ECTS - Economic Indicators and Financial Markets Analysis
Economic Indicators and Financial Markets Analysis (ECON325) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Economic Indicators and Financial Markets Analysis | ECON325 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Team/Group. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The principal objective of ECON 325 is to discuss how to use and interpret economic indicators. Focusing on Turkish data, the course will overview the fundamental concepts of economic data. Furthermore, the course will provide fundamental concepts of portfolio management with a special emphasis on the stock market. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Financial literacy, basic concepts of economic indicators, the impact of economic indicators on the financial markets, stock market structure and trading strategies. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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Sources
| Course Book | 1. Ders Notları |
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| Other Sources | 2. "Göstergeler Ne Anlatır? Türkiye İçin İktisadi Göstergeler Rehberi", Fatih Akyıldız, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları. |
| 3. "Yatırım Analizi ve Portföy Yönetimi", Mehmet Baha Karan, Gazi Kitabevi. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 2 | 20 |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | 1 | 40 |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | - | - |
| Toplam | 4 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| 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, theory and methodology of international relations | |||||
| 2 | Having an interdisciplinary perspective that combines other related disciplines | |||||
| 3 | Having adequate knowledge about the history of international relations and being able to examine international actors, events and historical processes | |||||
| 4 | Acquiring the ability of analytical thinking, critical analysis and developing rational argument | |||||
| 5 | Acquiring the ability to make analytical interpretations about the contemporary global issues; the current and future positions of regional and international actors | |||||
| 6 | Being able to use professional English to transfer her/his knowledge about the international relations using verbal, written and visual communication methods effectively | |||||
| 7 | Understanding the importance of several topics such as professional ethics, sustainability, environmental awareness, social responsibility, cultural, social and universal values; being able to manifest and analyze the legal results of these issues | |||||
| 8 | Being able to analyze the issues by using the qualitative and quantitative research techniques of international relations | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | |||
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | |||
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | |||
| Total Workload | 0 | ||