EPOKA UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE INFORMATIONCourse Title: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS II |
| Code | Course Type | Regular Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECO 322 | B | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) | NA |
| Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: | Eglantina Hysa |
| Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: | NA |
| Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: | NA |
| Language: | English |
| Compulsory/Elective: | Compulsory |
| Classroom and Meeting Time: | 312, 9:30 |
| Course Description: | International Economics II: International trade and finance theories and practice; foreign exchange rates, fiscal instruments and markets; alternative international currency systems and reformation proposals; the economics of currency, and financial instruments in futures markets. |
| Course Objectives: | Comprehending of the causes and consequences of international trade for business acting at an international level, specific concepts such as fair trade, sustainable trade, distributional consequences of trade (inequality, structural adjustments etc.). |
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COURSE OUTLINE
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| Week | Topics |
| 1 | Money, Interest Rates and Exchange Rates (Chap. 14) |
| 2 | Money, Interest Rates and Exchange Rates (Continue) (Chap. 14) |
| 3 | The International Monetary System, 1870-1973 (Chap. 18) |
| 4 | The International Monetary System, 1870-1973 (Continue) (Chap. 18) |
| 5 | Macroeconomic Policy and Coordination under Floating Exchange Rates (Chap. 19) |
| 6 | Macroeconomic Policy and Coordination under Floating Exchange Rates (Continue) (Chap. 19) |
| 7 | Optimum Currency Areas and the European Experience (Chap. 20) |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam |
| 9 | Optimum Currency Areas and the European Experience (Continue) (Chap. 20) |
| 10 | The Global Capital Market: Performance and Policy Problems (Chap. 21) |
| 11 | Developing Countries: Growth, Crisis and Reform (Chap. 22) |
| 12 | Project Presentation |
| 13 | Project Presentation |
| 14 | Overview of the term |
| Prerequisite(s): | |
| Textbook: | International Economics: Theory and Policy, Paul R. Krugman, Maurice Obstfeld, Pearson Addison Wesley, 8 th Ed. 2009 http://wps.aw.com/aw_krgmnobstf_interecon_7/31/8118/2078401.cw/index.html |
| Other References: | International Economics, Dominick Salvator, Wiley, 9 th Ed., 2007 International Economics, Dennis R Appleyard, Alfred J Field, Steven Cobb, Mc Graw-Hill Ins., 6 th Ed., 2008 |
| Laboratory Work: | |
| Computer Usage: | |
| Others: | No |
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
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| 1 | Application of foreign economic models and theories in order to better understand the causes and consequences of international trade for business acting at a international level. |
| 2 | Knowledge of distributional consequences of trade (inequality, structural adjustments etc.). |
| 3 | Knowledge of the implications of globalization on specific sectoral policies such as agricultural policy, energy policy. |
| 4 | Knowledge of specific concepts such as fair trade, sustainable trade. |
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COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution) |
| No | Program Competencies | Cont. |
| Bachelor in Economics (3 years) Program | ||
| 1 | Students define the fundamental problems of economics | 5 |
| 2 | Students describe key economic theories | 5 |
| 3 | Students critically discuss current developments in economics | 4 |
| 4 | Students appropriately use software for data analysis | 2 |
| 5 | Students critically contextualize the selection of an economic problem for research within scholarly literature and theory on the topic | 4 |
| 6 | Students apply appropriate analytical methods to address economic problems | 4 |
| 7 | Students use effective communication skills in a variety of academic and professional contexts | 3 |
| 8 | Students effectively contribute to group work | 4 |
| 9 | Students conduct independent research under academic supervision | 4 |
| 10 | Students uphold ethical values in data collection, interpretation, and dissemination | 5 |
| 11 | Students critically engage with interdisciplinary innovations in social sciences | 2 |
| 12 | Student explain how their research has a broader social benefit | 4 |
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COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
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| Method | Quantity | Percentage |
| Midterm Exam(s) |
1
|
30
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| Project |
1
|
30
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| Final Exam |
1
|
40
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| Total Percent: | 100% |
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ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)
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| Activities | Quantity | Duration(Hours) | Total Workload(Hours) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Assignments | 1 | 56 | 56 |
| Final examination | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Other | 0 | ||
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Total Work Load:
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150 | ||
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Total Work Load/25(h):
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6 | ||
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ECTS Credit of the Course:
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6 | ||