ECTS - Financial Economics
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) |
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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 | Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts and methods of economics | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 6 | Acquiring the quantitative and/or qualitative techniques in economic analysis | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 10 | Adopting work ethic and social responsibility | |||||
| 11 | Developing the skills of communication. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
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 | ||