ECTS - Globalization and Regionalization

Globalization and Regionalization (ECON515) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Globalization and Regionalization ECON515 General Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Social Sciences Master's Degree
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 and its aspects, financial globalization, foreign direct investment, multinational companies, globalization and economic development, from restricted free trade to conditional free trade, new industrialized countries, integration theory, economic unions, EU experience, impact of globalization and regionalization on economy, regional u

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
3. Sönmez,Sinan, Dünya Ekonomisinde Dönüşüm; İmge Yayınevi; Ankara; 2.Baskı Eylül 2005
Other Sources 4. 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 X
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
1 2 3 4 5
1 Have advanced level of knowledge about the field of Public Finance-Tax in order to gain practical gains.
2 He/she can identify the issues related to Finance-Tax area by considering them within the framework of a method and report and evaluate them from an analytical point of view.
3 Able to understand, interpret and analyze economic and financial events, equipped with knowledge of certain disciplines, especially economics, business and law
4 Develops policies and strategies for the solution of problems by establishing the cause-effect relationship related to financial and economic problems through theoretical information and current discussions, by making financial analyzes.
5 By establishing the relationship of public financial management and budget theory with public policies, he/she makes strong budget analysis, develops analyzes on public finance and establishes the policy implementation relationship.
6 Understanding tax theory, learning the legal background, following the developments and gaining a professional competence in tax matters effectively develop it.
7 Have knowledge of accounting systems in private and public institutions and businesses, analyze and interpret the financial and financial structure of businesses with the knowledge and competence gained.
8 Gain knowledge of macroeconomic structure and growth theory, including theoretical and country examples, and evaluate economic developments from a theoretical perspective.
9 Can use foreign language in financial and economic fields, follow international literature, communicate on professional issues.
10 By using information technologies, digital developments and common software, it benefits from technological developments in studies specific to its field.
11 It uses qualitative and quantitative methods necessary for the analysis of economic, financial, social and institutional events.
12 While fulfilling its academic and professional responsibilities, the United Nations develops an approach that respects sustainable development goals, fundamental freedoms, disadvantaged groups, the environment, cultural and moral values.

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 16 4 64
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 20 20
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury
Total Workload 84