COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ECONOMIES OF TÜRKIYE'S TRADING PARTNERS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IBS 4251 ECONOMIES OF TÜRKIYE'S TRADING PARTNERS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

International Business and Trade (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AFIFE DUYGU AKDENIZ

Offered to

International Trade and Business (English)
Economics (English)
International Business and Trade (English)

Course Objective

The main purpose of the course is to provide the student with detailed analysis on Türkiye 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 Türkiye s trade partners.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to demonstrate sufficient knowledge on economic structures and performances of the major trading partners of Türkiye, trying to predict the near-future and future trends;
2   Be able to distinguish between different patterns of trade in Türkiye s trade relations with different countries, to comment on their implications for the international business environment around Türkiye
3   Be able to follow and interpret the evolution of Turkish foreign trade with these countries focusing on the last decades comparing this period with the previous ones.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Overview of trade theories
2 Recent economic issues in Türkiye
3 Recent economic issues in Türkiye
4 Article reading
5 Article reading
6 Article reading
7 Article reading
8 Article reading
9 Article reading
10 Recent economic issues in trading partners
11 Recent economic issues in trading partners
12 Recent economic issues in trading partners
13 Recent economic issues in trading partners
14 Recent economic issues in trading partners

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

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 ASS Assignment
3 PRS Presentation
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.40 +ASS * 0.20 +PRS * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The learner will show the main economic features of Türkiye 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 Türkiye.

3. The learner will demonstrate the relationship between the changes in Türkiye 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

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 2 8 16
Preparing assignments 12 1 12
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 2 8 16
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 131

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.1444
LO.2444
LO.333