COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
UEC 4414 TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

ECONOMICS (English) ((UOLP-New York Eyalet University (Suny Albany))

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ELIF YAPRAK GÜLCAN

Offered to

ECONOMICS (English) ((UOLP-New York Eyalet University (Suny Albany))

Course Objective

The course is designed to analyze the evolution of international economic institutions since World War II. The analysis focuses on the post-war world configuration of international institutions designed to manage international trade and monetary affairs.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Get familiar with the global institutions designed to manage international trade and monetary affairs, in order to understand the world economic order especially after WW2.
2   Have a better understanding of the background of globalisation process to understand the existence of the international economic institutions.
3   Assess the impact of the ongoing globalization process on the economic growth, development and welfare of nations in the context of the current free trade / protectionism debate.
4   Develop individual ideas on past and modern problems regarding international economic relations and policies and express these ideas orally and in written language.
5   Apply advanced analytical tools in order to understand policy problems regarding the stabilization of balance of payments and exchange rates.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

UEC 3004 - INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Inroduction
3 Corruption Economics of Corruption
4 Corruption Corruption and Democracy
5 Corruption Multinational Businesses and Anti corruption activities
6 Corruption Putting Business Ethics and Good Governance into Practice
7 Economic Integrations in the World
8 EU and USA Trade Relations
9 EU and USA TRade Relations
10 Korean Economy
11 Korean Economy
12 Chinese Economy
13 Student presentations
14 student presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Necessary articles will be distributed before each class.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Readings
3. Presentations
4. Discussions

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 TP TermProject
3 FN Final
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.30 +TP * 0.30 + FN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT * 0.30 +TP * 0.30 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The learner will clearly discuss the relationship between national economies and international economic institutions.
2. The learner will be able to explain the effects on international economic institutions on welfare.
3. The learner will present his/her ideas in an organized manner written and orally by preparing a research paper.

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)

yaprak.gulcan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preperation for prentation 2 1 5 5
Preparation for presentation 1 1 5 5
Preperaing Assigment 2 1 20 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preperation for assignments 10 2 20
Preparing assignment 1 1 30 30
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 140

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1455
LO.253
LO.33443
LO.43443
LO.5533

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