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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
IBS 3014	EXPORT & IMPORT OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4

Offered By

International Business and Trade

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR CANAN MADRAN

Offered to

International Business and Trade
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Course Objective

This course will focus on management of export and import operations and decision making. The aim of this course is to increase the knowledge of students about concepts of export and import operations that include potential benefits of export and import operations, export and import order and physical distribution, documentation of export and import operations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Students will be able to demonstrate that they understand the process of export and import operations to recognize the benefits and pitfalls of them.
2	Students will be able to formulate procedures of export and import operations in different industries to ultimately manage this function on behalf of a company.
3	Students will be able to understand export and import documentation in different industries to prepare accurate documents.
4	Students will be able to understand the various policy instruments that government use to restrict imports and promote exports to understand how to forecast and manage external factors that affect the export and import operations by discussing real life examples.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

BUS 4010 - GLOBAL ISSUES I

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Opening, Introduction of the Course Export and Import Operations in World Trade
2	Export/Import Planning and Controls
3	Export/Import Planning and Controls
4	Export and Import Procedures and Documentation
5	Export and Import Procedures and Documentation
6	Export and Import Incentives and other government supports
7	Export Product Develeopment, Export/Import Packaging, Marking and Labeling
8	International Commercial Terms Export and Import Pricing Strategies
9	Export Promotions, Internet and Intranet
10	Export and Import Distribution
11	Provision and restrictions for import and export in different countries
12	Real Life Problem Solving

Recomended or Required Reading

Albaum G. and Duerr E. (2008) International Marketing and Export Management, 6/E , Prentice Hall
Paul J. and Aserkar R. (2008), Export Import Management, Oxford Higher Education
Wild John J., Wild keneth L. and Han Jerry C.Y., International Business, Pearson 4.edition

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussions, real life problem solving, individual or group study.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MT	Midterm
2	ASS	Assignment
3	FN	Final
4	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MT * 0.40 + ASS * 0.20 +FN * 0.40
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MT * 0.40 + ASS * 0.20 +RST * 0.40

*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

1.The learner will clearly describe the export and import operations, and key concepts such as negative and positive sides of exporting and importing, the current situation of Turkey's exporting and importing structure, documentation of exporting and importing.
2.The learner will collect, analyze and interpret the current and future export and import statistics.
3.The learner will present the solution of real life problems that are presented by instructor in written and oral form.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
2. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
3. All assignments should be submitted on time. Otherwise will not be accepted.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours