COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GLOBAL TRADE ANALYSIS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
UAT 4059 GLOBAL TRADE ANALYSIS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

International Trade

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MUSTAFA ÜNÜVAR

Offered to

International Trade

Course Objective

The purpose of the course is to convey some of the diversity and vitality of contemporary economic geography and comparative world economy, with particular respect to the main turning points, to students.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The learner will be able to have a sufficient understanding of the quantitative tools enabling comparison among various countries and blocs
2   The learner will be able to explore the fundemantal nature of the economic geography to understand the spatial distributions and patterns of economic activity
3   The learner will be able to describe and account for the world population, resources, manufacturing, agriculture to outline major features and problems of the world economy
4   The learner will be able to explain major theories and perspectives on international development for answering the causes of poverty in the world today
5   The learner will be able to document the recent news on world economy by following the periodicals and journals to have a better understanding on the future of the world economy

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Economic geography: introduction
2 Classifying economies
3 Classifying economies
4 Size of the national economies
5 How the world economy came about
6 How the world economy came about
7 How the world economy came about
8 Midterm exam - World population & migration
9 World population & migration
10 World resources
11 World agriculture, manufacturing, service, transportation and communication
12 International trade and investment, international trade patterns
13 Geography of (under) development
14 World development problems
15 World development problems
16 Final exam
17 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Stutz, F.P., Warf, B., The World Economy: Resources, Location, Trade and Development, 5th Edition, Prentice Hall Pearson Education, 2007
2. Mackinnon, D., Cumbers, A., An Introduction to Economic Geography: Globalization, Uneven Development and Place, Prentice Hall Pearson Education, 2007
3. Rosser, J., and Rosser, M., Comparative Economics in a Transforming World Economy, the MIT Press, Massachusetts, 2004.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture by instructor, class discussion conducted by instructor, problem solving or case studies, question and answer teaching method

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)

aycil.yucer@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 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 140

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.251511434444313
LO.351511434444313
LO.451511434444313
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