COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EUROPEAN ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
STR 5034 EUROPEAN ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Strategic Research

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TÜRKMEN TÖRELI

Offered to

Strategic Research

Course Objective

In the 21st century, with the acceleration of globalization, there is a proliferation of international cooperation organizations such as the European Union. The European Union is a regional integration initiative based on economic integration. The course aims to enable students to comprehend the development, dynamics and future perspectives of European economic integration in the axis of globalization and regionalization and to make strategic analyses in the light of current economic developments.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand the economic integration theory
2   To understand the customs union, single market and harmonization of economic policies stage of European integration
3   To analyse economic integration forms by comparison
4   To evaluate EU with regards to economic integration
5   To address economic integration in historical process and to dispute today's European integration including monetary union stage
6   To perform global based strategic analyses.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Historical Development of Economic Integration: European Integration in 1815-1945
2 Historical Development of Economic Integration: Post 1945: From European Economic Community to European Union
3 Economic Integration, Regionalisation and Globalisation Relations: The Reasons that Lead Countries to Integration: GATT Case
4 Economic Integration, Regionalisation and Globalisation Relations: Post 1990: Paradigm Change in Regional Integration, Global Period of Regionalism
5 Generation Approach in Regionalism: EU s Interregional Trade Strategies
6 Customs Union - Common Trade Policy (CTP) - Evolution of European Single (Internal) Market
7 Fundamental Freedoms of Single (Internal) Market: Free Movement of Goods - Fundamental Freedoms of Single (Internal) Market: Free Movement of Services, Free Movement of Factors of Production
8 Mid-term
9 Types and Concept of Economic Integration
10 Customs Unions and Their Effects: Short Term (Static) Effects - Customs Unions and Their Effects: Medium and Long Term (Dynamic) Effects
11 The EU Türkiye Scenarios in the Process of Enlargement : Migration, Growth and Full Membership Perspectives
12 Concepts of Optimum Currency Area and Monetary Union European Monetary Union
13 Global Economic Crisis and Its Reflections on the European Monetary Union
14 The European Union as a Global Actor
15 Term Presentations
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Appleyard, D. R., Field A. J. (1995). International Economics. Chicago: Second Edition, Von Hoffmann Press. Inc.
Arat, T. S. (1995). Avrupa Birliği ile Türkiye Arasındaki Ilişkiler ve Gümrük Birliği nin Yeri. A.Ü. Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt 44:1-4.
Balkır, C. (2000). Kimlikler Avrupa sı Üzerine Düşünceler. Yeni Türkiye Avrupa Birliği Özel Sayısı. Ankara. Yeni Türkiye Yayınları.
Bayraktutan Y. (2003). Global Ekonomide Bütünleşme Trendleri-Bölgeselleşme ve Küreselleşme. Ankara. Nobel Yayın Dağıtım.
Bayraktutan Y. ve Bayraktar Y. (2004). Avrupa Bütünleşmesinde Parasal Birlik ve Türkiye. Ankara. Roma Yayınları.
Berksoy T. - Işık, A. (2004). Avrupa Birliği Fikrinin Doğuşu, Gelişim Süreci ve Türkiye nin Bu Süreçteki Yeri. Avrupa Birliği Üzerine Yazılar. Ankara. Sermaye Piyasa Kurulu Yayınları.
Canbolat, I. S. (2002). Avrupa Birliği: Uluslarüstü Bir Sistemin Tarihsel, Teorik, Kurumsal, Jeopolitik Analizi ve Genişleme Sürecinde Türkiye ile ilişkiler. Istanbul.Alfa Yayınları.
Dedeoğlu, B. (1996). Adım Adım Avrupa Birliği. Istanbul. Çınar Yayınları
Edward N. (1992). The Economics of Europe, Macmillan Education Ltd. London.
Ertürk, E. (2002). Uluslararası Iktisadi Birleşmeler. Vipaş A.Ş. Bursa.
Gökdere, A. (1988). Ekonomik Birleşmelerin Statik Refah Etkileri AET Açısından Yaklaşım. Ankara. Kasım. Tıpkı Basım.
Karluk, R. (2002b). Uluslararası Ekonomik Mali ve Siyasal Kuruluşlar. Ankara.Turhan Kitabevi. 5. Baskı.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Theoritical Discussions
3. Case Studies
4. Presentations

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Öğrencinin ders kapsamında işlenen konular hakkında bilgi sahibi olup olmadığı, konular üzerinde değerlendirebilme ve tartışabilme yetenekleri ara sınav ve final sınavlarıyla değerlendirilecektir. Öğrencilerin güncel gelişmeleri takip etme, analiz etme ve tartışabilme yetenekleri hazırladıkları ödev ile ölçülmektedir.

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-3 will be asked in mid-term exam
2. LO 1-5 will be asked in final exam
3. LO 1-5 will be assessed with term homework or presentation

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is compulsory to attend 70% of the courses.
2. Presentations and assignments prepared within the scope of the course must comply with scientific ethics and institute rules.
3. Absence from class will not be considered a valid excuse for late submission of homework.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

turkmen.toreli@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday: 11:00 - 12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 149

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.1
LO.24
LO.34
LO.4
LO.54
LO.6

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