İKT811 Foreign Trade and Industrialization

10 ECTS - 4-0 Duration (T+A)- . Semester- 4 National Credit

Information

Code İKT811
Name Foreign Trade and Industrialization
Semester . Semester
Duration (T+A) 4-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 10 ECTS
National Credit 4 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Doktora Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
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Course Goal

Foreign Trade and Industrialization Strategies will be introduced to students within the framework of theory, policy and practice. In this research-oriented course, it is aimed to focus on the complementary features of Foreign Trade and Industrialization. In this course, the relevant literature will be reviewed and analyzed and students will be encouraged to pursue intermediate and advanced studies while increasing their knowledge on these issues. Within the scope of the course, students are also expected to write a country-specific research paper and take this work to relevant platforms.

Course Content

"Foreign Trade and Industrialization" course is one of the courses of the PhD program in Economics, which aims to systematically introduce the relevant topics and content to students who want to specialize in International Economics.

Course Precondition

It is expected to have completed the first semester of the Economics PhD program courses and to have basic quantitative skills.

Resources

Backer K. D. and Miroudot, S. (2013). Mapping Global Value Chains. Working Party of the Trade Committee, OECD Trade Policy Papers.

Notes

Hill. Balassa, B. (1979). A Stage Approach to Comparative Advantage. I. Adelman icinde, Economic Growth and Resources. Fifth Congress of the International Economic Association, London: Macmillan, 4, 121-156. Balassa, B. (1986). Comparative Advantage in Manufactured Goods: A Reappraisal. The Review of Economics and Statistics. Balassa, B. (1991). Economic Policies in the Pacific Area Developing Countries. New York: New York University Press. Krugman, P. R. (1994c). The Myth of Asia’s Miracle. Foreign Affairs. Krugman, P. R. (1995). Growing World Trade: Causes and Consequences. Krugman, P. R. (1996). Making Sense of the Competitiveness Debate. Rodrik, D. (2004). Rethinking Growth Policies in the Developing World.


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Learns the definition of Foreign Trade and Industrialization.
LO02 Learns the types of foreign trade and industrialization.
LO03 Can use quantitative techniques.
LO04 Within the scope of the course, students will be able to write a country-specific research paper.
LO05 Learns the industrialization process and strategies.
LO06 Learns information about Industrialization Policies in developed countries.
LO07 Can establish the relationship between exchange rate policies and industrialization.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Explains the importance of demand and supply and the conditions of the market economy to work better 5
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Conducts new research that contributes to science. 4
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Specifies the role of the market economy, the price advantage of the event. 5
PLO04 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Specifies the role of the price advantage in market economy 3
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Faces with challenges, produces a numerical and policy options. 4
PLO06 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Applies the methods of economic analysis.
PLO07 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Acquires the ability of analyzing in the conceptual level ,compares interprets, evaluates and synthesizes ideas in order to develop solutions to the problems. 5
PLO08 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Has the knowledge of quantitative and qualitative techniques used in Economics. 5
PLO09 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Builds, decodes and interprets models by using quantitative and qualitative techniques
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Takes responsibility individually and / or in a team,leads a team and works effectively
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği With the awareness of the necessity of life-long learning, follows the latest developments about his field and improves himself
PLO12 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Speaks Turkish, and at least one other foreign language in accordance with the requirements of academic and business life. 5
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Recognize and apply social, scientific and professional ethical values. 4
PLO14 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Expresses himself/herself accurately, both orally and in writing. 5
PLO15 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Publishes original studies in the field of economics in scientific journals.
PLO16 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Knows where and how to find all scientific resources and data with information technologies to do research.
PLO17 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Understands the necessity and importance of research in social sciences.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Course description and introduction Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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2 Economic theory and growth strategy Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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3 Foreign Trade Policies Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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4 Industrialization process and Strategies Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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5 Kaldor / Vernon Laws Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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6 Import Substitution Industrialization Strategy Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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7 Export Oriented Industrialization Strategy Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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8 Mid-Term Exam Preparation Exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
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9 Industrialization Policies in developed countries Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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10 Far East Countries and Industrialization Strategies Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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11 Foreign Trade Policies in Developing Countries Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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12 Industrialization Policies in developing countries Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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13 The paradox of industrialization and natural resources Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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14 Exchange rate policies and industrialization Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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15 Terms of Trade debates Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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16 Turkish Economy and Foreign Trade - Industrialization Policies. Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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17 Term Exams Prepare to exams Ölçme Yöntemleri:
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Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 4 56
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 12 168
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 2 2
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 12 12
Final Exam 1 24 24
Total Workload (Hour) 262
Total Workload / 25 (h) 10,48
ECTS 10 ECTS