ECTS - Monetary Theory and Policy
Monetary Theory and Policy (IKT303) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Monetary Theory and Policy | IKT303 | 5. Semester | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | Compulsory Departmental Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Demonstration, Question and Answer. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This course focuses on the study of money, financial markets and the conduct of monetary policy. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Money and credit, behaviour and structure of interest rates, financial systems, money demand and supply, analysis of competing monetary theories and the use of monetary policy tools in economic stabilization; current issues in monetary theory and policy, inflation targeting. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Why Study Money, Banking, and Financial Markets? An Overview of the Financial System | Mishkin, Chapters 1-2. |
| 2 | What is Money? Understanding Interest Rates | Mishkin, Chapters 3-4. |
| 3 | The Behavior of Interest Rates; The Risk and Term Structure of Interest Rates | Mishkin, Chapters 5-6. |
| 4 | An Economic Analysis of Financial Structure; Banking and the Management of Financial Institutions | Mishkin, Chapters 8-9. |
| 5 | Banking Industry: Structure and Competition; Economic Analysis of Banking Regulation | Mishkin, Chapters 10-11. |
| 6 | Structure of Central Banks and the Federal Reserve System; Multiple Deposit Creation and the Money Supply Process | Mishkin, Chapters 12-13 |
| 7 | Mid-term Exam | |
| 8 | Determinants of the Money Supply; Tools of Monetary Policy; What Should Central Banks Do? Monetary Policy Goals, Strategy and Tactics | Mishkin, Chapters 14-15-16 |
| 9 | The Foreign Exchange Market; The International Financial System | Mishkin, Chapters 17-18 |
| 10 | The Demand for Money; The ISLM Model | Mishkin, Chapters 19-20 |
| 11 | Monetary and Fiscal Policy in the ISLM Model | Mishkin, Chapters 21 |
| 12 | Aggregate Demand and Supply Analysis | Mishkin, Chapters 22 |
| 13 | Transmission Mechanisms of Monetary Policy: The Evidence | Mishkin, Chapters 23 |
| 14 | Money and Inflation | Mishkin, Chapters 24 |
| 15 | General Review | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Mishkin, Frederic S. (2007) The Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets, 8th International Edition, Boston: Addison-Wesley. |
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| 2. Mishkin, Frederic S. (2000) Para Teorisi ve Politikası, Bilim Teknik Yayınevi, İstanbul. (Çevirenler: İlyas Şıklar, Ahmet Çakmak ve Suat Yavuz) | |
| Other Sources | 3. Aren, Sadun (2007) 100 Soruda Para ve Para Politikası, İmge Kitabevi. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 10 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 5 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 50 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 50 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts and methods of economics | X | ||||
| 2 | Acquiring the skills of macro level economic analysis | X | ||||
| 3 | Acquiring the skills of micro level economic analysis | X | ||||
| 4 | Understanding the formulation and implementation of economic policies at the local, national, regional, and/or global level | X | ||||
| 5 | Learning different approaches on economic and related issues | X | ||||
| 6 | Acquiring the quantitative and/or qualitative techniques in economic analysis | X | ||||
| 7 | Improving the ability to use the modern software, hardware and/or technological devices | X | ||||
| 8 | Developing intra-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary team work skills | X | ||||
| 9 | Acquiring an open-minded behavior through encouraging critical analysis, discussions, and/or life-long learning | X | ||||
| 10 | Adopting work ethic and social responsibility | X | ||||
| 11 | Developing the skills of communication. | X | ||||
| 12 | Improving the ability to effectively implement the knowledge and skills in at least one of the following areas: economic policy, public policy, international economic relations, industrial relations, monetary and financial affairs. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
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| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 6 | 96 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 158 | ||