Financial Literacy (MAN352) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Financial Literacy MAN352 General Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Dr. Halil Baran
Course Assistants
Course Objectives This course aims to show the students what kind of tax issues after setting up a business, which type of company is suitable to start up a business, how to follow the business through financial statements when setting up a business and how to benefit from financial reports in daily life. It is to teach how to use financial statements to gain knowledge about the financial and economic situation of any company even if it is not a business owner.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Know about tax types and how to pay the tax
  • Recognize the commercial obligations in daily life
  • Reach the incentives for entrepreneurs and choose the right business type
  • Analyze the financial statements and benefit from them
  • Evaluate the economic and financial situation of the company on the balance sheet
  • Determine the profitability of the company and what the main sources of profit and loss are
  • Examine the financial policy, funding sources and investments of the company during the year based on the financial statements
Course Content Important financial statements such as balance sheet and income statement as well as conducting basic analysis.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Business and functions, companies and types of companies
2 Set up the company and the obligations according to company type
3 the incentives for entrepreneurs and route map
4 Tax types, levies and charges, types of earnings in income tax, tax declaration
5 The financial policy, funding sources and investments of the company during the year can be seen on the financial statements
6 Describing the accounting books - book keeping based on operation account
7 Midterm
8 financial statements and their functions
9 Examination of assets in the balance sheet, basic principles, interpretations
10 Examination of liabilites and equity in the balance sheet, basic principles, interpretations
11 Introducing the income statement, segmentation, interpretation
12 Introducing the income statement, segmentation, interpretation
13 Presentation of Cash Flow Statement, Interpretation, Interpretation
14 Vertical Analysis and Interpretation of Financial Statements
15 Horizontal Analysis and Interpretation of Financial Statements
16 final exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Orhan Sevilengül - Genel Muhasebe

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 1 20
Presentation 1 20
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 30
Toplam 4 100
Percentage of Semester Work 0
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
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 The ability to have and use theoretical and practical information in international trade and logistics
2 The ability to define problems, as well as to collect, evaluate, analyze, and interpret data, and to devise solutions, making use of the information, skills, and competencies in the field
3 The ability to perform numerical analyses and research through accessing different resources of information in the field
4 The ability to take part in intra- and interdisciplinary, or multi-cultural working groups, as well as work individually
5 The ability to communicate verbally and in writing in English, and to make use of at least 1 foreign language
6 The ability to act responsibly, and with the awareness in the issues of environmental sensitivity, sustainability, transparency, social responsibility, and ethical values
7 The ability to read, understand, and interpret the relevant legislation in the field of international trade and logistics, and to see the global, and social effects of practices
8 The ability to question and interpret the acquired interdisciplinary pieces of information within the framework of the current economic, social, and environmental conjuncture
9 The ability to stay up to date regarding the local, regional, and global changes in the international trade and logistics, and the supply chain sector; and relevant through improvements on professional competencies and backgrounds, and to devise quick and effective solutions to possible problems through an innovative approach
10 The ability to track national and international regulations in international trade and logistics, to learn logistic procedures and risk management, to use current instruments of technology and informatics, to analyze and improve processes, to devise new ideas and suggestions, to manage activities for change, and to report and document these processes
11 -

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 20 20
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 2 5 10
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 25 25
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 25 25
Total Workload 128