COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURE TRADE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Agricultural Management

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR FEYZA TEKINBAŞ ÖZKAYA

Offered to

Agricultural Management (Evening)
Agricultural Management

Course Objective

Enable students to learn concepts related to developments in world trade and international agriculture trade, to acquire required skills and knowledge to analyze foreign trade of agricultural products.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to analyze developments in international economics.
2   Being able to monitor developments in foreign trade of agricultural products.
3   Being able to comprehend territorialisation and globalization concepts and changes in international trade policies.
4   Being able to evaluate foreign trade regime of Turkey.
5   Being able to do industrial analysis in the context of international agricultural products trade.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 International trade concept
2 International trade theories
3 Foreign trade structure of Turkey
4 Developments in world trade
5 World s agricultural products trade and Turkey s share
6 International agricultural trade policies and their development
7 Payment methods in international trade
8 Midterm Exam
9 INCOTERMS
10 Documents used in international trade
11 Foreign trade regime of Turkey (export types, export transactions, delivery types, payment terms in export)
12 Financing of foreign trade, incentives for export
13 Concept of free trade area and free trade areas in Turkey
14 Multinational companies and their importance for agriculture
15 Case studies in international agricultural trade

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
1. Karluk, Rıdvan, 1998, Uluslararası Iktisat, Beta Basım, Istanbul. 568 s.
2. Seyidoğlu, Halil, 2009, Uluslar arası Iktisat, Istanbul
Supplementary Book(s): Oğuz Kaymakçı, Nuri Avcı, Recep Şen; 2007.Uluslararası Ticarete Giriş, Nobel Yayıncılık
Materials: Industry reports, internet sources, newspapers and related articles

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture-presentation
2. Questions & Answers
3. Discussion

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

All learning outcomes will be assessed by midterm and final exams, to what extend students achieve learning outcomes will be monitored.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Associate and Undergraduate Education and Examination Regulations are taken into consideration.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

feyza.tekinbas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Class days between 12:30-13:00 and 16:30-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 78

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.1111
LO.211
LO.3111
LO.411
LO.5111

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