COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ECONOMIES OF TURKEY'S TRADING PARTNERS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IBS 4251 ECONOMIES OF TURKEY'S TRADING PARTNERS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

International Business and Trade

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AFIFE DUYGU AKDENIZ

Offered to

International Business and Trade
International Trade and Business (English)
Economics

Course Objective

The main purpose of the course is to provide the student with detailed analysis on Turkey s main trading partners economic structure. As the EU and other trading blocks are studied in other courses, this course will be rather country-based not excluding the major economies in the EU as Turkey s trade partners.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to demonstrate sufficient knowledge on economic structures and performances of the major trading partners of Turkey, trying to predict the near-future and future trends;
2   Be able to distinguish between different patterns of trade in Turkey s trade relations with different countries, to comment on their implications for the international business environment around Turkey
3   Be able to follow and interpret the evolution of Turkish foreign trade with these countries focusing on the last decades comparing this period with the previous ones.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Overview of trade theories
2 Trade liberalization and Turkey s historical trade patterns
3 Turkey's foreign trade policy
4 Turkish economy and foreign trade
5 Foreign trade and Germany
6 Foreign trade and Italy
7 Foreign trade and France
8 Foreign trade and UK
9 Foreign trade and US
10 New patterns of foreign trade: Foreign trade and China, Foreign trade and Russia, Foreign trade and United Arab Emirates
11 Discussions on prospects for Turkish foreign trade
12 Discussions on prospects for Turkish foreign trade

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Course materials are drawn from a range of textbooks and journal articles.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Discussions
3. Individual projects

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 PRS Presentation
3 FN Final
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.40 + PRS * 0.20 + FN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT * 0.40 + PRS * 0.20 + RST * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The learner will show the main economic features of Turkey s major trading partners with particular reference to changing trade patterns and their implications for the near-future.

2. The learner will explain different patterns of trade with different countries or groups of countries, making inferences on their implications for the international business environment around Turkey.

3. The learner will demonstrate the relationship between the changes in Turkey s major trade partners economic structure and evolution of Turkish foreign trade with these countries.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aduygu.ayhan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 2 8 16
Preparing assignments 12 1 12
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 2 8 16
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.1444
LO.2444
LO.333

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