COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AND EU

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IKT 4010 ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AND EU ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Economics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR UTKU UTKULU

Offered to

Economics
Economics

Course Objective

Both provide a general framework for economic integrations in the world and acquire the tools to enable economic analysis of the EU-Turkey relationship in the current dimensions

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to discuss current issues from the current issues and related literature
2   To be able to evaluate current available examples by analyzing economic and monetary integrations theoretically.
3   To be able to compare critically and different ideas
4   From the Monetary Union theory to be able to questioning whether European Monetary Union is an Optimum Currency Area or not
5   To be able to explain relationship of the existing economic and monetary unions with Turkey and their effects on the Turkish economy
6   To be able to analyzing the historical development of Turkey-EU relationship and negotiation process

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 International Economic Theory and Economic Integration: Introduction
2 International Economic Theory and Economic Integration: Basic concepts and Framework
3 CU Theory within the International Economic Integration Theory Framework: Introduction
4 CU Theory within the International Economic Integration Theory Framework: Static Effects of the CU
5 CU Theory within the International Economic Integration Theory Framework: Dynamic Effects of the CU
6 The Effects of the CU on the Turkish Economy
7 Monetary Union Theory: Introduction
8 Midterm Exam
9 Midterm Exam
10 Economic Analysis of the Monetary Unions: Traditional Approach
11 Economic Analysis of the Monetary Unions: Alternative Approach
12 Structure and Mechanism of the Europen Monetary System
13 Economic and Monetary Union of EU and Turkey
14 International Economic Integration Initiatives: Especially EFTA and NAFTA

Recomended or Required Reading

Nevzat Güran (2002), Uluslararası Ekonomik Bütünleşme ve Avrupa Birliği, 2. Baskı, Izmir.
Irfan Kalaycı (ed.) (2006), Türkiye-AB Ilişkileri Üzerine Ekonomi-Politik Tezler, Beta Yayınevi
Canan Balkır ve Muzaffer Demirci (1989), Uluslararası Ekonomik Bütünleşme ve Avrupa Topluluğu, Filiz Kitabevi, Istanbul.
Ali M. El-Agraa (1994), The Economics of the European Community, 4th Ed. Harvester Wheatsheaf Press.
Utkulu, Utku (2006), "Avrupa Parasal Birliği, Optimum Para Sahası ve Türkiye", Irfan Kalaycı (ed.) Türkiye-AB Ilişkileri Üzerine Ekonomi-Politik Tezler içerisinde, Beta Yayınevi, ss.223-240.
Utkulu, Utku (2005), "Avrupa Parasal Birliği Gerçekten Bir Optimum Para Sahası mıdır ", Siyasa, 1(1), 107-125, 2005. http://ekosem.ieu.edu.tr/siyasa/siyasautkuson.pdf .
Utkulu, Utku "Turkey's Competitiveness in the EU Market: A Comparison of Different Trade Measures", European Trade Study Group (ETSG) 9th Annual Conference 2007, 13-15 September 2007

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Teaching methodology consists of classroom discussions like questioning and answering besides lecturing. There are many articles related to this course. By reading them you are not just get better understanding of the course but at the same time you will have comparative advantage about EU and international economic integrations at your work. Course contents, syllabus, references, reading list and keywords that given this page are kind of general information and framework for the exams of this course

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTEG * 1
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Reading 8 2 16
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 110

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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