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 |
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| European Union-Turkey Customs Union | LOG303 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| 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. |
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| 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;
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| 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 | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts and methods of economics | |||||
| 2 | Acquiring the skills of macro level economic analysis | |||||
| 3 | Acquiring the skills of micro level economic analysis | |||||
| 4 | Understanding the formulation and implementation of economic policies at the local, national, regional, and/or global level | |||||
| 5 | Learning different approaches on economic and related issues | |||||
| 6 | Acquiring the quantitative and/or qualitative techniques in economic analysis | |||||
| 7 | Improving the ability to use the modern software, hardware and/or technological devices | |||||
| 8 | Developing intra-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary team work skills | X | ||||
| 9 | Acquiring an open-minded behavior through encouraging critical analysis, discussions, and/or life-long learning | |||||
| 10 | Adopting work ethic and social responsibility | |||||
| 11 | Developing the skills of communication. | |||||
| 12 | Improving the ability to effectively implement the knowledge and skills in at least one of the following areas: economic policy, public policy, international economic relations, industrial relations, monetary and financial affairs. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| 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 | ||