Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
İKT4012013201INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS-ICompulsory476
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of the course is • to develop the ability of the students to compare the effects of international economics with the world economy, a national economy and national economies.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Merter AKINCI
Learning Outcomes
1Students completing this course successfuly will be expected to be able to; Understand the possible consequences of changes in exchange rates
2Recognize the implications of the effects of monetary and fiscal policies for various exchange rate systems
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Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Yok
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Week 1 Basic concepts of international economics Week 2 International trade theory: The comparative advantages Week 3 International trade theory: supply and demand models Week 4 Hecksher-Ohlin theory Week 5 New trade theories-I Week 6 New trade theories-II Week 7 Foreign trade and growth theory Week 8 Mid-term Exam Week 9 Foreign trade policies Week 10 Customs tariffs and non-tariff instruments-I Week 11 Customs tariffs and non-tariff instruments-II Week 12 Liberalization of world trade Week 13 Balance of international payments-I Week 14 Balance of international payments-II Week 15 The foreign exchange market analysis Week 16 Final Exam
Course Contents
• The theory of comparative advantage • Supply and demand models • The factor endowment theory • Analysis of foreign trade and economic growth • Foreign trade policy,tariffs • Non-tariff trade policy instruments • International trade agreements and trade • Global trade liberalization • Foreign exchange market
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Basic concepts of international economics
2International trade theory: The comparative advantages
3International trade theory: supply and demand models
4Hecksher-Ohlin theory
5New trade theories-I
6New trade theories-II
7Foreign trade and growth theory
8Mid-term Exam
9Foreign trade policies
10Customs tariffs and non-tariff instruments-I
11Customs tariffs and non-tariff instruments-II
12Liberalization of world trade
13Balance of international payments-I
14Balance of international payments-II
15The foreign exchange market analysis
16Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Halil Seyidoğlu (2015), Uluslararası İktisat, İstanbul: Güzem Can Yayınları Erdal Ünsal (2005), Uluslararası İktisat, Ankara: İmaj Yayınevi
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
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Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Yok
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14342
Self Study14342
Individual Study for Mid term Examination10330
Individual Study for Final Examination10330
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)146
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