Erciyes University - Info Package

Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
POLICY OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS	Third cycle	İKT 638		2	7.00	7.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	none
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	DOÇ. DR. FATMA ÜNLÜ
Lecturer(s)	DOÇ. DR. FATMA ÜNLÜ
Teaching assitant(s)	none
Mode of delivery	face to face
Course objective	The aim of this course is to ensure students investigate international economic relations in terms of foreign trade policies and instruments and also understand international financial crisis.
Course description	Instructing to students about International Trade Policies and monetary transactions and discussing policies in growth & development process in the International Economics.

Course contents

1	Explaining foreign trade policies.
2	Analyzing tariffs and non tariff barriers by example problems.
3	Discussing new protectionism.
4	Investigating economic unions, custom unions and free trade areas.
5	Synthesizing relationship between global economy and foreign trade.
6	Explaining international money relations by example questions.
7	Analyzing exchange rate market and balance of payments.
8	Mid-term exam
9	Evaluating macroeconomic policies in open economies.
10	Interpreting internal and external economic balance.
11	Synthesizing relationship between foreign trade and economic development.
12	Investigating international monetary system.
13	Discussing international financial crisis.
14	Discussing international financial crisis.
15	Discussing international financial crisis.
16	Final exam
17	Final exam
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	To be able to understand the importance of economic unions and institutions in international payment system.
2	To be able to understand international monetary theories.
3	To be able to evaluate relationship between economic development and international trade theories by using economic indicators.
4	To be able to define, understand and compare instruments of foreign trade policy.
5	To be able to understand operations of global financial system and also create policy proposals for different cases.
6	To be able to prepare and present projects about international financial economics and also to be able to make group discussion.
7	To be able to analyze international capital movements in terms of financial crisis by using economic indicators and also create policy proposals.
8	To be able to compare alternative exchange rate systems and also evaluate relationship between trade and money.
9	To be able to analyze today’s international economic cases by the help of these theories
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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load

	Quantity	Time (hour)	Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching)	14	3	42
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	14	3	42
Homework	2	12	24
Presentation / seminar	2	4	8
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	1	10	10
Midterm exams	1	2	2
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	1	15	15
Final exam	1	2	2
Research	0	0	0
Total work load			145
ECTS			6.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	100
Quiz	0	0
Homework	0	0
Semester total		100
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		60
General total		100

Recommended and required reading

Textbook	CHACHOLIADES, Miltiades International Economics, McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.,1990 GERBER, James International Economics, 2nd Edition, Pearson Education Inc., 2002 HUSTED, Steven & MELVIN, Michael, International Economics, 5th Edition, The Addison-Wesley Longman Inc., 2001 KRUGMAN, Paul R.& OBSTEFELD, M International Economics- Theory and Policy- 5th Edition, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., 2000 SALVATORE, Dominick International Economics, 6th Edition, John Wiley & Sons Inc., 1999
Additional references	Fatma Ünlü, International Economic Policy (unpublished lecture notes).

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