FACULTY OF BUSINESS

Department of International Trade and Finance

ITF 409 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Multinational Corporations and Foreign Investments
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
ITF 409
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
5

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course -
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s)
Course Objectives The objective of this course is to provide a knowledge about the nature, scope of Multinational Corporations, financial and economic factors to do business abroad, the structures and strategies of multinational corporations, the contribution of the Multinational corporations to the world economy, balance of payment effects and cost benefit analysis of multinational corporation.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • will be able to explain the meaning, nature, stages of the MNCs.
  • will be able to represent the effects of FDI and MNCs on the world economy, domestic economy and on the balance of payments.
  • will be able to do cost benefiy analysis of multinational corporations.
  • will be able to define the reasons to invest abroad.
  • will be able to analyze the opportunities of investing abroad.
  • will be able to define the fundamental principles and theories of FDI.
Course Description Economic and financial factors which are effective in being multinational, structure of multinational corporations and strategies for entering foreign markets, analyzing the effects of trade and balance of payments.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Introduction to Course
2 Defining MNCs Lecture Notes
3 Criticisms for and against MNCs Lecture Notes
4 Transnational companies' strategies of development Lecture Notes
5 Types of MNCs and the evolution of multinational strategies Lecture Notes
6 Types of MNCs and the evolution of multinational strategies Lecture Notes
7 Midterm
8 Internationalization of the emerging MNCs Lecture Notes
9 Internationalization of the emerging MNCs Lecture Notes
10 Corporate social responsibility and irresponsibility Lecture Notes
11 Corporate social responsibility and irresponsibility Lecture Notes
12 Presentations
13 Presentations
14 Presentations
15 Review of the Semester
16 Final Exams

 

Course Notes/Textbooks Powerpoint presentations, daily news
Suggested Readings/Materials Newspapers of National and international broadcast news, the economic and financial data bases

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
1
15
Project
1
15
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
1
20
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
4
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
0
Study Hours Out of Class
14
2
28
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
0
Presentation / Jury
1
5
5
Project
1
20
20
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
1
15
15
Final Exam
1
30
30
    Total
146

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to identify and analyze problems in the field of trade and finance, and to develop solutions.

X
2 To be able to use the theoretical and practical knowledge gained in the field of International Trade and Finance. X
3 To be able to analyze the developments in global markets by using critical thinking skills. X
4 To be able to analyze and interpret data in the field of finance, commerce and economics by using information technologies effectively.
5 To be able to acquire knowledge about the legal regulations and practices in the field.
6 To be able to foresee and define the risks that could be encountered in the field of trade and finance and to take decisions to manage such risks. X
7 To be able to acquire and use verbal and numerical skills necessary for the nature of international trade and finance program.
8 To be able to obtain, synthesize and report the information related to the fields of trade and finance.
9 To be able to contribute to the solution of problems as individual, team member or leader.
10

To be able to evaluate the issues related to the field with an ethical perspective and social sensitivity.

11 To be able to collect data in the areas of International Trade and Finance and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).
12 To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.
13 To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of expertise.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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