YAŞARUNIVERSITY

VOCATIONAL SCHOOL COURSE SYLLABUS

GENERAL INFORMATION
Course Code / VFT214
Course Name / Economic Integration and European Union
Unit / Department / Programme / Vocational School/ Foreign Trade Program
Instructor / Title / Ayselin Gözde Yıldız/Lecturer
Academic Year / 2008-2009
Course Language (Turkish / English) / English
Course Catagory / Course Characteristics / Core / Elective
Semester / Fall / Spring / Fall / Spring
Foundation Course
Group / Foundation Course (Set by YÖK)
Cultural (art, culture, life) Course
Technological and Research Course
Service for Community Course
Vocational Course Group / Vocational Foundation Course / X
Vocational course
Others
Class Hours / Theoretical / 1
Implementation / 1
Credit / 2
ECTS Credit / 3
Pre-requisites / None
Description of the Course
This course aims to introduce the basics of the economic integration, European Union’s institutions and decision making, EU policies and economic integration process of the EU starting from the post-war years (1945) till today.
Course Objectives
The main objectives of this course are:
  • To analyze the economic integration steps of the EU
  • To offer students a comparative analysis of economic integration steps among Customs Union, Common Market, and Monetary Union with regards to the example of the EU
  • To explain the institutional evolution, and political integration of the EU by focusing on the developments in the decision-making procedures of the EU
  • To explainstudents the statistical comparison of EU foreign trade data and offer them an assessment about the EU in the world economy
  • To present students a general knowledge and analysis of Turkey-EU relations

Outcomes
On the successful completion of this course, all students will have developed knowledge and understanding of:
  • Theories of economic integration
  • EU’s economic and political integration process
  • Impacts of economic integration on trade
  • EU as an economic power in the world economy
On the successful completion of this course, all students will have developed their skills in:
  • Analyzing and comparing the effects of economic integration theories on trade
  • Assessing EU’s economic power in the world economy by comparing especially trade data
  • Arguing the economic and political integration processes of the EU and making projection on the future of the Union.
  • Articulating EU-Turkey relations

Office Hours
Thursday 10:00- 12:00
E-Mail:
Educational Methodology Implemented in this Course
Lecturing the theories and main concepts, inter-active learning methodologies, discussions, presentations,hosting foreign lectures and offering seminars, participationto the EU simulation.
Lecturing:
Economic integration theories ( free trade areas, customs union, common market, monetary union), institutional structure of the EU and decision-making procedures, founding treaties, historical evolution of the EU, EU budget, competition and industry policy
Presentations:Prepared and submitted by students about the common policies of the EU (monetary policy, agriculture, transport)
Inter-active learning and discussions:Inter-active learning methodologies such us playing energizers related to the course subjects will be used. Students are also expected to actively participate to course discussions.
Seminars given by guest foreign lecturers:1-2 lecturers who will teach about one of the EU economic integration subjects, will be hosted within Erasmus programme
EU Simulation: Each student will represent one EU country or decision making institution and play a simulation for 2 weeks. The students have to actively participate to the simulation since it will represent the 30% of their final exam grade.
All the announcements, course readings, articles and the grades of the exams will be published on the web site of the course (
Text Book
Baldwin, R., Wyplosz, C. (2006). “The Economics of European Integration”. McGraw-Hill Education; 2nd edition, ISBN Number: 978-0077111199
Reading List
The reading list is announced and updated in the web site of the course.
Suggested Additional Material
Wallace, H., Wallace, W. (Ed.) 2005. “Policy-Making in the European Union”. OxfordUniversity Press:UK ISBN Number: 0199276129
El-Agraa, A.M., “The European Union: Economics and Policies”, 8th ed., CambridgeUniversity Press, ISBN: 978-0521874434
Dinan, D. (2004). “Europe Recast”. Lynne Rienner Publishers: USA
McDonald, Frank and Dearden, Stephen (2004) “European Economic Integration”. Pearson. (some chapters)
A. Çarkoğlu and B. Rubin (eds) (2003) Turkey and the EU, Domestic Politics, Economic Integration and International Dynamics, (Frank Cass).
Togan, S., Hoekman, B. (eds). 2005. “ Turkey : Economic reform and accession to the European Union” Washington , DC : World Bank.
Smith, E. ‘EU Competition Policywithout Membership: Lessons for the European
Economic Area’, in Estrin, S. and Holmes, P. Competition and Economic Integration in
Europe, pgs. 48–60. 337.142 EST
Booklets:
Fontaine Pascal. 2004. “ Europe in 12 Lessons” European Communities: Belgium
Borchardt, K., D., 2000. “The ABC of Community Law”. European Communities: Belgium
“AB Kurumları, Avrupa Bütünleşmesinin Anahtarı” AB Avrupa Komisyonu Temsilciligi. (2000). Ankara
“How the EU Works?” European Communities . Brussels.2005
Key facts and Figures about the European Union. European Communities 2004
“The European Union: Still Enlarging”. European Communities, 2001
“The New Shape of Enlargement”. European Communities, 2003
AB- Türkiye Gümrük Birliği “refah için birlikte çalışma” AB Avrupa Komisyonu Temsilciligi. (2000). Ankara
Avrupa Birliği ve Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Hakkında Doğru Bilinen Yanlışlar. IKV. Haziran 2005.
Lecture notes and the videos produced/publicized by the European Commission Commission watched in the class
Course Outline
1.Week: / A General Overview
2.Week: / History and Background of the EU (1950s-2000)
(Schuman Plan, ECSC, EEC, Customs Union, Single Market, Monetary Union, Treaties of Rome, Paris, Maastricht, Amsterdam, and Nice.
3.Week: / History and Background of the EU (2000-today) Nice Treaty, Lisbon Treaty and afterwards
Enlargement Process of the EU
(Enlargement waves and the current enlargement of the EU in 2004)
4.Week: / EU Institutional Structure
(Main institutions and role of these institutions)
5.Week: / Decision Making in the EU
6.Week: / Free Trade Area and Customs Union Theory
(Trade creation and Trade Diversion)
7.Week: / Mid-Term Exam
8.Week: / European Economic Integration, Stages of Economic Integration
(Customs Union, CommonMarket, European Monetary Union)
9.Week: / Analysis of trade statistics and EU in the world economy
10.Week: / Competition and Trade Policies of the EU
11.Week: / Acquis Communautaire and EU Budget
12.Week: / EU- Turkey Relations- General Overview
13.Week: / EU-Turkey Trade Relations
14.Week: / EU Simulation-Lobbying
15.Week: / EU Simulation
16.Week: / Final Exam-Deadline for submission of simulation reports
Student Responsibilities
All students enrolled to the course are required:
  • To obey the rules of the lecturer concerning the lectures and simulation in the class.
  • To come to the class with a good preparation.
  • To attend the EU Simulation and to sign the common report.
  • To do the presentations on time.
  • To submit the simulation reports no later than the deadline.
  • To attend the seminars given by the guest lecturers.
  • To follow and check the web site of the course regularly.
  • To give attention for returning the project or assignments on time.

Evaluation Procedures and Criteria
Number of / (Total) Percentage
Weekly Exam / - / -
Monthly Exam / - / -
Midterm / 1 / 40
Homework / - / -
Term Paper / (Upon the request of the student, additional work) / -
Project / - / -
Presentation / 1 / 10
Implementation-Simulation / 2 / 10% the final grade
Simulation Report / 1 / 20 % of the final grade
Final Exam / 1 / 50

03/03/2009