COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MSH 0082 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Efes Vocational School

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR HAKAN SÖNMEZ

Offered to

Catering Services Programme
Tourism and Hotel Management
Cultural Heritage and Tourism
Civil Aviation and Cabin Services
Civil Aviation Transportation Management
Food Technology

Course Objective

To provide information on the principles and theories of the economic relations between different states, state groups and regional groups or international economic unions, and the emergence and development processes of trade-economic cooperation organizations between countries.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will be able to define general concepts related to international economics
2   Students will be able to explain the general framework of international economic relations
3   Students will be able to compare foreign trade theories and policies
4   Students will be able to analyze the effects of international economic relations on the national economy and the relationship between foreign trade and growth
5   Students, trade politics, theories and the world economy can combine the interrelationships

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Foreign trade theory
2 Comparative superiority theory
3 Supply and demand models
4 Supply and demand models
5 Supply and demand models
6 Faktör donatımı teorisi
7 Analysis of economic growth and foreign trade
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Foreign trade policy
10 Objectives and tools of foreign trade policy
11 Customs tariffs and non-tariff trade policies
12 Customs tariffs and non-tariff trade policies
13 Foreign trade and development
14 Foreign trade and development
15 Foreign trade and development
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Karluk, Rıdvan, (2009), Uluslararası Ekonomi: Teori ve Politika, Beta Yayınları, Istanbul.

Supplementary Book(s):
Ünsal, Erdal, (2007), Uluslararası Iktisat: Teori, Politika ve Açık Ekonomi Makro Iktisadı, Imaj Yayınevi, Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Exams: There will be held on two in class exams; midterm exam and final exam during the semester.
Grades: 50 % Midterm Exam, 50 % Final Exam, 50 % Make-up Exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1) Attending at least 70 percent of lectures and fulfill the requirements of the course are mandatory.
2) Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hakan.sonmez@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday, 13:00 - 16:30, Ground Floor, No: Z-08, Efes Vocational School, Selçuk / IZMIR.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 64

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.435
LO.55