COURSE UNIT TITLE

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

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

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

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

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes