ECTS - European Union-Turkey Customs Union
European Union-Turkey Customs Union (LOG303) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union-Turkey Customs Union | LOG303 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
|---|
| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
|---|---|
| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
|
| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to evaluate the European Union's development process and the paradigms of relations with Turkey and to emphasize the importance of European Union in globalized world economy. The course provides an assessment of Customs Union process between EU-Turkey to the students, in the light of the current economic, political and social developments. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
|
| Course Content | Operations of the European Union, economic integration types, European Union`s history and the process of integration, the formation of the Customs Union between EU-Turkey, underlying legal decisions of the partnership. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction: What is EU? What happened during the Debt Crisis? | The Causes of the Debt Crisis in Europe and the Role of Regional Integration, Carlo Panico http://www.insightweb.it/web/files/Crisis_in_Europe.pdf The Economics of European Integration, Chapter 1 |
| 2 | Types of Economic Integration and EU | The Economics of European Integration, Chapter 2 |
| 3 | Types of Economic Integration and EU (continuing) | The Economics of European Integration, Chapter 2 |
| 4 | History of the European Union | http://europa.eu/about-eu/eu-history/ |
| 5 | Functioning of the EU and its main institutions, Commission, Parliament, Council. | http://www.europedia.moussis.eu/books/Book_2/2/4/1/?all=1 |
| 6 | Policy making and core policies in European Union | The Economics of European Integration, Chapter 12 |
| 7 | Midterm Exam | Midterm Exam |
| 8 | European Union's Trade policy and free trade agreements | http://www.felixpena.com.ar/contenido/negociaciones/anexos/2010-09-european-union-policy-towards-free-trade-agreements.pdf The Economics of European Integration, Chapter 18-19 |
| 9 | History of EU-Turkey partnership | http://www.ab.gov.tr/index.php?p=111&l=1 www.dpt.gov.tr/DocObjects/Download/993/tarihce.doc |
| 10 | Customs Union Decision No: 1/95 | http://www.ikv.org.tr/icerik_en.asp?konu=gumrukbirligi&baslik=Customs%20Union http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/customs/customs_duties/rules_origin/preferential/article_414_en.htm |
| 11 | Trade relations between EU and Turkey | www.ec.europa.eu, www.ab.gov.tr, the economic and financial databases |
| 12 | Issues related to the functioning of EU-Turkey Customs Union. | http://www.ikv.org.tr/images/upload/data/files/31-15inci_ylinda_turkiye-ab_gumruk_birligi_yasanan_temel_sorunlar__subat_2011___2_.pdf |
| 13 | General Overview | |
| 14 | Students' presentations | |
| 15 | Students' presentations | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. The Economics of European Integration, Richard Baldwin, Charles Wyplosz, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2009. |
|---|---|
| Other Sources | 2. www.ec.europa.eu, www.ab.gov.tr, the economic and financial databases |
| 3. Misc. academic papers |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | 1 | 20 |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 4 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
|---|---|
| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
|---|---|
| Major Area Courses | X |
| 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 | The ability to have and use theoretical and practical information in international trade and logistics | X | ||||
| 2 | The ability to define problems, as well as to collect, evaluate, analyze, and interpret data, and to devise solutions, making use of the information, skills, and competencies in the field | X | ||||
| 3 | The ability to perform numerical analyses and research through accessing different resources of information in the field | X | ||||
| 4 | The ability to take part in intra- and interdisciplinary, or multi-cultural working groups, as well as work individually | X | ||||
| 5 | The ability to communicate verbally and in writing in English, and to make use of at least 1 foreign language | X | ||||
| 6 | The ability to act responsibly, and with the awareness in the issues of environmental sensitivity, sustainability, transparency, social responsibility, and ethical values | X | ||||
| 7 | The ability to read, understand, and interpret the relevant legislation in the field of international trade and logistics, and to see the global, and social effects of practices | X | ||||
| 8 | The ability to question and interpret the acquired interdisciplinary pieces of information within the framework of the current economic, social, and environmental conjuncture | X | ||||
| 9 | The ability to stay up to date regarding the local, regional, and global changes in the international trade and logistics, and the supply chain sector; and relevant through improvements on professional competencies and backgrounds, and to devise quick and effective solutions to possible problems through an innovative approach | X | ||||
| 10 | The ability to track national and international regulations in international trade and logistics, to learn logistic procedures and risk management, to use current instruments of technology and informatics, to analyze and improve processes, to devise new ideas and suggestions, to manage activities for change, and to report and document these processes | |||||
| 11 | - | |||||
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 | |||
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Total Workload | 90 | ||