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FACULTY OF ECONOMICS & ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES / BUS338 - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Code: BUS338 Course Title: FOREIGN TRADE TRANSACTIONS Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer MUSTAFA ÜNSALAN (mustafaunsalan@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Acquiring the ability to coordinate and manage all stages of foreign trade management process

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 to make import and export procedures PO-2 analyze and design at the organizational level, understand the functions of business management that are planning, organizing, execution, coordination and control, describe and apply them, and be acknowledged about modern management techniques.
PO-6 have the importance of accounting in terms of firms, its extent, basic accounting concepts, theoretical knowledge on financial ratios and charts and they can use these datum.
PO-10 comprehend the market developments , follow and comment on them, while having the knowledge of capital market and new financial techniques.
PO-11 Understand and comprehend market research, information systems, consumer behaviors, strategic marketing, global markets, product and service strategies, product life curve, pricing and supply chain in the points of providing continuity of businesses in the process of globalization.
PO-17 Use modern methods and technologies of business administration including analytical thinking and information technology in the first instance.
Examination
LO-2 to follow import and export regimes PO-6 have the importance of accounting in terms of firms, its extent, basic accounting concepts, theoretical knowledge on financial ratios and charts and they can use these datum.
PO-8 have knowledge and skills intended for teoric and practice on ethics, legislative framework, auditing standarts and deception by having information about basic audit principles and techniques and reporting the audits issues.
PO-10 comprehend the market developments , follow and comment on them, while having the knowledge of capital market and new financial techniques.
PO-11 Understand and comprehend market research, information systems, consumer behaviors, strategic marketing, global markets, product and service strategies, product life curve, pricing and supply chain in the points of providing continuity of businesses in the process of globalization.
PO-17 Use modern methods and technologies of business administration including analytical thinking and information technology in the first instance.
Examination
LO-3 Evaluate import and export operations in terms of strategic management. PO-2 analyze and design at the organizational level, understand the functions of business management that are planning, organizing, execution, coordination and control, describe and apply them, and be acknowledged about modern management techniques.
PO-3 have information about the basic concepts of strategic management, strategic management process and strategic analysis and strategy selection, implementation and control strategies.
PO-11 Understand and comprehend market research, information systems, consumer behaviors, strategic marketing, global markets, product and service strategies, product life curve, pricing and supply chain in the points of providing continuity of businesses in the process of globalization.
PO-17 Use modern methods and technologies of business administration including analytical thinking and information technology in the first instance.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Basic Concepts of Foreign Trade, Theories of Foreign Trade, The Development of Foreign Trade from Past to Present, The Differences Between Foreign Trade and Local Trading, The Types of Delivery Used in Foreign Trade; Incoterms 2000, Documents Used in Foreign Trade (Commercial Documents, Official Documents, Transport Documents, Insurance Documents, Financing Documents) and Usage
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Basic Concepts about Foreign Trade Verbal lecture
2 Preparing for Export Verbal lecture
3 Looking for Customers Verbal lecture
4 Preparing Commodities for Export Verbal lecture
5 Market Research Techniques Verbal lecture
6 International Marketing Verbal lecture
7 Government Supports Verbal lecture
8 mid-term exam
9 Government Supports Verbal lecture
10 Choosing Distributors Verbal lecture
11 Incoterms Verbal lecture
12 Payment Terms Verbal lecture
13 Documents Verbal lecture
14 Contracting Verbal lecture
15 Preparing Offer Verbal lecture
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Ralph Folsom, Michael Gordon, Michael Van Alstine, Michael Ramsey (2017) Principles of International Business Transactions
2 Erkut Onursal,Mevzuat ve Teknik Yönleri ile Dış Ticaret, Seçkin Yayınları, 2013, Yaser Gürsoy, Dış Ticaret İşlemleri Yönetimi
Required Course instruments and materials
Textbook, Blackboard, Projection

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 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 2 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 5 7 35
       b) Search in internet/Library 3 7 21
       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 2 5 10
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 3 4 12
final exam 2 2 4
0
0
Total work load; 125