ECTS - Globalization and Regionalization

Globalization and Regionalization (ECON515) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Globalization and Regionalization ECON515 General Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Ph.D.
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Gürsan Şenalp
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The course as directed to understand and discuss the term ‘Globalization’ in todays world as well as the stages of the globalization in the past.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • To understand the capitalist mode of production
  • To have a critical view of the interdependency and dependency of the national economies from each other
Course Content Globalization and its aspects, financial globalization, foreign direct investment, multinational companies, globalization and economic development, from restricted free trade to conditional free trade, new industrialized countries, integration theory, economic unions, EU experience, impact of globalization and regionalization on economy, regional u

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Globalization: An Introduction Amoroso-Gallina:15-28
2 Economic Schools, Schocks, and the EMU Amoroso-Gallina:31-51
3 Advantages and Disadvantages of Remaining in the EMU Amoroso-Gallina:53-72
4 Vietnam in the Cyclone of Globalization Amoroso-Gallina:77-92
5 NAFTA and Competition in the Mexican Agricultural Sector Amoroso-Gallina:93-115
6 The Structure of World Economy Sönmez, 21-91
7 The Euro-Med Agreements Holland, in Amoroso-Gallina:119-132
8 The Euro-Med Agreements Holland, in Amoroso-Gallina:132-148
9 Midterm
10 From Economic crises to Foreign Debt Crises Sönmez, 137-185
11 Financial and Monetary Internationalization Sönmez, 199-226
12 Bretton-Woods and IMF and World Bank Sönmez, 305-319
13 Stabilization Policies Sönmez, 328-339
14 Globalization Sönmez, 435-453
15 General Review
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Seyitoğlu, H. (2001). Uluslararası İktisat: Teori, Politika Uygulama. İstanbul : Turhan Kitabevi, 2001
2. Amoroso,Bruno and Gallina,Andrea (Editors), Essay on Regional Integration and Globalization, Federico Caffe Centre Publisher; Roskilde; 2005
3. Sönmez,Sinan, Dünya Ekonomisinde Dönüşüm; İmge Yayınevi; Ankara; 2.Baskı Eylül 2005
Other Sources 4. İsmihan, M., Olgun, H., Utku-İsmihan, F. M. (2007). “Ulusal Ekonomilerin Küreselleşmesi: 1975-2005.” 2. Küreselleşme ve Büyük Hayal Kırıklığı Konferans (Globalization and Its Discontents, SUNY Cortland, New York, Haziran 2007. [Türkçe Çeviri]

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 10
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 60
Toplam 3 100
Percentage of Semester Work 40
Percentage of Final Work 60
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 To compare main theories and/or approaches in political economy and make a critical evaluation of each
2 To compare main macroeconomic theories and/or approaches and make a critical evaluation of each
3 To use complementary approaches from other relevant disciplines (e.g. political science, sociology) in order to solve problems requiring scientific expertise
4 To develop the skills for establishing a micro-macro link in human and social sciences
5 To analyze the main economic indicators and comment on them
6 To acquire theoretical knowledge through literature survey and derive empirically testable hypothesis
7 To be able to develop new approaches/theories for complex problems in political economy
8 To apply critical thinking, statistical/econometric tools or other relevant quantitative and qualitative tools to new areas/problems
9 To make a research design and carry it out within predetermined time frames
10 To formulate and present policy recommendations based on academic research
11 To continue learning and undertake advanced research independently

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 4 64
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 20 20
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury
Total Workload 84