COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EXPORT & IMPORT OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

International Business and Trade

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

International Business and Trade
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
International Trade and Business (English)

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 market entry modes and strategies, export and import financing, export and import order and physical distribution, documentation of export and import operations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   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   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   3. Students will be able to understand export and import documentation in different industries to prepare accurate documents.
4   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

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Export and Import Operations in World Trade
2 International Commercial Terms
3 Export/Import Planning and Controls
4 Export/Import Planning and Controls
5 Export and Import Procedures and Documentation
6 Export and Import Procedures and Documentation
7 Export/Import Packing, Marking and Labeling
8 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

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 TP TermProject
3 ASS Assignment
4 PRS Presentation
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.30 + TP * 0.25 +ASS * 0.20 + PRS * 0.25


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

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 in midterm and final exams.
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)

nilay.bicakcioglu@deu.edu.tr

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 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 14 14
Group homework preperation 1 15 15
In-class practices 5 2 10
Project Final Presentation 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Final Assignment 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 120

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.145
LO.245
LO.3555
LO.45554

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