| Course Objectives: |
This course is designed to enhance students' awareness of quality assurance approaches and standards, to provide the students with deeply understanding the principles and requirements of standardization, certification, accreditation, and quality in foreign trade as an integrated approach to increasing the competitiveness of goods and services, achieving the fair competition among traders, and protecting the domestic consumers. Importance and obligation of quality in foreign trade; international quality institutions; fundamentals; standards; accreditation; market controlling; Quality Management System Standards (ISO 9001, 14001, 27001 and others |
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Globalization, Quality and Standards - Defining Standards and Quality - The National Quality System Economic Impact and Effect of Quality and Standards - Functions of Standards - Positive and Negative Economic Effects of Standards, The Impact of Standards on Economic Growth - The Impact of Standards on International Trade - Standards and Quality as an Entry Point for SMEs Roles of the Private and Public Sectors - Coordination Mechanisms for Technology Adoption - Government Involvement in Standardization – International, Regional and National Standards Bodies - The WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) International Coordination in Standardization, The Need for International Recognition of National Accreditation Systems and International Recognition of National Metrology Institutes. Trademark, Patent, Utility Model and Geographical Indication, Evaluating Compliance With Standards: The Conformity Assessment Framework - Certification - Testing, Calibration, Inspection, Accreditation
CE Marking, How is ISO working?, Types Of ISO Publications, Key Principles In ISO Standard Development, What Are The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals?, How ISO Standards Help Meet The SDG’s
What is the Management System Standards (MSS), Types of MSS, What’s The Difference Between 'Type A' And 'Type B' MSS?, The High-Level Structure (HLS) on ISO Standard ISO Quality Management Standards Principles, ISO 9000 standart series Integrated Management Systems ISO 45001 Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems
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Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) are those describing the knowledge, skills and competencies that students are expected to achieve upon successful completion of the course. In this context, Course Learning Outcomes defined for this course unit are as follows:
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| Knowledge
(Described as Theoritical and/or Factual Knowledge.)
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| Skills
(Describe as Cognitive and/or Practical Skills.)
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| Competences
(Described as "Ability of the learner to apply knowledge and skills autonomously with responsibility", "Learning to learn"," Communication and social" and "Field specific" competences.)
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1) 1. Have a knowledge understanding of the international standards to facilitate trade through harmonization of standards
2. Describe how to align regional approach to dealing with sanitary measures and technical barriers to trade issues with WTO norms
3. Recognize and use major challenges to successful implementation of quality assurance approaches
4. Recognize accredited institutions of certification such as Certification Institution for Quality System, Certification Institution for Products, for Laboratory of Quality Tests, Certification Institution for Personal and Certification Institution for Technical Inspection and understand their role in foreign trade
5. Demonstrate to use of regulations to protect the consumers based on international practices for quality, safety and conformity assessment
6. Demonstrate to use of relevant standards for the production of quality goods in a region to facilitate industry competitiveness
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Related Preparation |
Further Study |
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Globalization, Quality and Standards - Defining Standards and Quality - The National Quality System |
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Economic Impact and Effect of Quality and Standards - Functions of Standards - Positive and Negative Economic Effects of Standards ,The Impact of Standards on Economic Growth - The Impact of Standards on International Trade - Standards and Quality as an Entry Point for SMEs |
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Roles of the Private and Public Sectors - Coordination Mechanisms for Technology Adoption - Government Involvement in Standardization – International, Regional and National Standards Bodies - The WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) |
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International Coordination in Standardization, The Need for International Recognition of National Accreditation Systems and International Recognition of National Metrology Institutes. |
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Trademark, Patent, Utility Model and Geographical Indication, Evaluating Compliance With Standards: The Conformity Assessment Framework - Certification - Testing, Calibration, Inspection, Accreditation |
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CE Marking, How is ISO working?, Types Of ISO Publications, Key Principles In ISO Standard Development, What Are The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals?, How ISO Standards Help Meet The SDG’s |
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What is the Management System Standards (MSS), Types of MSS, What’s The Difference Between 'Type A' And 'Type B' MSS?, The High-Level Structure (HLS) on ISO Standard |
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Midterm Exam |
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ISO Quality Management Standards Principles, ISO 9000 standart series |
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Integrated Management Systems |
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ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System |
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ISO/IEC 27001 Informatıon Securıty Management |
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ISO 14001:2015 Environmental management systems |
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ISO 45001 Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems |
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Programme Learning Outcomes |
Contribution Level (from 1 to 5) |
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Able to evaluate the basic functions required by business management and commerce. |
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Able to explain the theoretical information about the field of logistics management. |
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Able to assess all aspects of the supply chain process. |
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Able to explain purchasing and supplier relationship management issues. |
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Able to follow national and international legislation and regulations. |
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Has the knowledge to carry out logistics activities such as transportation operations, warehouse business processes, stock management, order management, material handling, packaging and labeling activities. |
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Be able to plan logistics operations in management information systems. |
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Be able to the theoretical knowledge in business life during a semester. |
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Be able to apply the stages of project management to solve problems that may be encountered in business life. |
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Be able to acquire communication in a Foreign Language (English) competence defined on the level of at least B2 in European Language Portfolio. |
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Be able to follow the developments in digitalization processes in logistics operations. |
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Be able to develop theoretical knowledge about the field through teamwork and present it in front of a community. |
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Be able to evaluate and interpret theoretical knowledge in the field using analytical methods. |
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Has awareness of corporate social responsibility and sustainability issues. |
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ECTS Information Package / Course Catalogue
