| International Trade and Business (English) | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code: | INR301 | ||||
| Course Name: | International Political Economy | ||||
| Semester: | Fall | ||||
| Course Credits: |
|
||||
| Language of instruction: | English | ||||
| Course Condition: | |||||
| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective | ||||
| Course Level: |
|
||||
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||
| Course Coordinator: | Dr. Öğr. Üy. SUAT EREN ÖZYİĞİT | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | Doç. Dr. Efe Can Gürcan | ||||
| Course Assistants: |
| Course Objectives: | The course aims to introduce students to international political economy. |
| Course Content: | This course will revolve around fundamental questions concerning the global functioning of the economy: How does globalization affect the economy and politics? What are the main issues and contemporary trends regarding the global economy? How is the agency of political actors shaped by global economic forces? This course aims to provide students with a basic familiarity with current theoretical and practical trends in IPE. Several issues –e.g. production, trade, finance, labor relations, development, technology, multinational corporations, and economic crises – will be addressed in the context of globalization. |
|
The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) A broad understanding of the global economic dynamics 2) A basic familiarity with the functioning of the global economy within an analytical and practical framework 3) An ability to analyze economic issues in a contemporary and global context |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction to International Political Economy | |
| 2) | Theories of International Political Economy | |
| 3) | Production, Trade, and Globalization | |
| 4) | International Money and Finance | |
| 5) | Globalization of Labor | |
| 6) | Review | |
| 7) | Midterm | |
| 8) | Exam Grades and Feedback Session | |
| 9) | The Environment and Global Economy | |
| 10) | International Development | |
| 11) | Multinational Corporations | |
| 12) | Documentary Session and Discussion: The Shock Doctrine | |
| 13) | The Political Economy of Ideas and Technology | |
| 14) | Global Capitalism and Crisis | |
| 15) | Final Exam |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Robert O’Brien & Marc Williams, Global Political Economy: Evolution and Dynamics, Palgrave Macmillan, 2012 (no purchase required) |
| References: | ders kitabı |
| Course Learning Outcomes | 1 |
2 |
3 |
||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Outcomes | |||||||||||||
| 1) Has a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on international business and trade by the use of social sciences and mathematics, | |||||||||||||
| 2) Possess the knowledge and skills related to different functions and interactions of international business and trade. | |||||||||||||
| 3) Possess the knowledge and skills to interpret the data, concepts and ideas in the field of international business and trade with scientific and technological methods. | |||||||||||||
| 4) Use different theoretical approaches to understanding and solving various business and trade problems. | |||||||||||||
| 5) Explains the competitiveness of the countries with the requirements of international competition and interprets the functioning of the actors and regulatory structures in the international environment. | |||||||||||||
| 6) Understands the value of developing new trade projects and generating strategies within international market needs. | |||||||||||||
| 7) Solves complex business and global trade problems by using various statistical techniques and numerical methods and makes analyzes by using statistical programs effectively. | |||||||||||||
| 8) Uses a foreign language at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education. | |||||||||||||
| 9) Develops teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship skills. | |||||||||||||
| 10) Possess the knowledge of universal ethical values, social responsibility and sufficient legal and regulatory knowledge. | |||||||||||||
| 11) Develops positive attitudes related to lifelong learning and identifies individual learning needs and carries out studies to correct them. | |||||||||||||
| 12) Students will be able to communicate their ideas and solutions both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms. | |||||||||||||
| 13) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Using License required by the field. | |||||||||||||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Has a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on international business and trade by the use of social sciences and mathematics, | |
| 2) | Possess the knowledge and skills related to different functions and interactions of international business and trade. | |
| 3) | Possess the knowledge and skills to interpret the data, concepts and ideas in the field of international business and trade with scientific and technological methods. | |
| 4) | Use different theoretical approaches to understanding and solving various business and trade problems. | |
| 5) | Explains the competitiveness of the countries with the requirements of international competition and interprets the functioning of the actors and regulatory structures in the international environment. | |
| 6) | Understands the value of developing new trade projects and generating strategies within international market needs. | |
| 7) | Solves complex business and global trade problems by using various statistical techniques and numerical methods and makes analyzes by using statistical programs effectively. | |
| 8) | Uses a foreign language at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education. | |
| 9) | Develops teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship skills. | |
| 10) | Possess the knowledge of universal ethical values, social responsibility and sufficient legal and regulatory knowledge. | |
| 11) | Develops positive attitudes related to lifelong learning and identifies individual learning needs and carries out studies to correct them. | |
| 12) | Students will be able to communicate their ideas and solutions both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms. | |
| 13) | Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Using License required by the field. |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Presentation | 1 | % 20 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
| total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 6 | 14 |
| Midterms | 5 | 13 |
| Final | 9 | 31 |
| Total Workload | 100 | |