GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
THEORY OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS/2100049
Course Title: THEORY OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 2 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc. Prof. Özge Aynagöz çakmak
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/siir
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  aynagoz@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Understanding the development of foreign trade theories in the evolution of economic thought.
Comprehending the relation between foreign trade and the other economic issues like growth, income distribution and technology.
Learning the importance of intra-industry Trade and intra-product trade in terms of foreign trade.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face.
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Foreign Trade and Social Gain: Mercantilists and Physiocrats
2. Week  Foreign Trade and Social Gain: Hume, Smith ve Ricardo
3. Week  Deficient Demand and Foreign Trade
4. Week  Foreign Trade and Imperialism
5. Week  Terms of Trade: Mill and Marshall
6. Week  Terms of Trade: Edgeworth, Graham and Haberler
7. Week  Midterm
8. Week  Foreign Trade and Income Distribution: Heckscher, Ohlin and Keynes
9. Week  Foreign Trade and Income Distribution: Lerner, Samuelson and Leontief
10. Week  Growth and Foreign Trade
11. Week  Technology and Foreign Trade
12. Week  Different Approaches to Foreign Trade
13. Week  Intra-Industry Trade
14. Week  International Production
15. Week  Intra-Product Trade
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  YILMAZ, Şiir Erkök; Dış Ticaret Kuramlarının Evrimi, Efil Yayınevi, 2010. KAZGAN, Gülten; İktisadi Düşünce veya Politik İktisadın Evrimi, Remzi Kitabevi, 2011. BLAUG, Mark; Economic Theory in Retrospect, Cambridge University Press, 1997.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Exam
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  None
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
50
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
50
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
15
3
45
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
15
3
45
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
2
30
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
2
15
30
 Final and Studying for Final
2
20
40
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
190
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.6
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1To have theoretical knowledge in the field of Economic Theory at the proficiency levelX
2To have detailed knowledge about the basic concepts of economics, relations among these concepts and macro and micro economic theoriesX
3To conceive the interaction between economics and other disciplinesX
4To analyze theoretical knowledge and to be able to use practical knowledgeX
5To develop solutions for economic problems by using research methodsX
6To have the experience of using information technologies and basic computer programs at the high level in order to share their accumulated knowledge and problem solving abilityX
7To communicate with colleagues by using a foreign languageX
8To have the ability to interpret economic and social events through the acquired capability to think analytically and critically, and to be open for innovative ideasX
9To have a sound knowledge of the quantitative and qualitative methods that will help to examine the premises of different theoriesX
10To be compatible for teamwork in order to use their accumulated knowledge in research projectsX
11To be able to work on matters that require expertise in economics independentlyX
12To be aware of professional and scientific ethical codes at stages of economic data collection and interpretationX
13To be able to use their leadership skills by taking responsibility in the face of complex economic problemsX