COURSE OUTLINE

1. GENERAL

SCHOOL	AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT	AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
STUDY LEVEL	Postgraduate
COURSE CODE	OPE1184		SEMESTER		1st
COURSE TITLE	International Trade and Policy
INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES				TEACHING HOURS PER WEEK		ECTS
Lectures				4		7.5
COURSE TYPE		Specialization
PREREQUISITE COURSE(S):		No
LANGUAGE (TEACHING AND EXAMS)		Greek
THE COURSE IS OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS		Yes (in English)
COURSE WEBSITE (URL)		https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/OPE01184

 

2. TEACHING OUTCOMES

Teaching outcomes

Upon completion of the course, graduate students will have acquired a detailed and comprehensive picture on the concepts of international trade that are related to the classical theory of international trade, the trade policy and protectionism, the institutional framework of international exchange, the economic integration in Europe and the trade policy in developing countries. In addition, postgraduate students will be able to describe and analyze the measures and forms of agricultural policy applied in the EU, the impact of these measures, the new Common Agricultural Policy and its relation to international trade.

General capabilities

Autonomous Work Teamwork Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information using the necessary technologies Promote inductive thinking

 

3. COURSE CONTENT

The course includes topics related to the traditional theory of international trade, the Absolute-Comparative advantage and the Theorem of Heckser-Ohlin, the Political economy of international trade, the instruments of trade policy, the institutional framework of the post-war international exchange, the issues on international trade and developing countries and finally, the competition and competitiveness.

 

4. TEACHING AND LEARNING ASSESSMENT METHODS

DELIVERING METHOD	In classroom
IT USE	Power point, videos e-class
TEACHING ORGANIZATION	Activity	Semester workload
	Lectures	52
	Laboratory courses	0
	Written assignment	33
	Independent study	40
	Course total (25-hour workload per credit unit)	125
STUDENT ASSESSMENT	Written exams (multiple choice and open questions) at the end of the semester, written assignments during the semester and presentations. Specifically, students are required to prepare three works which will participate with a 40% in the final grade of the course. The assignments will be graded based on the structure, content and presentation. Final score: The final grade is the sum of the following (maximum score: 100 points): Course examination (end of semester): 60 points Assignments: 40 points

 

5. PROPOSED LITERATURE

“International Economics-Theory and Policy”, P. Krugman & M Ostfield, 2011, Kritiki Publications. “International Economics and World Economy”, Alogoskoufis G. (2013), Athens, Gutenberg

 

Timetable of lectures

Week	Title	Teaching Staff
First Section: International trade agreements and international trade policy.
1st	Analysis and overview of world trade	Ch. Karelakis
2nd	Theories to explain the structure and impact of international trade I.	Ch. Karelakis
3rd	Theories to explain the structure and international trade II Impact	Ch. Karelakis
4th	CAP and international trade	Ch. Karelakis
5th	Presentations literature work	Ch. Karelakis
Second Section: Trade and Developing Countries
6th	Trade policy in developing countries	Ch. Karelakis
7th	Economic growth and crises in developing countries	Ch. Karelakis
8th	Economic reform in developing countries	Ch. Karelakis
Third Section: The Political Economy of International Trade
9th	Market policy instruments	Ch. Karelakis
10th	Political economy of trade policy	Ch. Karelakis
11th	Competition and competitiveness	Ch. Karelakis
12th	Debates on trade policy	Ch. Karelakis
13th	Case studies on trade policy	Ch. Karelakis
14th	Research Presentations	Ch. Karelakis
15th	Written exams

 

ANNEX OF THE COURSE OUTLINE

 

Alternative ways of examining a course in emergency situations

 

Teacher (full name):	Christos Karelakis
Contact details:	chkarel@agro.duth.gr
Supervisors: (1)	No
Evaluation methods:(2)	Written examination with distance through e-class and Microsoft Teams, provided that the integrity and reliability of the examination are ensured
Implementation Instructions: (3)	The examination will be carried out via multiple choice questions in e-class and Microsoft Teams on the scheduled date. A. Microsoft Teams The Microsoft Teams link is created on the course page on the platform and exclusively in the institutional accounts of those who have registered for the course and have learned the terms of distance education. Students must log in to the Microsoft Teams room through their institutional account, otherwise they will NOT be able to participate. They will be identified using their institutional account. B. e-class At the same time, they must log in to the e-class using their institutional account and go to the course page (prerequisite to have registered for the course) https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/OPE01138/ The exam lasts 30 minutes and each student must answer 20 multiple choice questions, without a negative grade. Each of the questions is scored with 0.5.

 

Special Topics in Operation Research

Type: Post Graduate Course / Compulsory

Κατεύθυνση: Agricultural Economics and Food Business

Semester: 1^ο

ECTS: 7.5

Instructor: Ε. Zafeiriou

E-mail: ezafeir@agro.duth.gr

Tel. office 25520 41185

Webpage: http://pms.agro.duth.gr/index.files/PECON02_COURSE.htm

Contact with students: upon request (via email))

Course Description:

The course describes the problem of linear programming and the optimization solutions found based simplex method. The dual problem and sensitivity analysis in optimization problems are also presented. Furthermore, theories to solve real world problems by finding the optimal solutions to the models subject to constraints of time, labor, resource, material, and business rules are in subtle described. The transportation problem, the assignment problem, the problem of minimum paths, and the problem of maximum flows are important issues analyze in subtle. Finally, decision trees are presented as decision making techniques used under risk. All the theoretical models presented will be adjoined by case studies aiming to provide an insight to those models.

Δικτυακός τόπος μαθήματος:–

 

Suggested Bibliography:

Operations and supply chain management 2012 F. Robert Jacobs, Richard B. Chase, Richard Chase ISBN-13: 978-0073525235

Business Research Methods 2013   Donald Cooper  Pamela Schindler ISBN-13: 978-0073521503

Introduction in Operation Research. Christos Κ. Fragos (in Greek), ISBN:960-351-655-4

Additional references will be provided through e class network

 

Learning Outcomes

Throughout this course, students are expected:

• To be able to identify decision making problems
• develop problem modeling and solving skills and learn how to find the optimal solutions of the models suggested subject to constraints from the point of view of optimization
• to use appropriate algorithms for the optimization problem solution
• to implement software like Excel and modern technology applications in solving operation research problems.

Assessment:

§  Final Exam

§  Assignments and Oral Presentation.

Overall Grade Distribution: 100 units:

1. Final Exam: 70 units
2. Project: 30 units

 

Course Academic Calendar

Special Topics in Operation Research

Week	Basic and support material to be covered	Εισηγητής
1st  Part Linear Programming
1st	Introduction to Operations Research (OR) Operations Research definition.	E. Zafeiriou
2nd	Graphical LP maximization Solution / Simplex Method	E. Zafeiriou
3d	Duality Theory	E. Zafeiriou
4th	Transportation Problem (The Northwest Method,)	E. Zafeiriou
5th	Assignment Problem (Hungarian Method))	E. Zafeiriou
6th	Short-Cut Method/ Maximum Flow Method	E. Zafeiriou
7th	PC applications	E. Zafeiriou
2d  Part Decision Making
8th	Decision Making Process/Different Conditions	E. Zafeiriou
9th	Decision Making under Uncertainty (Criteria used)	E. Zafeiriou
10th	Decision Trees	E. Zafeiriou
11th	PC Applications	E. Zafeiriou
3d Part Case Studies
12th	Case Study	E. Zafeiriou
13th	Case Study	E. Zafeiriou
14th	Case Study	E. Zafeiriou
15th	Final Exams

 

Topics in Microeconomic Theory: Food Markets and Agribusinesses

Type: Postgraduate course / Compulsory

Direction: Agricultural Economics and Food Business

Moderator: Κ. Galanopoulos

Semester: 1^st

ECTS: 7.5

Instructors: Κ. Galanopoulos / invited speakers

E-mail: kgalanop@agro.duth.gr

Tel. office: 25520 41114

Webpage: http://pms.agro.duth.gr/index.files/PECON04_COURSE.htm

Cooperation with students: upon request (via email))

Course description:

Consumer Theory and Consumer Choices. Production Theory (Technology, Production Functions, Cost Curves, Cost Minimization and Production maximization). Markets and Businesses (Perfect Competition, Monopoly, Oligopoly, Monopolistic Competition). Forms of business. Analysis and Corporate Finance. Business decisions with risk and uncertainty. Operation and organization of the marketing chain.

Web Course venue:
https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/OPE01183/index.php

Indicative teaching material:

Quantitative Models for Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking. J. Zhu. ISBN 1-4020-7082-9

An Introduction to Efficiency and Productivity Analysis. 1998. Coelli, T., Prasada Rao, D.S., Battese, G.E. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Massachusetts

Microeconomic Theory Principles. Volume I – Microeconomics. G.N. Mankiw, M.P.Taylor. 978-960-01-1328-0

Micoreconomics. R.A. Arnold. 978-960-489-144-3

Additional bibliographic sources are available to students who participate in this course through the website of the course (e-class).

Learning outcomes

After completion of the course students should be able to:

• Understand the operation of food markets and consumer behavior
  • Understand the operation and organization of business with a focus on agribusiness and food businesses
  • Successfully use microeconomic tools to analyze food business operational issues (e.g. break-even point analysis, cost minimisation, etc.)
  • Focus on complex market analysis research and economic food business
  • Use specialized software and modern technologies to solve business problems.

Evaluation methods:

·       Written exam at end of semester

·       Submit written work during the semester and an oral presentation.

 

Final score: It arises from the sum of the following (maximum score: 100 points):
1. Course examination (end of semester): 70 points
2.  Assignments and presentations: 30 points

 

Lecture program of the course ” Topics in Microeconomic Theory: Food Markets and Agribusinesses”

Week	Title	Speaker
1st section Production Theory
1st	Introduction to the production theory. Production Functions	Κ. Galanopoulos
2nd	Cost Curves. Mininmisation and Maximisation Problems	Κ. Galanopoulos
3rd	Additional topics in production theory. Optimization of Productive Units.	Κ. Galanopoulos
4th	Productivity and efficiency measurement methods (parametric, non-parametric).	Κ. Galanopoulos
5th	Applications using econometric and mathematical software	Κ. Galanopoulos
6th	Applications using econometric and mathematical software	Κ. Galanopoulos
7th	Students’ Presentations	Κ. Galanopoulos
2nd Session Types of Markets
8th	Perfect competition	Κ. Galanopoulos
9th	Monopoly / Oligopoly	Κ. Galanopoulos
10th	Game Theory and Competition	Κ. Galanopoulos
11th	Students’ presentations: literature review work	Κ. Galanopoulos
3rd Section: Business Operation
12th	Business decisions under conditions of risk and uncertainty	Invited Speaker
13th	Investment Rating	Invited Speaker
14th	Operation and organization of the marketing chain	Invited Speaker
15th	Written Examinations

 

COURSE OUTLINE

1. GENERAL

SCHOOL	AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT	AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
LEVEL OF STUDIES	7
COURSE CODE	PEC01	SEMESTER		1st
COURSE TITLE	Marketing
TEACHING ACTIVITIES If the ECTS Credits are distributed in distinct parts of the course e.g. lectures, labs etc. If the ECTS Credits are awarded to the whole course, then please indicate the teaching hours per week and the corresponding ECTS Credits.			TEACHING HOURS PER WEEK		ECTS CREDITS
Lectures			3		7.5
Please, add lines if necessary. Teaching methods and organization of the course are described in section 4.
COURSE TYPE Background, General Knowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development	Scientific Area, Skill Development
PREREQUISITES:	–
TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE:	Greek
COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS:	NO
COURSE URL:	https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/1426241/

2. LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learning Outcomes
Please describe the learning outcomes of the course: Knowledge, skills and abilities acquired after the successful completion of the course.
The goal of the course is to provide postgraduate students with advanced knowledge on the role of marketing in the modern era, its principles and the marketing strategy elements. To accomplish the learning objectives, the stages of the marketing process, the strategic planning components and the structure of a business plan are explained in detail.The course also contains thematic units on consumer behavior and buying behavior models, on the customer-oriented marketing approach, on brand development and new product strategy, on marketing communication and promotion techniques. In addition, topics related to global (international) marketing, green marketing and ethics in marketing are presented. Upon the completion of the course the students will be able to:   ·         Understand the marketing process ·         Make choices among various marketing tools in order to adapt different marketing designs to different market environments ·         Comprehend the factors affecting consumer behavior, consumer satisfaction, customer value and the buying process ·         Design innovative and effective sales promotion programs ·         Be aware of the opportunities emerging in the national and global market
General Skills
Name the desirable general skills upon successful completion of the module
Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, ICT Use Adaptation to new situations Decision making Autonomous work Teamwork Working in an international environment Working in an interdisciplinary environment Production of new research ideas	Project design and management Equity and Inclusion Respect for the natural environment Sustainability Demonstration of social, professional and moral responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues Critical thinking Promoting free, creative and inductive reasoning
§  Independent work §  Decision making §  Promoting free, creative and inductive reasoning §  Production of new research ideas

3. COURSE CONTENT

Week Title Speaker 1st Section: Marketing strategy – Consumer Behavior 1st Creating customer value and building customer relationships. Case study E. Raptou 2nd Marketing strategy E. Raptou 3rd Analysis of the micro- and macro- environment in business strategy E. Raptou 4th Consumer behavior – Consumer attitudes ad perceptions – Buying behavior (purchasing model analysis) E. Raptou 2nd Section: Consumer-oriented marketing strategy 5th Marketing segmentation and positioning E. Raptou 6th Brand name strategy and development – Case study presentation and analysis E. Raptou 7th New product development – Case study presentation and analysis E. Raptou 8th Pricing and price strategy E. Raptou 9th Marketing communication – Advertising design and strategy, types of advertising E. Raptou 10th Personal sales design and strategy – Case study presentation and analysis E. Raptou 11th Direct marketing – eCommerce E. Raptou 12th 13th Marketing ethics and social responsibility Case study – analysis E. Raptou E. Raptou 14th 15th Presentations of students’assignments Exams E. Raptou

 

4. LEARNING & TEACHING METHODS – EVALUATION

TEACHING METHOD Face to face, Distance learning, etc.	In classroom, face to face
USE OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) Use of ICT in Teaching, in Laboratory Education, in Communication with students	Use of ICT in Teaching (Power point, videos, e-class, Microsoft Teams) Use of ITC in Communication with students (webmail, Microsoft Teams)
TEACHING ORGANIZATION The ways and methods of teaching are described in detail. Lectures, Seminars, Laboratory Exercise, Field Exercise, Bibliographic research & analysis, Tutoring, Internship (Placement), Clinical Exercise, Art Workshop, Interactive learning, Study visits, Study / creation, project, creation, project. Etc.   The supervised and unsupervised workload per activity is indicated here, so that total workload per semester complies to ECTS standards.	Activity Workload/semester Lectures 39 Assignment Review and analysis of the literature 40 43,5 Independent study 65 Course total (25-hour workload per credit unit) 187.5
Student Evaluation Description of the evaluation process   Assessment Language, Assessment Methods, Formative or Concluding, Multiple Choice Test, Short Answer Questions, Essay Development Questions, Problem Solving, Written Assignment, Essay / Report, Oral Exam, Presentation in audience, Laboratory Report, Clinical examination of a patient, Artistic interpretation, Other/Others   Please indicate all relevant information about the course assessment and how students are informed	Student evaluation languages Greek Student evaluation methods         Percent Written Exam                                                  50% Written Assignment                                                      50%   Criteria for evaluating the assignment: recent literature originality of course design/materials structure, format and quality of content

5. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

·         Armstrong G., Kotler P. Εισαγωγή στο Μάρκετινγκ. Εκδόσεις Επίκεντρο, 2009. ·         Aurier P., Siriex L. Marketing Αγροτικών Προϊόντων και Τροφίμων – Οι ιδιαιτερότητες του κλάδου – Στρατηγικές – Προγράμματα δράσης. Εκδόσεις Προπομπός, 2010. ·         Fahy J., Jobber D. Αρχές Μάρκετινγκ. Εκδόσεις Κριτική, 2014. ·         Δημητριάδης Σ., Τζωρτζάκη Α.Μ. Μάρκετινγκ : Αρχές – Στρατηγικές – Εφαρμογές. Εκδόσεις Rosili, 2010. ·         Tζωρτζάκης Κ. Μάρκετινγκ – Περιλαμβάνει και Digital Marketing (Alan Charlesworth). Εκδόσεις Rosili, 2020.

 

ANNEX OF THE COURSE OUTLINE

Alternative ways of examining a course in emergency situations

Teacher (full name):	Elena Raptou
Contact details:	Email: elenra@agro.duth.gr
Supervisors: (1)	NO
Evaluation methods: (2)	Oral examination and assignment submission and presentation
Implementation Instructions: (3)	A.The oral examination will be accomplished on the scheduled examination date of the course and will be conducted through Microsoft Teams. The day before the examination, the link of the Microsoft Teams examination session will be displayed to those who have registered for the course and are aware of the distance learning terms. Before beginning the exam, each student must verify his/her candidature, for which he/she has to hold his/her ID card in front of the camera. The oral examination of the course will take place in groups of 4 people every half hour.   B. Students should have submitted their assignments via e-class by the course examination date. The oral presentation of the assignments will be accomplished online through the Microsoft Teams application. More details are given in e-class announcements.

 

• Please write YES or NO
• Note down the evaluation methods used by the teacher, e.g.
• written assignment or/and exercises
• written or oral examination with distance learning methods, provided that the integrity and reliability of the examination are ensured.
• In the Implementation Instructions section, the teacher notes down clear instructions to the students:

 

1. a) in case of written assignment and / or exercises: the deadline (e.g. the last week of the semester), the means of submission, the grading system, the grade percentage of the assignment in the final grade and any other necessary information.
2. b) in case of oral examination with distance learning methods: the instructions for conducting the examination (e.g. in groups of X people), the way of administration of the questions to be answered, the distance learning platforms to be used, the technical means for the implementation of the examination (microphone, camera, word processor, internet connection, communication platform), the hyperlinks for the examination, the duration of the exam, the grading system, the percentage of the oral exam in the final grade, the ways in which the inviolability and reliability of the exam are ensured and any other necessary information.
3. c) in case of written examination with distance learning methods: the way of administration of the questions to be answered, the way of submitting the answers, the duration of the exam, the grading system, the percentage of the written exam of the exam in the final grade, the ways in which the integrity and reliability of the exam are ensured and any other necessary information.

There should be an attached list with the Student Registration Numbers only of students eligible to participate in the examination.