^0_course_introduction.pptVIP

Discussion What is the study scope of International Trade Practice？ What are the main features of international trade as compared with domestic trade？ Why should we study international trade？ What do you expect to learn from this course？ Course Description International Trade Practice is a discipline specializing in the study of concrete process of international commodity exchange and a comprehensive applied science characterized by practical international business activities. It concerns basic principles and knowledge of international trade theories, policies, international laws and practices, international finance, international transportation, international insurance and their applications. Course Objective The course aims at analyzing and studying the practices of international commodity exchange, summarizing the practice experience gained at home and abroad, and applying it into international trade business activities. Course Requirements Students are required to not only understand the basic principles, basic knowledge and basic skills of international trade but also develop the ability to analyze and solve problems in actual international trade activities. Course assessment The course will be assessed using the following methods: (a) case studies/ presentations (b) assignments (c) exam (d) class attendance Main Contents of the Course This course which takes international commodity transactions as its object, trade terms and conditions as its focus, international trade practices and laws as its basis, and connects the foreign trade practices in China, introduces the main contents, and basic links of the construction and performance of the sales contract for the international sale of goods. （1）Contract clauses （2）Trade terms （3）Negotiation