COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CUSTOMS LEGISLATION AND APPLICATIONS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
UAT 4036 CUSTOMS LEGISLATION AND APPLICATIONS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

International Trade

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR ÖZLEM GÜLERYÜZ

Offered to

International Trade

Course Objective

The course aims at providing the student with the essentials of customs and foreign exchange operations with particular respect to the current customs, foreign trade and tax regulations and practice in Turkey.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to recognize different types of taxes and funds collected at the customs
2   Be able to demonstrate understanding of the rules and regulations on fines, exemptions, storage conditions at custom as well as anti-dumping applications
3   Become familiar with the general rules and regulations of the EU-Turkey customs union
4   Be able to recognise foreign exchange-related aspects of customs operations
5   Be able to recognise different types of documents and certificates, free circulation applications and rules of origin

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: Role of Customs and Exchange in foreign trade
2 Customs tariffs and non-tariff barriers to international trade
3 GATT/WTO and Turkey
4 ECC/EU and Turkey Customs Union
5 EU and Turkey Customs Union
6 Institutional framework of customs and foreign exchange regulations in Turkey
7 Midterm exam - Institutional framework of customs and foreign exchange regulations in Turkey
8 Midterm exam - Current customs regulations and applications in Turkey
9 Current customs regulations and applications in Turkey
10 Current customs regulations and applications in Turkey
11 Foreign exchange-related aspects of customs operations
12 Overview of different types of documents and certificates used in customs operations
13 Overview of different types of documents and certificates used in customs operations
14 General assessment
15 Final Exam
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Utku Utkulu, Ismail Aydemir, Ahmet Özken, Mutlu Yılmaz (2009) Türkiye'de Dış Ticaret Işlemleri ve Uygulaması (Teoriden Pratiğe)2. Baskı. Gazi Kitapevi

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture by instructor, class discussion conducted by instructor, problem solving or case studies, question and answer teaching method

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Skill in analysis, synthesis and critical thinking; skill in problem solving; skill in application via midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The Regulation of Dokuz Eylul University on Education and Examination in Associate's and Bachelor's Degrees
The Codes of Practice of School of Applied Sciences on Education and Examination

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ozlem.guleryuz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday, between the hours of 11:00-12:00

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 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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