TQF. 3 Course Specification · Dr.Siriwan Saksiriruthai 5. Year / Semester Undergraduate student year 3 / Semester 2/2015 6. Prerequisite Course None 7. Co-requisite Course: None

TQF. 3 Course Specification

Course Code : IIB 3440

Course Title : International Trade Law

Credits : 3(3-0-6)

Semester / Academic Year : 2 / 2015

Students : Bachelor of Business Administration

Program : International Business

Lecturer : Dr. Siriwan Saksiriruthai

International College, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University

Table of Contents

Section Contents Pages

Section 1 General Information 1

Section 2 Objectives and Purposes 2

Section 3 Course Structure 3

Section 4 Developing Student’s Learning Outcomes 4

Section 5 Lesson Plan and Assessment 6

Section 6 Learning and Teaching Resources 11

Section 7 Course Evaluation and Improvement 12

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Section 1 General Information

1. Code and Course Title: IIB 3440 International Trade Law

2. Credits: 3(3-0-6)

3. Curriculum and Course Category:

This course of Bachelor of Business Administration, International College,

Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University is categorized in Business Major Elective Course.

4. Lecturer:

Dr.Siriwan Saksiriruthai

5. Year / Semester

Undergraduate student year 3 / Semester 2/2015

6. Prerequisite Course

None

7. Co-requisite Course:

None

8. Learning Location

International College Building, Nakhon Pathom Learning Center, Room 410

Tuesday 13.00-16.00

9. Last Date for Preparing and Revising this Course:

November 30th, 2015

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Section 2 Objectives and Purposes

1. Course Aims

At the end of this course, the student will be able to perform in the following areas of

performance:

1.1 To provide a knowledge and understanding of international trade law

1.2 To introduce and expand upon international law to place them in a real world

situation facilitating practical insights

1.3 To develop an appreciation of the importance of international trade law to the

business in shaping the contemporary world

1.4 To improve the skills to use legal theory to interpret to the real situation

2. Objectives for Developing / Revising Course (content / learning process /

assessment / etc.)

According to TQF 5 (Thailand Quality Framework 5: HEd.) for the 2015 academic year,

students should develop their abilities as follow:

(1) The need to increase analysis ability;

(2) The need to encourage team work;

(3) The need to revise assessment technique and focus more on cooperative learning

practice.

Therefore, the purpose for developing course content is that students need to increase

their analysis abilities as well as the change of learning technique to be more on cooperative

learning. Thus, learning process will be revise in more practical ways, such as assigning

cooperative activities for team work development.

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Section 3 Course Structure

1. Course Outline

The right and obligations of the exporter and importer in an international sales

transactions and difficulties of international trade essential elements of such transactions,

international commerce, international banking, and the nature and function of insurance in

international commerce.

2. Time Length per Semester (Lecture – hours / Practice – hours / Self Study –

hours)

Lecture

Practice/

Field Work/

Internship

Self Study Remedial Class

48 hours - 96 hours / week 3+ (if any)

3. Time Length per Week for Individual Academic Consulting and Guidance

1 hour / week

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Section 4 Developing Student’s Learning Outcomes

Learning

Standards/Outcomes Learning Activities Learning Assessment

1. Ethic and Morals

(1) The ability to deliver or to

complete a required task at

or the appointed time,

(2) The ability to do the right

thing according to the

values, beliefs and principles

they claim to hold,

(3) The ability to make

decisions in business

according to moral concepts

and judgments.

(1) Group activities

(2) Classroom attendance

(3) Group activities

(1) Open-end Questions

(2) Attendance criteria

(3) Short answer

questions

2. Knowledge

(1) The ability to identify the

business theories and

describe important case

studies,

(2) The ability to provide an

analysis and provide the

solution to real world

problems,

(3) The ability to use business

knowledge integrated with

other disciplines.

(1) Case studies

(2) Special lectures

(3) Mid-term examination

(4) Final examination

(1) Open-ended

questions

(2) Test on the e-

learning website

(3) Paper test

(4) Paper test

3. Cognitive Skills

(1) Self-study and sharing

information to the class,

(2) The ability to solve

problems from case studies.

(1) Cooperative learning

(2) Case study

(1) Short answer

questions

(2) Essay questions

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Learning

Standards/Outcomes Learning Activities Learning Assessment

4. Interpersonal Skills and

Responsibilities

(1) The ability to communicate

in English,

(2) The ability to use English to

solve business problem,

(3) Initiate some new business

ideas and have leadership.

(1) Group discussion



(1) Question & answer


(3) Open-end questions

5. Numerical Analysis,

Communication and

Information Technology Skills

(1) Be able to use basic ICT

skills and apply them to

daily life,

(2) Be able to use IT to search

for new knowledge and

apply numerical analysis in

communication with

emphasis on practical and

real life experiences.

(1) Group report

(2) Group activity

(1) Report paper


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Section 5 Lesson Plan and Assessment

1. Lesson Plan

Week Topic/Outline Periods Learning Activities and

Medias

1 Introduction to International Trade Law

Law and Legal Reasoning

Dispute solving

3 Pretest

Direct instruction and

group discussion

Student center:

cooperative learning

(round robin) 2 The World Trade Organization

Law of Natural Persons

Brief history of WTO

Establishing WTO

Role of WTO in International Trade

3 Direct instruction and

group discussion

Student center:


(round table)

3 WTO Dispute Settlement

Types of Disputes

Agreement and solutions of disputes


group discussion

Student center:


(think-pair-share)

4 Treaties

Definitions

Types of treaties

Thailand and international trade related

treaties


group discussion

Student center:


(game tournament)

5 Preliminaries for exports.

Registration – IEC, RCMC, EPC,

Central Excise.

Categories of export

Shipping documents and terms used in

shipping


group discussion

Student center:


(jigsaw activity)

6 Special Lecture: Export Procedures (1)

Excise clearance for exports

Marine insurance of Export cargo

Shipment goods


group discussion

Reading and

answering practice

Quiz on the e-learning

website

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Medias

7 Special Lecture: Export Procedures (2)

The right and obligations of the

exporter and importer in an

international sales transactions

Difficulties of international trade

Essential elements of international

sales transactions

Quality and Pre Shipment inspection

EGC Services

GSP rules of origin


group discussion

Student center:


(think-pair-share)


website

8 ---------------------------------MIDTERM EXAM--------------------------------

9 Excise Clearance Benefit / Rebate

Excise clearance benefit

Excise clearance rebate


group discussion

Student center:


(round robin)

10 Special Lecture: Customary International

Law

The Forms Meaning of Customary

International Law

Types of Custom law

Customary International Law


group discussion

Student center:


(think-pair-share)


website

11 The Elements of Letter of Credit (1)

Operation of Letter of Credit

Rules concerning the application of

L/C

Methods of overcoming discrepancies


group discussion

Student center:


(round table)

12 The Elements of Letter of Credit (2)

Effective methods of checking L/C

Understanding UCP 600

How to do financing in Back-to-back LC


group discussion

Student center:


(rotating feedback)

13 Understanding International Fraud and

Prevention

Understanding of L/C fraud

Characteristics of L/C fraud

Methods of L/C fraud

Malpractices and weakness in shipping

practices


group discussion

Student center:


(role playing)

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Medias

14 International Banking

Bank regulation in Thailand

The structures of regulation in different

jurisdictions

Relationship between banks and

customers in Thai Law

Examining the rights and obligations of

the parties

Principles of the law of payment.


group discussion

Student center:


(rally robin)

15 Insurance Law

Basic insurance principles such as

"risk" and "fortuity;"

Functions of insurance in international

commerce

Insurance agents and brokers

Governmental regulation of insurance

and international trade

Case Studies


group discussion

Reading and

answering practice

16 *** MAKE UP CLASS*** 3 Group discussion

Exam review

Post test

17 ------------------------------------FINAL EXAM-------------------------------------

Total of Hours 48

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2. Learning Assessment Plan

Learning Outcome Assessment

Activities

Time Schedule

(Week)

Proportion

for

Assessment

(%)

1 Ethic and Morals

(1) The ability to deliver or to

complete a required task at or

the appointed time,

(2) The ability to do the right thing

according to the values, beliefs

and principles they claim to

hold,

(3) The ability to make decisions in

business according to moral

concepts and judgments.

(1) Open-end

Questions

(2) Attendance

criteria

(3) Short answer

questions

Throughout

semester

(1) S/U

(2) 10%

(3) S/U

2 Knowledge

(1) The ability to identify the

business theories and describe

important case studies,

(2) The ability to provide an

analysis and provide the

solution to real world problems,

(3) The ability to use business

knowledge integrated with

other disciplines.

(1) Open-end

Questions

(2) Special

lectures

(3) Paper test

(4) Paper test

(1) Throughout

semester

(2) Week 6, 7,

10

(3) Week 8

(4) Week 17

(1) S/U

(2) 20%

(3) 20 %

(4) 30 %

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Learning Outcome Assessment

Activities

Time Schedule

(Week)

Proportion

for

Assessment

(%)

3 Cognitive Skills

(1) Self-study and sharing

information to the class,

(2) The ability to solve problems

from case studies.

(1) Short answer

questions

(2) Essay

questions

(1) Throughout

semester

(2) Throughout

semester

(1) 10 %

(2) 10 %

4 Interpersonal Skills and

Responsibilities

(1) The ability to communicate in

English,

(2) The ability to use English to

solve business problem,

(3) Initiate some new business

ideas and have leadership.

(1) Question &

answer

(2) Question &

answer

(3) Open-end

questions

Throughout

semester

(1) S/U

(2) S/U

(3) S/U

5 Numerical Analysis,

Communication and Information

Technology Skills

(1) Be able to use basic ICT skills

and apply them to daily life,

(2) Be able to use IT to search for

new knowledge and apply

numerical analysis in

communication with emphasis

on practical and real life

experiences.

(1) Question &

answer

(1) Throughout

semester

(1) S/U

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Section 6 Learning and Teaching Resources

1. Textbook and Main Documents

Suranovic, Steve. (2012) International Trade Law. New York:

McGraw-Hill Irwin.

2. Important Documents for Extra Study

Fischer, Eva & Nash, Williams. (2013). Principles of International Trade Law

and Policy. 3rd Ed. Canada: LexisNexis.

3. Suggestion Information (Printing Materials/Website/CD/Others)

Jackson, David. (2014). International Trade Law and Restriction. Retrieved

November 15, 2015 from http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson

/international-trade-regulations-restrictions.html#lesson

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Section 7 Course Evaluation and Revising

1. Strategies for Course Evaluation by Students

Using survey questions to collect information from the students’ opinions to improve the

course and enhance the curriculum. Examples of questions:

(1) Content objectives were made clear to the students.

(2) The content was organized around the objectives.

(3) Content was sufficiently integrated.

(4) Content was sufficiently integrated to the rest of the first year curriculum.

(5) The instructional materials used were effectively.

(6) The learning methods appropriate assessed the students’ understanding of the

content.

(7) Overall, students are satisfied with the quality of this course.

2. Strategies for Course Evaluation by Lecturer

2.1 Lecturer team observes the class and discusses the results as follow:

(1) The lecturer is well prepared for class sessions.

(2) The lecturer answers questions carefully and completely.

(3) The lecturer uses examples to make the materials easy to understand.

(4) The lecturer stimulated interest in the course.

(5) The lecturer made the course material interesting.

(6) The lecturer is knowledgeable about the topics presented in this course.

(7) The lecturer treats students respectfully.

(8) The lecturer is fair in dealing with students.

(9) The lecturer makes students feel comfortable about asking question.

(10) Course assignments are interesting and stimulating.

(11) The lecturer’s use of technology enhanced learning in the classroom.

2.2 The Director / Head of program constructs assessment items to evaluate four

dimensions of lecturer’s competencies: teaching skills, organization and presentation of

materials, management of the learning environment, and teaching attitudes.

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3. Teaching Revision

Lecturer revises teaching / learning process based on the results from the students’ survey

question, observation, suggestion, and classroom research.

4. Feedback for Achievement Standards

The evaluation is conducted by International College Administrator Committee in order

to assessment process and grading.

5. Methodology and Planning for Course Review and Improvement

5.1 Revise and develop course structure and process every three years.

5.2 Assign different lecturers teach this course to enhance students’ performance.