ECTS - - Master's in International Trade and Logistics (Thesis)

Compulsory Departmental Courses

ISL557 - Research Methods and Ethics (3 + 0) 10

Starting with science and research, which are the foundations of research, academic writing rules, classification of research are presented. It covers topics such as determining the research topic, writing a research question, literature review, creating conceptual/theoretical bases for research, recognizing research patterns, conducting the research process in line with ethical issues/principles, sampling, measurement process, validity and reliability, data analysis methods, and presenting findings. In addition, students test hypotheses on a ready-made data set using the SPSS package program. In short, this course adopts the basic norms of research, allowing students to prepare a research proposal and experience these norms.

LOJ550 - International Trade (3 + 0) 10

International legal persons, methods for resolving international disputes, the history of international trade law, the World Trade Organization, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, and multilateral trade agreements.

LOJ551 - Supply Chain Management and Logistics (3 + 0) 10

The supply chain concept; purchasing, material flow management, production, product, marketing, sales, distribution, customer relationship management, service management, demand management, order fulfillment, supplier relationship management, IT, product development, reverse operations.

LOJ595 - Thesis (0 + 0) 60

Scientific research, thesis writing.

LOJ596 - Seminar (0 + 0) 10

Research methods, data types and data collection, statistical techniques for data analysis, use of charts and graphs, and reporting of research

SBE-LOG-AE1SP1 - Departmental Elective (0 + 0) 5

SBE-LOG-AE1SP2 - Departmental Elective (0 + 0) 5

Elective Courses

FNCE513 - Risk Management (3 + 0) 5

Financial risk and the sources of risk, calculation and management of portfolio risk, exchange rate, interest rate and credit risk, traditional risk management methods, risk management instruments.

FNCE521 - Financial Management (3 + 0) 10

In this course, the basic concepts of financial management; financial statements, cash flows, financial analysis, time value of money, valuation of financial assets, risk and return, cost of capital, capital budgeting, leverage and working capital management are covered. In addition, current developments in the field of financial management are evaluated within the scope of student presentations.

ISL503 - Accounting (3 + 0) 5

General accounting, recording of the accounts within basic terms of accounting and unified accounting system by analysing the balance sheet and the income statement of a firm and preparing basic financial statements that measure the financial position of a firm.

ISL514 - Marketing Management (3 + 0) 10

Strategic planning and marketing process, marketing strategy; target audience identification and development in the marketing mix, macro and micro environment of marketing, marketing segmentation, consumer and industrial markets and different aspects of these markets, consumer behavior, product, price, promotion, distribution.

ISL533 - Contemporary Management (3 + 0) 10

Business establishment strategies, business establishment process from theoretical and practical aspects of contemporary business administration.

LOJ510 - Contract Management in International Trade and Logistics (3 + 0) 5

Methods of entry into foreign markets, incoterms, terms of payment, international commercial documents, international contracts and contract management.

LOJ522 - Logistics Management (3 + 0) 5

Logistics strategy planning, implementation, transport mode selection and network design, performance measurement, cost valuation, optimization examples, facility location selection, network design, supply chain applications.