Information Of Programmes

GULSEHIR VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / GDT 204 - FOREING TRADE

Code: GDT 204

Course Title: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS II

Theoretical+Practice: 2+1

ECTS: 3

Year/Semester of Study

2 / Spring Semester

Level of Course

Short Cycle Degree Programme

Type of Course

Compulsory

Department

FOREING TRADE

Pre-requisities and Co-requisites

None

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Teaching Period

14 Weeks

Name of Lecturer

HACI İSA ERTAY (isaertay@nevsehir.edu.tr)

Name of Lecturer(s)

MERT ANIL ATAMER, HACI İSA ERTAY,

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Objectives of the Course

By the end of this course students are expected analyse conceps of foreign exchange transactions, capital flows, balances of payments and their economic implications.

Learning Outcomes		PO	MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1	Can analyse the balance of payments items.	PO-2 Identify foreign trade-related problems, consider alternatives, and reach a conclusion based on logical analysis.	Examination
LO-2	Can analyse international private capital transactions	PO-10 Transmit acquired knowledge and skills related to the foreign trade department both in written and orally to the concerned.	Examination
LO-3	Can apply foreign exchange market transactions	PO-3 Operate foreign trade transactions,and conduct import and export operations. PO-5 Evaluate customs union agreements, customs regulations, foreign exchange regulations, import and export legistation.	Examination
LO-4	Can define the concepts of international trade and foreign exchange	PO-3 Operate foreign trade transactions,and conduct import and export operations.	Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Definition and Characteristics of Currency and Foreign Exchange Market, Types and Functions of Foreign Exchange Market, Formation of Exchange Rate and Exchange Rate Types Banking and Currency Markets, Definition and Importance of the Balance of Payments, Main Accounts of the Balance of Payments,Causes of Balance of Payments Imbalances, Policies to Prevent Balance of Payments Deficits, Equilibrium of the Balance of Payments, International Private Capital Flows, International Monetary Market, International Capital Markets.
Weekly Course Content
Week	Subject	Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1	Definition and Characteristics of Currency and Foreign Exchange Market	Lecture and topic discussion
2	Types and Functions of Foreign Exchange Market	Lecture and topic discussion
3	Formation of Exchange Rate and Exchange Rate Types	Lecture and topic discussion
4	Banking and Currency Markets	Lecture and topic discussion
5	Definition and Importance of the Balance of Payments	Lecture and topic discussion
6	Main Accounts of the Balance of Payments	Lecture and topic discussion
7	Causes of Balance of Payments Imbalances	Lecture and topic discussion
8	mid-term exam
9	Policies to Prevent Balance of Payments Deficits	Lecture and topic discussion
10	Equilibrium of the Balance of Payments	Lecture and topic discussion
11	Equilibrium of the Balance of Payments	Lecture and topic discussion
12	International Private Capital Flows	Lecture and topic discussion
13	International Private Capital Flows	Lecture and topic discussion
14	International Monetary Market	Lecture and topic discussion
15	International Capital Markets	Lecture and topic discussion
16	final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1	Seyidoğlu, H. (2017). Uluslararası İktisat.(21. bs.). İstanbul: Güzem Can Yayınları.
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment	Week	Hours	Weight(%)
mid-term exam	8	1	40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam	16	1	60

Student Work Load
Type of Work	Weekly Hours	Number of Weeks	Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice)	3	14	42
Outside Class
a) Reading	2	10	20
b) Search in internet/Library	2	4	8
c) Performance Project			0
d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report			0
e) Term paper/Project			0
Oral Examination			0
Quiz			0
Laboratory exam			0
Own study for mid-term exam	4	2	8
mid-term exam	2	1	2
Own study for final exam	4	2	8
final exam	2	1	2
			0
			0
Total work load;			90