UNI398 World Economy and TradeIstinye UniversityDegree Programs General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational Qualifications

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: UNI398
Course Name: World Economy and Trade
Semester: Spring
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: Turkish
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
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Mode of Delivery: E-Learning
Course Coordinator: Öğr. Gör. HİLAL BAL
Course Lecturer(s): Öğr. Gör. Hilal Bal
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: The aim of this course is for students to learn the basic concepts and theoretical knowledge about the world economy, to question the connections between globalization, industrialization and international trade, and to learn the relationships between crises in the world economy and the reconstruction of capitalism.
Course Content: The scope of this course will include topics related to constraints and opportunities in the world economy, Sustainable Development, Industrialization, Globalization, Crises and World trade.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Can interpret the basic problems of the world economy and can explain the basic resources that may affect the world economy. can express the developments regarding the world population.
2) Gain knowledge about the types of sustainable development and the importance of the concept of sustainable development, environmental problems, global warming for the world economy.
3) Can examine the differences between underdeveloped and developed countries and comment on the reasons. Can give examples from around the world on types of poverty and policies to combat it.
4) Can interpret what effects industrialization and catching up with technology have on economies.
5) Evaluates the phenomenon of globalization and has information about the economic globalization process.
6) Evaluate the effects of the globalization process in the world and can interpret various regional economic integrations in the world and their effects.
7) Can explain what Transformations in Social and Economic Structure are and their effects.
9) Gain knowledge about the development and transformation of the world economy throughout history.
10) Can learn the causes and effects of financial crises in the historical process.
11) Gain information about the Long-Term Development of World Trade.
12) Learns what developments took place in World Trade in the 2000s and can interpret the effects of the developments.
13) Have information about the Development of Intra-Regional and Inter-Regional Trade.
14) Can learn about the Transformation in World Trade and the Trends that Gain in Weight in Recent Years and can comment on current developments.
15) They have the opportunity to complete their deficiencies through general repetition.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Constraints and Opportunities of the World Economy Lecture Notes
2) Sustainable Development, Environmental Problems and Global Warming Lecture Notes
3) Underdevelopment, Poverty and Struggle Policies Lecture Notes
4) Industrialization and Catching Up with Technology Lecture Notes
5) Globalization Lecture Notes
6) International Organizations on the Axes of Regionalization and Globalization Lecture Notes
7) Transformations in Social and Economic Structure Lecture Notes
8) MIDTERM EXAM
9) II. World War and Developments in the World Economy Lecture Notes
10) Capitalism Crises and Alternative Development Policies Lecture Notes
11) Long-Term Development of World Trade Lecture Notes
12) Development of World Trade in the 2000s Lecture Notes
13) Development of Intra-Regional and Inter-Regional Trade Lecture Notes
14) The Transformation in World Trade and Its Trends Gaining Weight in Recent Years Lecture Notes
15) General Review Lecture Notes
16) FINAL EXAM Lecture Notes

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Ders Notları
References: KARAGÜL, Mehmet (2012), Dünya Ekonomisi: Tehdit ve Fırsatlarıyla, (2. Baskı), Nobel Yayınevi, Ankara.
Eğilmez, M. (2018), Dünya Ekonomisi Remzi Kitabevi.
Öztürk, F., & Çelebioğlu, F. (Eds.). (2006), Dünya Ekonomisinden Seçme Konular. Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara
YENİPAZARLI, Aslı (2019), 21. Yüzyılda Dünya Ekonomisi: Kavram, Teori ve Politika Güncel Göstergeler, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara

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Assessment & Grading

Değerlendirme Yöntemleri ve Kriterleri Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 15
Midterms 1 % 35
Final 1 % 50
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 28
Application 4 4
Study Hours Out of Class 14 42
Midterms 3 13
Final 5 29
Total Workload 116