COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND TRANSPORT POLICY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
LGM 4010 INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND TRANSPORT POLICY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Logistics Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR VOLKAN ÇETINKAYA

Offered to

Logistics Management

Course Objective

The objectives of the course are to overview trade policy and analyze it under national, regional and international contexts. In addition to this the objectives of the course are to enable students understand, analyze and appraise, from a research viewpoint, trade policy theories and international trends with globalisation

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding of the role of international trade
2   Understanding of international trade policy issues
3   Analyzing the national and international trade policies
4   Understanding of international trade theories
5   Appraising the international trade policies, teories and trends

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 International trade. The role of international trade
2 The difference between national and international trade policies
3 International relations and trade.
4 Relations between the trade and transport policies in maritime sector
5 International organizations in trade sector
6 International and national trade policies of state and private sector
7 Policies and strategies in international business
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Aims of International trade policies
10 Intergovernmental relations in trade and diplomacy
11 International regulations and conventions in trade
12 Strategies of International/ Nongovernmental trade organizations.
13 National, regional and international trade policies
14 International tradepolicies in the world, Project Evaluation
15 Presentation
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Global Trade, John J. Kirton. The Library of Essays in Global Governance, University of Toronto, Canada
E. Selkou and M. Roe, Globalisation, Policy and Shipping: Fordism, Post-Fordism and the European Union Maritime Sector, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham (2004)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Literature review, case studies

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Oral and written competencies regarding the use of knowledge, abilities and skills in the field of International Trade and Transport in terms of research, investigation and evaluation will be evaluated.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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