ECTS - Financial Economics
Financial Economics (IKT426) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Financial Economics | IKT426 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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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, Brain Storming. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The objective of this course is to become familiar with the basic financial economic concepts. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Functions and structure of the financial system, financial instruments, the risk management and control, issues in corporate finance and capital budgeting, the real economy and the financial markets: macroeconomic activity and financial markets; monetary policy and financial markets; banking sector and the financial markets. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Overview of the Financial System. What Is Money? | Mishkins, pp.44-94 |
| 2 | Understanding Interest Rates | Mishkins, pp.108-130 |
| 3 | Stock Market, Theory of Rational Expectations, Efficient Markets Hypothesis | Mishkin, pp.183-203 |
| 4 | An Economic Analysis of Financial Structure | Mishkins, pp.204-227 |
| 5 | Financial Crises I | Mishkins, pp.227-244 |
| 6 | Financial Crises II | Mishkins, pp.244-264 |
| 7 | Banking and the Management of Financial Institutions | Mishkins, pp.265-294 |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | |
| 9 | Economic Analysis of Financial Regulation | Mishkins, pp.294-320 |
| 10 | Banking Industry: Structure and Competition | Mishkins, pp.321-350 |
| 11 | Nonbank Finance | Ders Notları |
| 12 | Central Banks and the Federal Reserve System | Mishkins, pp.354-379 |
| 13 | The Foreign Exchange Market | Mishkins, pp.476-500 |
| 14 | The International Financial System | Mishkins, pp.500-534 |
| 15 | General Review | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. “The Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets”, FredericS. Mishkins, Pearson, 2013 |
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| 2. "Finansal İktisat" Hasan Dinçer-Serhat Yüksel, Orion Kitabevi, 2018 | |
| 3. "Parasal İktisat - Kuram ve Politika" Fatih Özatay, Efil Yayınevi, 2013 |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 40 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 60 |
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Having the conceptual and applied knowledge about the basic functions of the business and gaining the ability to use the knowledge | |||||
| 2 | To be able to diagnose the problems related to the field of business, to use scientific approaches effectively in the solution of problems and decision-making processes. | |||||
| 3 | To be able to reveal and analyze the environmental, social, global effects and legal consequences of the applications related to the basic functions of the business. | |||||
| 4 | To be able to analyze information and reports that concern businesses at the national, regional and global level, to set strategic goals according to the results obtained | |||||
| 5 | Gain the ability to use, report and interpret Business Information Systems and sub-modules required by business management | |||||
| 6 | Planning necessary activities such as starting a new business with innovative and creative thinking and taking risks for the sustainability of the business, finding resources, making market analysis, preparing a business plan, and using the learned information in this direction. | |||||
| 7 | Being aware of the fact that the research and learning process continues throughout life, to be able to follow the scientific and technological developments related to the business, to support oneself and the organization in innovation and continuous development. | |||||
| 8 | To have the necessary leadership and managerial skills to achieve business objectives effectively and efficiently. | |||||
| 9 | To be able to conduct scientific research in the field of business and report the results of the research to be used in managerial decision-making processes. | |||||
| 10 | To be able to transfer information about the field of business using effective verbal, written and visual communication methods in the language of learning and professional English | |||||
| 11 | To be aware of professional ethics, environmental awareness, sustainability, social responsibility, cultural, social and universal values | |||||
| 12 | Working effectively with different disciplines or multicultural teams, taking responsibility, making risk analysis, adapting to change, critical thinking and using initiative in problem solving | |||||
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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 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 7 | 98 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total Workload | 151 | ||