Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
İKT6208.01INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS IIElective127
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of the course is to get to know basic concepts and issues of international economic science in detail.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğrt. Üyesi Figen Tombak
Learning Outcomes
1Define the basic concepts of balance of payments.
2Define basic concepts such as foreign exchange market, exchange rate.
3Explain the theories of exchange rate changes based on the exchange rate.
4Establish the relationship between foreign trade and economic development.
5Analyze the international effects of macro policies.
Mode of Delivery
Uzaktan Eğitim
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
External balance of payments, foreign exchange market and processors ,foreign exchange demand and supply, foreign exchange rate, forward-looking foreign exchange transactions (foreign exchange derivatives), theories to explain changes in the exchange rate, balance of payments equivalance: price change mechanisms, balance of payments equivalance: national income and other mechanisms, foreign trade policies and economic development, ınternational monetary and capital markets, applied foreign trade, ınternational monetary system, macro-economic policy analysis in open economies.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1External balance of paymentsLecturing
2Foreign exchange market and processors Lecturing
3Foreign exchange demand and supplyLecturing
4Foreign exchange rate Lecturing
5Forward-looking foreign exchange transactions (foreign exchange derivatives)Lecturing
6Theories to explain changes in the exchange rate Lecturing
7Balance of payments equivalance: Price change mechanisms Lecturing
8 Mid-term exam Exam
9Balance of payments equivalance: National income and other mechanisms Foreign trade policies and economic developmentLecturing
10International monetary and capital markets Lecturing
11Foreign direct investment Lecturing
12Applied foreign tradeLecturing
13International monetary system Lecturing
14Macro-economic policy analysis in open economies Lecturing
15Final Exam Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
H. SEYİDOĞLU, International Economics, Güzem Can Yayınları, İstanbul: 2007 (Main Source). E. M. ÜNSAL, International Economics, Imaj Yayınevi, Ankara: 2007. K. ÇELİK, International Economics, Derya Kitabevi, Trabzon, 2007.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures133
Problem Solving122
Brain Storming133
Self Study133
Individual Study for Homework Problems133
Individual Study for Mid term Examination24590
Individual Study for Final Examination250100
Homework122
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)208
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
LO1
LO2
LO3
LO4
LO5
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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