FOREIGN TRADE PROGRAM |
Goals: |
Foreign Trade Program is designed to equip the students with both theoretical and practical knowledge of the rapidly changing foreign trade world as qualified intermediate staff assistants needed to perform a particular job in foreign trade companies or in export-import departments of business organizations. |
Objectives: |
Foreign Trade Program aims to provide its students with the fundamentals and techniques of international trade based on the elementary and relevant theorrtical and applied information. |
The main objective of the program is to equip students with problem solving abilities, using basic and technical scientific background, and to improve their communication skills and capabilities of critical thinking, cooperation and individual resposibility that help them to conduct their life-long personnel development by keeping and pursuing ethical and social criteria. |
General Description of Foreign Trade Program
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Foundation & Recognition |
Cag University Higher Vocational School is founded with the objective of training well qualified intermediate managers needed to perform a particular job in private and public business organizations. Official Gazette: 09.07.1997, No.(R): 23050 The Programme of Foreign Trade was founded to train well qualifiedintermediate staff assistants needed to perform a particular job in foreign trade sector with following date and number: Certified by Higher Education Council: 13.04.2005/007700 |
Qualification Awarded |
The students who have succesfully completed the program will be awarded with a Associate's Degree in Foreign Trade. |
Level Of Qualification |
Short Cycle Degree Program on Foreign Trade. |
Specific Admission Requirements |
Students who have started studies in other domestic or international universities may apply for admission according to Regulations of Council of Higher Education and Çağ University. |
Specific Arrangements For Recognition Of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal And İnformal) |
Students who have studied at other Universities may transfer Çağ University Vocational School Programmes after the completion of first semester. Exemption is given for any other courses which have been taken with passing grades and same content from other universities. |
Qualification Requirements And Regulations |
A student is required to have a minimum CGPA of 2.00/4.00, no failing grades and total of 120 ECTS credits. |
Profile Of The Programme |
Foreign Trade Program is designed to equip the students with both theoretical and practical knowledge of the rapidly changing finance world as qualifiedintermediate staff members needed to perform a particular job in foreign trade sector. |
Occupational Profiles Of Graduates With Examples |
Graduated students have opportunity to work in foreign trade institutions or in export-import departments of business organizations as intermediate staff assistants. Most of them work in their family corporations and the others work in a wide range of business organizations in foreign trade sector. |
Access To Further Studies |
Students may apply to undergraduate (first cycle) programs. |
Examination Regulations, Assessment And Grading |
The examination regulations are specified for each course. However, generally, there is 1 Midterm Exam and 1 Final Exam for each course. See the exam regulations, assessment and grading of each course in the Course Structure Diagram for details. |
Graduation Requirements |
The graduation requirements for the Program of Foreign Trade are as same as the general qualification requirements and regulations of Çağ University. There is no additional requirement to secure the Associate's Degree provided that the students have passed all the courses in the curriculum with at least a DD grade, had a cumulative gross point average of at least 2.00 out of 4.00. |
Mode of Study |
Full Time |
Programme Language |
Turkish |
Program Director |
Inst. Duygu GÜR |
ECTS & Erasmus Coordinator |
Prof.Dr. İlhan ÖZTÜRK |
FOREIGN TRADE PROGRAM INTENDED STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (ISLOs)
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A student who has successfully completed the program should be able to: |
1. Students will be able to recognize elementary and relevant theoretical knowledge such as business, economics, law, mathematics, statistics, accounting and finance. |
2. Students will be able to describe elementary and relevant knowledge related with international trade procedures, |
3. Students will be able to recognize connections between ideas or solutions for business problems by using critical thinking ability. |
4. Students will be able to demonstrate the ability to gather data related with international trade and utilize decision support tools to analyze the available data. |
5. Students will be able to present information orally and in writing at the stated level with the colleagues over international trade. |
6. Students will be able to utilize managerial skills to work effectively in teams. |
7. Students will be able to recognize business, ethical and cultural issues within the environment they live. |
Code | Course | Type | Credit | ECTS | ||
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ING-101 | English I Supplementary Courses | Compulsory | 4-0-4 | 05 | ||
TRK-101 | Turkish I Supplementary Courses | Compulsory | 2-0-2 | 02 | ||
BIL-103 | Computer Applications Supplementary Courses | Compulsory | 2-2-3 | 04 | ||
MAT-103 | Mathematics Supplementary Courses | Compulsory | 3-0-3 | 05 | ||
TIC-103 | Introduction to Foreign Trade Supplementary Courses | Compulsory | 3-0-3 | 08 | ||
ISL-105 | General Management Basic Occupational Courses | Compulsory | 3-0-3 | 06 | ||
Total Credit | 18 | 30 |
Code | Course | Type | Credit | ECTS | ||
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ING-102 | English II Supplementary Courses | Compulsory | 4-0-4 | 05 | ||
TRK-102 | Turkish II Supplementary Courses | Compulsory | 2-0-2 | 02 | ||
IKT-104 | Economics Supplementary Courses | Compulsory | 3-0-3 | 06 | ||
MAT-104 | Statistics Supplementary Courses | Compulsory | 3-0-3 | 06 | ||
TIC-104 | Electronic Trade Specialized Field Courses | Compulsory | 3-0-3 | 05 | ||
TIC-106 | Logistics Management Specialized Field Courses | Compulsory | 3-0-3 | 08 | ||
Total Credit | 18 | 32 |
Code | Course | Type | Credit | ECTS | ||
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HUK-201 | Introduction to Law Basic Occupational Courses | Compulsory | 3-0-3 | 05 | ||
ING-201 | English III Supplementary Courses | Compulsory | 4-0-4 | 05 | ||
ISL-201 | Principles of Accounting Specialized Field Courses | Compulsory | 3-0-3 | 06 | ||
TAR-201 | Ataturk's Principles and History of Turkish Revolution I Supplementary Courses | Compulsory | 2-0-2 | 02 | ||
TIC-201 | Foreign Trade Operations Specialized Field Courses | Compulsory | 3-0-3 | 06 | ||
TIC-204 | Foreign Trade Law Basic Occupational Courses | Compulsory | 3 | 8 | ||
Total Credit | 18 | 32 |
Code | Course | Type | Credit | ECTS | ||
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ING-202 | English IV Supplementary Courses | Compulsory | 4-0-4 | 05 | ||
ISL-202 | Financial Accounting Specialized Field Courses | Compulsory | 3-0-3 | 06 | ||
TAR-202 | Ataturk's Principles and History of Turkish Revolution II Supplementary Courses | Compulsory | 2-0-2 | 02 | ||
TIC-205 | Customs Legistlation and Implementation Basic Occupational Courses | Compulsory | 3 | 8 | ||
ISL-212 | International Business Specialized Field Courses | Compulsory | 3-0-3 | 05 | ||
Total Credit | 15 | 26 |
The course aims to provide the students recall and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type, also introduce him/herself and others and ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has and finally interact in a simple way provided the other person talks lowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
To bring the students in the proficiency of expressing themselves and commenting on certain subjects together with the linguistic ability with which they would be able to express the things they read, listen and see. To offer selected Turkish literary texts to students.
The course aims to provide the students comprehend sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g.: very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment). And also provide them to communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. To describe in simple terms, aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need. |
To anable students to expres themselves by using the linguıstic rules affactively.To let students to gain both spoken and written communicative skils in mother tounge
The course includes the general introduction of a computer and its Operating System, the Windows XP OS, the Microsoft Word Package Program as word process, Excel, Word, Power Point, and the Internet and the basic computer networks.
The course focuses on the definition and scope of economics, the common economic problems of societies, how market mechanism solves these problems, market failures and what does the state make to remedy these failures, suply and demand, cost, GDP, employment, macroeconomic issues.
An introduction to the science of statistics for business and economics. Basic statistical contepts, data types and data collection methods, sensitive averages, possibility concept and applications to simple daily life problems, permutations and probability distribution are the main topics covered.
The objective of the course is to understand the relationships among e-commerce business concerns, internet technology, and the social and legal context of e-trade. Given the continued growth and diffusion of e-commerce, al students-regardless of their major discipline-must also understand the basic economic and business forces driving e-trade.
An introduction to the science of business. Foundations of business as a sociotechnical system and private enterprises, forms of business ownership, global effects on business, business ethics, business functions, management and organization, organizational structure, human relations, human resource management and labor relations are the main topics covered.
This course includes basic information about logistics, functioning processes of a logistics company and management organization function.
Introduction to Law begins with rules that regulate the society, basic concepts of law and continues with Law Systems, Public and Private Law, recognizes Turkish Law System, types and functions of Turkish Canons and ends explanations with right and liability concepts, legal conflicts and juridical institutions.
This course is aimed to combine engaging content with a strong focus on grammar, vocabulary, and basic languages skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) and to take students from beginner to pre-intermediate level in English.
The course aims to provide students with the ability to record, classify and summarize major financial and commercial transactions within the framework of the basic accounting cycle.
To teach the foundation and development of Modern Turkey. To give the right information about Ataturk’s way of thinking, Turkish Republic History, Turkey and some factors threatening the applications of Ataturk’s way of thinking. Educate Turkish youth as regards to Ataturk’s way of thinking which offers an absolute unity at home as a system including all cultural components of Turkish country. To raise rationalist, contemporary, humanist, hardworking, and honourable youngsters.
In the scope of this course; all the documents and certificates used in a foreign trade operation, such as the commercial documents, transportation documents, movement and insurance certificates, are instructed with their samples. The INCOTERMS, which are one of the main subject in international trade and the payment terms are also explained. In the end of the semester, the practical examples are given in order to make students understand the import and export operation process.
This course is aimed to combine engaging content with a strong focus on grammar, vocabulary, and basic languages skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) and to take students from pre-intermediate to intermediate level in English.
The course focuses on how companies prepare financial statements for financial information users. In a similar manner with real-life financial statement preparers (i.e. accountants), students are directed to practice principles and rules of accounting for the purpose of obtaining primary financial statements. After the preparation phase, students try to make overall interpretations with a fast look at those statements.
The course aims to provide the students about the foundation and development of Modern Turkey. In this context it is objected to tell the right information about Ataturk’s way of thinking, Turkish Republic History, Turkey and some factors threatening the applications of Ataturk’s way of thinking, to train Turkish Youth as regards to Ataturk’s way of thinking which offers an absolute unity at home as a system including all cultural components of Turkish country and finally to raise rationalist, contemporary, humanist, hardworking, and honourable youngsters.
The course covers the foreign trade regulations in the import, export, foreign exchange, customs procedures in the legislation, foreign trade contracts, the documents used in foreign trade operations, delivery and payment methods.
The course covers fundamental concept on customs regulation, the purpose and scope of Customs Act and other legal sources, submission of a good to customs process, free movement of goods, export regime, customs warehouse regime, internal and external process of the goods, customs controlled process, as well as the introduction of documents and information about foreign trade practice.
This course provides an overview of the environment, concepts, and basic differences involved in international business. Topics include forms of foreign involvement, international trade theory, governmental influences on trade and strategies, international organizations, multinational corporations, personnel management, and international marketing. Upon completion, students should be able to describe the foundation of international business.
Code | Course | Credit | ECTS |
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ISL-105 | General Management | 3-0-3 | 06 |
HUK-201 | Introduction to Law | 3-0-3 | 05 |
TIC-204 | Foreign Trade Law | 3 | 8 |
TIC-205 | Customs Legistlation and Implementation | 3 | 8 |
Code | Course | Credit | ECTS |
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TIC-104 | Electronic Trade | 3-0-3 | 05 |
TIC-106 | Logistics Management | 3-0-3 | 08 |
ISL-201 | Principles of Accounting | 3-0-3 | 06 |
TIC-201 | Foreign Trade Operations | 3-0-3 | 06 |
ISL-202 | Financial Accounting | 3-0-3 | 06 |
ISL-212 | International Business | 3-0-3 | 05 |
Code | Course | Credit | ECTS |
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ING-101 | English I | 4-0-4 | 05 |
TRK-101 | Turkish I | 2-0-2 | 02 |
ING-102 | English II | 4-0-4 | 05 |
TRK-102 | Turkish II | 2-0-2 | 02 |
BIL-103 | Computer Applications | 2-2-3 | 04 |
MAT-103 | Mathematics | 3-0-3 | 05 |
TIC-103 | Introduction to Foreign Trade | 3-0-3 | 08 |
IKT-104 | Economics | 3-0-3 | 06 |
MAT-104 | Statistics | 3-0-3 | 06 |
ING-201 | English III | 4-0-4 | 05 |
TAR-201 | Ataturk's Principles and History of Turkish Revolution I | 2-0-2 | 02 |
ING-202 | English IV | 4-0-4 | 05 |
TAR-202 | Ataturk's Principles and History of Turkish Revolution II | 2-0-2 | 02 |