,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Attendance 1 10 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 5,5 77 Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework 1 10 10 Total Workload 150 Total Workload / 30 5 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No