Financial Economics (IKT426) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Financial Economics IKT426 Area Elective 3 0 3 3 6
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
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 Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Prof. Dr. Doğan Cansızlar
Course Assistants
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;
  • to be able to explain the role and function of financial instruments
  • to be able to give examples to financial instruments
  • to be able to describe the relationship between the real economy and financial markets
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
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
Percentage of Final Work 60
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 Have an advanced level of basic theoretical knowledge on the field of public finance in order to obtain the practical gains. X
2 Identify the issues related to the field of public finance by dealing with it within the framework of the methodological approach, and report and evaluate it from an analytical point of view. X
3 Understand, interpret and analyse economic and financial events, equipped with knowledge of certain disciplines, especially economics, business and law. X
4 Develop policies and strategies for solving the problems by establishing the cause-effect relationship related to fiscal and economic issues through theoretical information and the discussions. X
5 Establish the relationship of public financial management and budget theory with public policies, he/she makes strong budget analysis, develop analysis on public finance and makes a link with the policy implementation X
6 Understand the tax theory, learning the legal structure, following the legal and financial developments and gaining a professional competence in tax matters effectively develop it. X
7 Have knowledge of accounting systems in private and public institutions and businesses, analyze and interpret the financial and financial structure of institutions with the knowledge and competence gained. X
8 Gain knowledge of macroeconomic framework and growth theory, including theoretical and country examples, evaluates economic developments from a theoretical perspective. X
9 Use foreign language in financial and economic fields, follow international literature, communicate on professional issues. X
10 Benefit from technological developments in studies specific to its field by using information technologies, digital developments and common software. X
11 Use qualitative and quantitative methods for the analysis of economic, financial, social and institutional events. X
12 While fulfilling its academic and professional responsibilities, develop an approach that respects s United Nations sustainable development goals, freedoms, rights of the disadvantaged groups, environment, cultural and moral values. X

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 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