COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
UBY 2004 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

School of Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ESIN CANDAN DEMIRKOL

Offered to

International Trade

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to provide students an understanding of basic concepts regarding international economic relations

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Demonstrate understanding of the causes, patterns and consequences of international trade according to various trade models.
2   Identify the methods of government intervention into international trade by studying diversified trade policies and the rational for these policies in order to evaluate their effects on domestic and world welfare.
3   Demonstrate the ability to conduct simple partial equilibrium analyses of trade policy tools with diagrams.
4   Demostrate an understanding of balance of payments.
5   Demonstrate understanding of how exchange rates are determined within different institutional settings for monetary policy.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Global Economy
2 Comparative Advantage
3 The Standard Trade Model
4 Heckscher - Ohlin and Other Trade Theories
5 Heckscher - Ohlin and Other Trade Theories
6 Trade Restrictions: Tariffs
7 Midterm exam
8 Midterm exam
9 Nontariff Trade Barriers
10 Economic Integration
11 International Resource Movements and Multinational Corporations
12 Balance of Payments
13 The Foreign Exchange Market and Exchange Rates
14 The Foreign Exchange Market and Exchange Rates
15 General Evaluation
16 Final exam
17 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Gerber James, Uluslararası Iktisat, Pearson Nobel yayınları, 2017
Aslan Nurdan, Uluslararası Iktisat -I, Umuttepe Yayınları,2020
Acar, M. Sadık, Uluslararası Reel Ticaret: Teori, Politika, DEÜ Yayınlar, Izmir 2004.
Ünsal, Erdal, Uluslararası Iktisat, Açık Makro Iktisat, Teori ve Politika, Imaj Yay. 2005.
Seyidoglu, Halil, Uluslararası Iktisat, Teori, Politika ve Uygulama, Güzem Yayınları.
Karluk, Rıdvan, Uluslararası Ekonomi, Teori, Politika, Sistem Kurumlar, Meta Yayın, 2009.
Seymen, Dilek, Türkiye'nin Dış Ticaret Yapısı ve Rekabet Gücü, DEÜ Yayını, Izmir 2009.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 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

Skill in analysis, synthesis and critical thinking; skill in problem solving; skill in application via midterm and final exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The Regulation of Dokuz Eylul University on Education and Examination in Associate's and Bachelor's Degrees
The Codes of Practice of School of Applied Sciences on Education and Examination

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

esin.candan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Lecture day, between the hours of 12:00-12:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 5 2 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 76

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.255411155411151
LO.355411155411151
LO.455411155411151
LO.555411155411151

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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