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. |
Course Content: |
1 Basic concepts of quality and standardization
2 Economic Impact and Effect of Quality and Standards - Functions of Standards - Standards and Quality for SMEs
3 Roles of the Private and Public Sectors - Coordination Mechanisms for Technology Adoption - Government Involvement in Standardization – International, Regional and National Standards Bodies - The WTO Agreements
4/5 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
6 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
7 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
8 Integrated Management Systems
9 ISO Quality Management Standards Principles, ISO 9000 standart series
10 ISO 45001 Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems
11 ISO 50001 Energy management systems
12 ISO 27001 Information technology security management systems
13 ISO 22000 Food 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:
(KPLOs and SPLOs are the abbreviations for Key & Sub- Programme Learning Outcomes, respectively. )
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Programme Learning Outcomes |
Contribution Level (from 1 to 5) |
1) |
Learns and uses the basic information, concepts and theories required in the field of international trade. |
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1.1 Apart from subjects such as finance, business, economics, management-organization, marketing, sales management, human resources management, which constitute the main subjects of business management, it is also necessary for foreign trade, logistics, supply chain management, customs, insurance and risk management. have the necessary basic information. |
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1.2 Except the core subjects of the business, students have knowledge about leadership, behavioral sciences, communication and entrepreneurship; in the field of service, mathematics, statistics, law, operations research, information processing and management information systems. |
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Use information and communication technologies and business applications and international trade in information systems effectively. |
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2.1 Students will be able to benefit from contemporary information technologies and tools in business life, are willing to learn continuously, are open to innovations and can easily adapt to changes. |
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Can develop effective management strategies using appropriate theory and methods; plan, co-ordinate, implement and control management processes |
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3.1 Improves analytical thinking, problem solving in organizational issues, time management, self-discipline and communication skills. |
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3.2 Uses problem solving, time management, self-discipline and effective communication skills at work. |
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Applies the theoretical knowledge in business life during a semester. |
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4.1 Experiences all processes in business life. |
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4.2 Takes part in activities related to the field of education in a business operating in the field. |
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4.3 Questions the application with theoretical knowledge. |
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4.4 Compiles the knowledge and experience gained in the field. |
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S/he acquires the competencies that develop by the expectations of business world and the society defined as the institutional outcomes of our university on the advanced level in relation with his/her field. |
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5.1 Acquires the analyzing solving the problems and managing the conflicts. |
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5.2 Participates as a team member and takes responsibility in the environments that require the solving of the conflicts and acts as a leader when necessary. |
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5.3 Has awareness for ethical and social responsivity. |
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5.4 By supporting the learnt courses with quantitative and qualitative data; and by using verbal and visual communication means, s/he transfers them to the groups within and outside his/her group in a systematical and effective way. |
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5.5 Evaluates the norms and standards present in the works in which s/he takes responsibility in a critical point of view. |
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5.6 Develops strategical, innovative and entrepreneurial ideas. |
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5.7 Acquires competence of managing the change. |
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5.8 Shows development personally and socially with and awareness for lifelong learning. |
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5.9 Follows advanced technologies and developments about digital transformation. |
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5.10 Has cultural awareness and s/he transfers this to the groups within and outside his/her field. |
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5.11 Has awareness about citizenship competency. |
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5.12 Acquires communication in a Foreign Language (English) competence defined on the level of at least B1 in European Language Portfolio. (In programs whose medium of instruction is English, on the level of B2/B2+). |
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WORKLOAD OF TEACHING & LEARNING ACTIVITIES |
Teaching & Learning Activities |
# of Activities per semester |
Duration (hour) |
Total Workload |
Course |
14 |
2 |
28 |
Laboratory |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Application |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Field Work |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Study Hours Out of Class |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Presentations / Seminar |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Project |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Homework Assignments |
1 |
3 |
3 |
Total Workload of Teaching & Learning Activities |
- |
- |
31 |
WORKLOAD OF ASSESMENT & EVALUATION ACTIVITIES |
Assesment & Evaluation Activities |
# of Activities per semester |
Duration (hour) |
Total Workload |
Quizzes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Midterms |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Semester Final Exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Total Workload of Assesment & Evaluation Activities |
- |
- |
2 |
TOTAL WORKLOAD (Teaching & Learning + Assesment & Evaluation Activities) |
33 |
ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE (Total Workload/25.5 h) |
4 |