Foreign trade

Course Details

KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Trade and Industry Vocational School
Programme of Foreign trade
Course Details

Course Code	Course Name	Year	Period	Semester	T+A+L	Credit	ECTS
03630205	Traineeship	2026	Autumn	3	0+1+0	8	8

Course Type	Compulsory
Course Cycle	Associate (Short Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 5 / QF-EHEA: Short Cycle / EQF-LLL: Level 5)
Course Language	Turkish
Methods and Techniques	-
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face
Prerequisites	yok
Coordinator	-
Instructor(s)	Lect. Müşerref ARIK
Instructor Assistant(s)	-

Course Instructor(s)

Name and Surname	Room	E-Mail Address	Internal	Meeting Hours
Lect. Müşerref ARIK	C-123	[email protected]	7865	Monday 11:00

Course Content

The purpose of this course is to enable students to apply the theoretical knowledge they have acquired in the field of international trade in a real-world business setting and to help them gain professional experience. During their internship, students observe international trade, customs clearance, logistics, and sales processes, thereby gaining hands-on knowledge of business operations.

Objectives of the Course

To enable students to gain experience through on-site examination and learning of practical and application-oriented activities in order to reinforce the knowledge they learned theoretically at school.

Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching

Basic Vocational Courses	X
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses	X
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses	X

Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes

Relationship Levels
Lowest	Low	Medium	High	Highest
1	2	3	4	5

#	Program Learning Outcomes	Level
P19	They assume responsibility in both individual and team work, and act with an awareness of global and local impacts.	4
P21	To recognize the civilization to which our nation belongs and to be able to act with professional ethics and social to have a sense of responsibility.	5
P17	She/He use a foreign language at the general level of the European Language Portfolio A1-A1+.	2

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No	Learning Outcomes	Outcome Relationship	Measurement Method **
O1	He or she documents the experiences gained during the internship.	P.19.2	7
O2	Adapts to teamwork in the workplace, assumes professional responsibilities, and reports on practical experience.	P.19.1	7
O3	It observes the business processes carried out in companies engaged in foreign trade, customs, logistics, or sales activities.	P.19.6	7
O4	In business communication, they engage in written and verbal communication while taking into account professional courtesy, transparency, and adherence to procedures.	P.8.4	7
O5	Uses the basic verbal and written communication patterns employed in foreign trade processes in accordance with professional etiquette.	P.8.5	7
O6	To be able to have the basic principles of professional ethics and social responsibility	P.21.1	7
O7	To be able to reflect the importance of professional ethics and social responsibility in life	P.21.2	7
O8	To be able to act in accordance with the principles of professional ethics and social responsibility in working life	P.21.3	7
O9	To be able to carefully examine the concept of professional ethics and social responsibility in the field	P.21.4	7
O10	To be able to produce strategies suitable for professional ethics for the problems they will encounter	P.21.5	7
O11	Prepares simple English correspondence for the purposes of requesting quotes, placing orders, promoting products, and requesting information.	P.17.3	7
O12	Uses the basic verbal and written communication patterns employed in foreign trade processes in accordance with professional etiquette.	P.17.5	7
O13	In business communication, they engage in written and verbal communication while taking into account professional courtesy, transparency, and adherence to procedures.	P.17.9	7
O14	Prepares simple English correspondence for the purposes of requesting quotes, placing orders, promoting products, and requesting information.	P.22.1	1
O15	Uses the basic verbal and written communication patterns employed in foreign trade processes in accordance with professional etiquette.	P.22.3	7
O16	In business communication, they engage in written and verbal communication while taking into account professional courtesy, transparency, and adherence to procedures.	P.22.5	7
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics
1	30 working days workplace training

Textbook or Material

Resources

Sertifikalı Dış Ticaret Merkezi Eğitimi

Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Course Specific Internship (If Any)	1	100 (%)
Homework	-	-
Presentation	-	-
Quiz	-	-
Midterms	-	-
Final Exam	-	-
Total		100 (%)

ECTS / Working Load Table

	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time	0	0	0
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement)	0	0	0
Midterms	0	0	0
Quiz	0	0	0
Homework	0	0	0
Practice	30	8	240
Laboratory	0	0	0
Project	0	0	0
Workshop	0	0	0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation	0	0	0
Fieldwork	0	0	0
Final Exam	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0
Total Work Load:			240
Total Work Load / 30			8
Course ECTS Credits:			8

Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix

Relationship Levels
Lowest	Low	Medium	High	Highest
1	2	3	4	5

#	Learning Outcomes	P8	P17	P19	P21	P22
O1	In business communication, they engage in written and verbal communication while taking into account professional courtesy, transparency, and adherence to procedures.	-	-	-	-	-
O2	Uses the basic verbal and written communication patterns employed in foreign trade processes in accordance with professional etiquette.	5	3	-	-	4
O3	Prepares simple English correspondence for the purposes of requesting quotes, placing orders, promoting products, and requesting information.	-	3	-	-	4
O4	Uses the basic verbal and written communication patterns employed in foreign trade processes in accordance with professional etiquette.	5	3	-	-	4
O5	In business communication, they engage in written and verbal communication while taking into account professional courtesy, transparency, and adherence to procedures.	5	3	-	-	4
O6	Adapts to teamwork in the workplace, assumes professional responsibilities, and reports on practical experience.	-	-	5	-	-
O7	He or she documents the experiences gained during the internship.	-	-	5	-	-
O8	It observes the business processes carried out in companies engaged in foreign trade, customs, logistics, or sales activities.	-	-	5	-	-
O9	To be able to have the basic principles of professional ethics and social responsibility	-	-	-	5	-
O10	To be able to reflect the importance of professional ethics and social responsibility in life	-	-	-	4	-
O11	To be able to act in accordance with the principles of professional ethics and social responsibility in working life	-	-	-	5	-
O12	To be able to carefully examine the concept of professional ethics and social responsibility in the field	-	-	-	3	-
O13	To be able to produce strategies suitable for professional ethics for the problems they will encounter	-	-	-	5	-
O14	Prepares simple English correspondence for the purposes of requesting quotes, placing orders, promoting products, and requesting information.	-	-	-	-	4
O15	Uses the basic verbal and written communication patterns employed in foreign trade processes in accordance with professional etiquette.	5	3	-	-	4
O16	In business communication, they engage in written and verbal communication while taking into account professional courtesy, transparency, and adherence to procedures.	5	3	-	-	4