GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS/1270021
Course Title: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
   TURKISH
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fetullah AKIN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
To specialize in the field of international economics
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  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  Old Approaches to ForeignTrade: Mercantilism, David Hume
2. Week  Adam Smith: Absolute Advantages Theory
3. Week  David Ricardo: Comparative Advantages Theory
4. Week  J. S. Mill
5. Week   A. Marshall
6. Week  Heckscher Ohlin: Factor Endowments Theory
7. Week  Foreign Trade Theories After H-O : Keesing, Kenen, Vernon
8. Week   Mid-term exam
9. Week   Linder: Similarity on Preferences and Intra-Industry Trade
10. Week  Foreign trade policy
11. Week  Trade policy objectives
12. Week  The Instruments of Trade Policy: Tariffs
13. Week  WTO System: The role and the functioning of GATT
14. Week  Regional Economic Integrations
15. Week  -
16. Week  -
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  BHAGWATI, J. (ed.), Internatinal Trade, Pengiun Modern Economics. BLAUG, M. Economic Theory in Retrospect, R. D. Unwin, Illinois. DILLARD, D. (1960) The Economics of John Maynard Keynes: The Theory of Monetary Economy, Crosby Lookwood, Sons. ELLIS, H.S. Metzler, Readings in The Theory of International Trade, George Allen and Unwin. KAZGAN, G. İktisadi Düşünce ve Politik İktisadın Evrimi, Bilgi Yayınevi, Ankara. KİBRİTÇİOĞLU, A. (ED.), Uluslararası (Makro) İktisat, Ankara, 1996. LASSUDRIE-DUCHENE, (ed.), Exchange Internatinal et Croissance, Economica, Paris. RICARDO, D. (1817), Principals of Political Economy, ed. R.M. Hartwell, Pelican Classics. SALVATORE, G. International Economics SCHUMPETER, J. History of Economic Analysis, Allen and Unwin. SEYİDOĞLU, H. Uluslararası İktisat, Güzem Yayınları, İstanbul, 2003. SIROEN, Jean-Marc, (1988), La Theorie de l’echange International en Concurrence Monopolistiqufe: Une Comparasion des Modeles”, Revue Economique, No. 3, 511-44. SMITH
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer
 -- 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
2
30
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
1
15
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
1
22
22
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
30
30
 Final and Studying for Final
1
45
45
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
187
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.48
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1To have the required knowledge to be an expert in international trade, business management, international logistics, international business and lawX
2To be able to take part in and create value for businesses and organizations operating in the field of international trade that is related to his/her expertiseX
3To have the required basic knowledge about international trade and other related disciplinesX
4To be able to act according to ethical principles while performing international trade activities in organizations being involved.X
5To be able to identify problems related to the area of expertise, to gain access to relevant resources, to be able to make analysis and synthesis in order to produce scientific knowledge and to conduct a researchX
6To be able to have creative, critical and innovative thinking skills with regard to the areas of expertiseX
7To be able to develop strategies that will provide comptitive advantage to the organization and country while performing activities related to area of expertise as being aware of the the continuing economic, political and cultural variables in the country and in the world.X
8To have the knowledge, skills and equipment required to develop national and international projects and take part in project teams regarding the areas of expertiseX
9Being cabaple of estimating, identifying and analyzing the problems in the international trade areaX
10Being cabaple of producing the politics of international trade growing and solving the problemsX