GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MOVEMENTS/2110003

Course Title:	INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MOVEMENTS
Credits	3	ECTS	7.5
Semester	1	Compulsory/Elective	Compulsory

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Assoc. Prof. Cemil Varlık

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/cvarlik

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

cvarlik@gazi.edu.tr

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

balance of payments and capital movements
foreign exchange system
the concept of stabilization program
financial crisis and developing countries

-- 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	Balance of payments
2. Week	Fixed and flexible exchange rate system
3. Week	International capital flows before 1970 and Bretton Woods system
4. Week	Exchange rate systems and effects of crisis after 1970
5. Week	Nominal anchor and inflation targeting
6. Week	IMF and developing countries: Washington Concensus
7. Week	Midterm
8. Week	World Bank and developing countries: Post-Washington concensus
9. Week	Short term capital movements and 2000 crisis
10. Week	Speculative capital, hedge funds and developing countries
11. Week	Capital mobility and effects of crisis
12. Week	2008 economic crisis
13. Week	After 2008 Crisis: EU, IMF and developing countries
14. Week	Foreign direct investment: theory and developing countries
15. Week	final exam
16. Week

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

Prof.Dr. Halil Seyidoğlu, “ Uluslar arası İktisat”

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, Question & Answer, Presentation

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

-- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	1	40
Assignment	1	10
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	1	20	20
Presentation	1	15	15
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	1	15	15
Final and Studying for Final	1	20	20
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
1	To have theoretical knowledge in the field of International Economics at the proficiency level					X
2	To have detailed knowledge about the Foreign Trade Theories, the rules, institutions and process of world trade, and the effects of international capital movements					X
3	To conceive the interaction between economics and other disciplines				X
4	To analyze theoretical knowledge and to be able to use practical knowledge					X
5	To develop solutions for economic problems by using research methods				X
6	To 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 ability			X
7	To communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language			X
8	To have the ability to interpret economic and social events through the acquired capability to think analytically and critically, and to be open for innovative ideas				X
9	To have a sound knowledge of the quantitative and qualitative methods that will help to examine the premises of different theories			X
10	To be compatible for teamwork in order to use their accumulated knowledge in research projects				X
11	To be able to work on matters that require expertise in economics independently					X
12	To be aware of professional and scientific ethical codes at stages of economic data collection and interpretation					X
13	To be able to use their leadership skills by taking responsibility in the face of complex economic problems				X

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