GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
GLOBAL ECONOMICS AND TRADE/8270027
Course Title: GLOBAL ECONOMICS AND TRADE
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Associate Professor Cemalettin Aktepe
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/caktepe
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   caktepe@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
He/She knows that notions about international and global business
He/She learns about entry strategies into foreign markets of international business.
Learns the marketing strategies applied by international businesses.
He/She learns about global market segmentation and target market selection.
He/She knows the environmental factors of international businesses.
He/She has enough knowledge about international organizations affecting international business.
 -- 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   Intraduction to International Business
2. Week  Historical development of International Business
3. Week  International Trade Theories I
4. Week   International Trade Theories II
5. Week   Internationalization Process of International Enterprises
6. Week   Introduction to international markets
7. Week   International environment
8. Week   Midterm exam
9. Week   International Organizations
10. Week   Socio-cultural environment in foreign markets
11. Week  Political factors in foreign markets
12. Week  Physical and environmental factors
13. Week   Economic environment
14. Week  Labor environment
15. Week  Financial environment factors
16. Week  Final exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  International Business Theory and Application, Professor Esin Can, Beta Publishing,2015, istanbul International Business; Tamer Çavuşgil, Gary Knight, John Riesenberger, 2007 Doing Business in Emerging Markets; Tamer Çavuşgil, Pervez N. Ghauri, Milind R. Agarwal, 2012.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Non.
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
25
 Assignment
1
25
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
1
50
 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
12
3
36
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
2
3
6
 Reading
2
9
18
 Searching in Internet and Library
10
5
50
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
2
10
20
 Preparing Presentation
1
12
12
 Presentation
1
14
14
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
12
12
 Final and Studying for Final
1
20
20
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
188
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.52
 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