EPOKA UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND FINANCE
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE INFORMATIONCourse Title: INTERNATIONAL TRADE THEORY AND POLICY |
Code | Course Type | Regular Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credits | ECTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BAF 253 | D | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
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: | Uğur Ergün |
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: | Elective |
Classroom and Meeting Time: | |
Course Description: | Trade Policy is complex nexus of economic theory, economic conditions and trends, domestic and international politics and institutions, domestic business interests and civil society. The objective of this course is to provide an understanding of contemporary trade policies and the relationships between public policy and economic theory in the context of a globalized world economy. |
Course Objectives: | Trade Policy is complex nexus of economic theory, economic conditions and trends, domestic and international politics and institutions, domestic business interests and civil society. The objective of this course is to provide an understanding of contemporary trade policies and the relationships between public policy and economic theory in the context of a globalized world economy. |
COURSE OUTLINE
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Week | Topics |
1 | Introduction & an overview of International Trade |
2 | Chapter 1: Trade in the Global Economy |
3 | Chapter 2: Trade and Technology: The Ricardian Model |
4 | Chapter 3: Gains and Losses from Trade in the Specific-Factors Model |
5 | Chapter 4: Trade Resources: The Heckscher-Ohlin Model |
6 | Chapter 4: Trade Resources: The Heckscher-Ohlin Model cont. & Review |
7 | Mid-term exam |
8 | Chapter 5: Movement of Labor and Capital Between Countries |
9 | Chapter 6: Increasing Returns to Scale and Monopolistic Competition |
10 | Chapter 7: Offshoring of Goods and Services |
11 | Chapter 8: Import Tariffs and Quotas Under Perfect Competition |
12 | Chapter 9: Import Tariffs and Quotas Under Imperfect Competition |
13 | Chapter 10: Export Subsidies in Agriculture and High Technology Industries |
14 | Chapter 11: International Agreements: Trade, Labor and the Environment& Review |
Prerequisite(s): | |
Textbook: | International Trade, Feenstra, Robert and Taylor, Alan, 3rd edition, 2014, Worth Publisher, web page: https://he.palgrave.com/page/detail/?sf1=barcode&st1=9781429278447 |
Other References: | |
Laboratory Work: | |
Computer Usage: | |
Others: | No |
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
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1 | Learning of basic international trade concepts |
2 | Learning of trade and technology |
3 | Understanding of import tariffs |
4 | Understanding logic of exports and international agreements |
5 | Decision making and structuring of international trade policy |
COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution) |
No | Program Competencies | Cont. |
Bachelor in Banking and Finance (3 years) Program | ||
1 | The students are gained the ability to look at the problems of daily life from a broader perspective. They gain the needed skills not only to understand economic problems in banking and finance but also to construct a model and defend in meaningful way. | 5 |
2 | They have knowledge about the finance and banking. | 5 |
3 | They have knowledge about the money and banking. | 5 |
4 | They have knowledge about the international finance and banking. | 5 |
5 | They have ability to use mathematical and statistical methods in banking and finance. | 3 |
6 | They know how to use computer programs in both daily office usage and statistical data evaluations in banking and finance department. | 2 |
7 | They have necessary banking and finance skills that needed in private and public sector. | 4 |
8 | They are intended to be specialist in one of departmental fields that they choose from the list of general economics, finance economics, public finance, corporate finance, finance management, international finance markets and institutions, banking and central banking, international finance and banking, money and banking, international trade and banking. | 4 |
9 | They have ability to utilize fundamental economic theories and tools to solve economic problems in banking and finance. | 5 |
10 | They are aware of the fact that banking and finance is a social science and they respect the social perspectives and social values of the society’s ethics. | 5 |
COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
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Method | Quantity | Percentage |
Midterm Exam(s) |
1
|
30
|
Quiz |
2
|
20
|
Final Exam |
1
|
30
|
Total Percent: | 100% |
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) | 1 | 48 | 48 |
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 1 | 32 | 32 |
Mid-terms | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Assignments | 0 | ||
Final examination | 1 | 25 | 25 |
Other | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Total Work Load:
|
125 | ||
Total Work Load/25(h):
|
5 | ||
ECTS Credit of the Course:
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5 |