COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WORLD TRADE SYSTEMS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IBS 4231 WORLD TRADE SYSTEMS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

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)
International Business and Trade (English)

Course Objective

Increasing economic integration has been one of the major forces driving the world economy. The aim of this course is to focus on world trade in monopolistic competition, developing countries in world trade, regional integrations, global trade regimes, primary regions and countries in world trade, international raw material and product movements, trade-environment-development.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The learner will be able to design a country-based or regional trade analysis to compare various aspects of countries.
2   The learner will be able to document trade performance of major developed and developing countries for answering the future of world trade.
3   The learner will be able to acquire and debate the recent news on world trading by following the periodicals and journals to match theories with real world applications .

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 international trade theories
2 reading current articles
3 reading current articles
4 international trade and developing countries
5 global versus regional trade
6 International Trade & Growth
7 world Export leader: China
8 BRICS in the world trade
9 Presentation: artical discussion
10 Presentation: artical discussion
11 Presentation: artical discussion
12 Presentation: artical discussion
13 Presentation: artical discussion
14 Presentation: artical discussion

Recomended or Required Reading

Appleyard, Field, Cobbs, Internatiınal Economics, 5th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2006
There will be some additional handouts and papers to be distributed throughout the term.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. In-class discussion
3. Individual project

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

1. Mid-Term
2. Individual project, class discussion
3. Final Exam

Assessment Criteria

1. The learner will clearly define the basic concepts and trends of the world trading.
2. The learner will differentiate the role of international trade in developed and developing countries.
3. The learner will be able to produce a country-based or regional trade analysis
4. The learner will follow and interpret the developments in world trade by following news in media.

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)

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
Tutorials 0 0 0
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 8 8
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Quiz etc. 0 0 0
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 98

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.15445
LO.24444
LO.3444

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