COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FOREIGN TRADE OPERATIONS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
UAT 3038 FOREIGN TRADE OPERATIONS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

International Trade

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ESIN CANDAN DEMIRKOL

Offered to

International Trade

Course Objective

To understand and learn foreign trade operations, documents, legislation, institutions and financial tools

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to understand and manage foreign trade operations.
2   To be able to formulate and manage export/import operations of firms in different industries.
3   To be able to prepare and use export/import documentations in different industries
4   To be able to analyse and use foreign trade regulations.
5   To be able to understand and use financial instruments, incoterms, payment methods in foreign trade operations.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The importance of internationale trade and data about of Turkey s export and import
2 Foreign trade legislations in Turkey (legislation about customs, export, import, free trade zones, foreign exchange)
3 Foreign trade legislations in Turkey (legislation about customs, export, import, free trade zones, foreign exchange)
4 Foreign trade legislations in Turkey (legislation about customs, export, import, free trade zones, foreign exchange)
5 Foreign trade legislations in Turkey (legislation about financial support programmes, product safety and standardization, commercial policy measures)
6 Foreign trade legislations in Turkey (legislation about financial support programmes, product safety and standardization, commercial policy measures)
7 Midterm Exam - Foreign trade legislations in Turkey (legislation about financial support programmes, product safety and standardization, commercial policy measures)
8 Midterm Exam - The basic issues in preparing international trade (export/import) contracts
9 The basic issues in preparing international trade (export/import) contracts
10 Delivery methods in foreign trade (INCOTERMS)
11 Payment methods in foreign trade (running account, cash, consignment, cash against goods, cash against documents, letters on credit)
12 Documents used in foreign trade transactions (commercial documents, formal documents, transport documents, ınsurance documents, financing documents, other documents, e-trade applications in customs)
13 National and international institutions regarding foreigns trade (national and international development centres for exports and imports, agents for exports and imports, chambers of commerce and industry, exporters unions, IGEME, International Trade Chambers (ICC), International Trade Center (ITC), World Trade Organization (WTO), etc.)
14 Credits and the other financing methods of foreign trade (commercial bank loans, subsidies for exports and Turkish Eximbank Credits; factoring, forfaiting, leasing)
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
https://ticaret.gov.tr/
http://www.iso.org.tr/hizmetler/mevzuat-ve-bilgilendirme/avrupa-birligi-ve-dis-ticaret/dis-ticaret-mevzuati/
http://www.tuik.gov.tr

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 Code of Practices of School of Applied Sciences on Education and Examination

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

dogu.kayiskan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Lecture day, between the hours of 12:30-13:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 11 11
Preparing assignments 0 0 0
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 85

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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