International Trade and Business (English)
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: ITB311
Course Name: Export and Import Management
Semester: Fall
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: English
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Compulsory Courses
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üy. NESLİHAN BALCI VAROL
Course Lecturer(s): Mehmet Baykal
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: This course is designed to enable the students to have a good understanding of main concepts in international marketing, selection of target market, export entry mode strategies and export and import transactions. Not only the above mentioned knowledge, but also related regulation will be outlined. A project, which covers the stages of export procedure, is also prepared.
Course Content: Dış ticarete giriş, dış ticaret mevzuatı ve kullanılan belgeler, uluslararası ticarette teslim şekilleri, ihracatta ödeme şekilleri, (peşin ödeme, mal mukabili ödeme, vesail mukabili ödeme), akreditif ile ödeme, özel işlemler, ihracat ve çeşitleri, ihracat işleminin aşamaları, ihracata hazırlık, pazar bulma ve pazar seçimi, fiyatlama, ihracatta yapılan işlemler, ihracatta teşvikler, ihracatın finansmanı, ihracatta riskler ve korunma yöntemleri.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Students who take this course should have appreciation of the role of export/import process in the globalised world market
2) The student shall also develop network thinking in regards to export. This includes the role of import in relation to export, including the role of business relationships with customers, suppliers, supporting actors such as consultants, financial institutions, logistics service providers.
3) Students should have a broad overview of the export-import process and its related literature and research streams.
4) The student should be able to create export and import plans
5) Students should be able to conduct research for export import products by uslng country databases
6) Students should be able to conduct country analysis for finding export and import products by using databases.
7) The student shall devleop understanding of customer value through export and import from a network perspective.
8) The student shall understand the role of export and import at a societal level
9) The student shall develope knowledge about export import documentation.
10) The student shall learn Turkish Custom Clearance Procedures.
11) The student should have an idea about Export Import services as a career opportunity.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Inroduction to Export Import Management
2) Export Procedures in Turkey
3) Import Procedures in Turkey
4) E-Export and E-Export Platforms
5) Incoterms
6) Export Imports Documents
7) Mid-term
8) International Trade Barriers
9) Market Research for Export
10) Product Research for Import
11) Developing Export Plan
12) Free Trade Zones & Bonded Warehouses
13) Step-by-Step Export guide
14) Term Revision
15) Finals Week
16) Finals Week

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: International Marketing and Export Management. Gerald Albaum and Edwin Duerr. 2011, Seventh Edition, Prentice Hall
References: International Marketing and Export Management. Gerald Albaum and Edwin Duerr. 2011, Seventh Edition, Prentice Hall

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

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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.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

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
2) Possess the knowledge and skills related to different functions and interactions of international business and trade. 3
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. 3
4) Use different theoretical approaches to understanding and solving various business and trade problems. 3
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. 2
6) Understands the value of developing new trade projects and generating strategies within international market needs. 3
7) Solves complex business and global trade problems by using various statistical techniques and numerical methods and makes analyzes by using statistical programs effectively. 2
8) Uses a foreign language at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education. 3
9) Develops teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship skills. 3
10) Possess the knowledge of universal ethical values, social responsibility and sufficient legal and regulatory knowledge. 2
11) Develops positive attitudes related to lifelong learning and identifies individual learning needs and carries out studies to correct them. 2
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. 3
13) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Using License required by the field.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 0
Field Work 1 % 0
Homework Assignments 3 % 0
Presentation 3 % 0
Midterms 1 % 40
Final 1 % 60
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 42
Study Hours Out of Class 14 28
Presentations / Seminar 3 3
Project 3 9
Homework Assignments 6 18
Midterms 1 10
Final 1 15
Total Workload 125