ECTS - Globalization and Regionalization

Globalization and Regionalization (ECON419) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Globalization and Regionalization ECON419 General Elective 3 0 0 3 6
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses (Group A)
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
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, financial globalization, foreign direct investment, multinational companies, globalization and economic development, developing countries, the theory of integration, types of integration, economic unions, the experiment of EU, regionalism and regional unions, the theories of regionalism.

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
4. Sönmez,Sinan, Dünya Ekonomisinde Dönüşüm; İmge Yayınevi; Ankara; 2.Baskı Eylül 2005
Other Sources 3. 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
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
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
3 The ability to perform numerical analyses and research through accessing different resources of information in the field
4 The ability to take part in intra- and interdisciplinary, or multi-cultural working groups, as well as work individually
5 The ability to communicate verbally and in writing in English, and to make use of at least 1 foreign language
6 The ability to act responsibly, and with the awareness in the issues of environmental sensitivity, sustainability, transparency, social responsibility, and ethical values
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
8 The ability to question and interpret the acquired interdisciplinary pieces of information within the framework of the current economic, social, and environmental conjuncture
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
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) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 5 80
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project 1 10 10
Report
Homework Assignments 1 5 5
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 2 2
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 3 3
Total Workload 148