Investment Analysis (ISL446) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Investment Analysis ISL446 General Elective 3 0 0 3 5
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.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Burcu Dinçergök
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The aim of this course is to introduce the students with the investment environment and investment instruments, enable them to understand the investment theories and make them to be aware of the important issues while making investments.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • To understand the main concepts of investment environement
  • To make fundamental analysis and to understand technical analysis.
  • To construct and manage a portfolio
  • To understand derivative instruments
Course Content Risk and return relationship, portfolio theories and portfolio management, asset pricing models, derivative instruments.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Investments and investment environment Course Book chapter 1
2 Stock Exchange Markets Course Book: chapter 2
3 Capital market activities in Turkey and Istanbul Stock Exchange Course Book: Part 3
4 Interest rates, term structure of interest rates, types and time value of money Course Book: chapter 4
5 Portfolio risk and return chapter 5
6 Portfolio risk and return chapter 5
7 CAPM Chapter 6
8 Question/Answer
9 Midterm
10 Efficient market hyphotesis chapter 8
11 Hisse senetleri chapter 9-10
12 Bonds chapter 11
13 Basic Analysis chapter 12
14 Basic Analysis chapter 12
15 futures chapter 13
16 Options chapter 14
17 presentations
18 final

Sources

Course Book 1. "Yatırım Analizi ve PortföyYönetimi" Prof. Dr. Mehmet Baha Karan

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation 1 30
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 3 100
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
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 Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts and methods of economics
2 Acquiring the skills of macro level economic analysis
3 Acquiring the skills of micro level economic analysis
4 Understanding the formulation and implementation of economic policies at the local, national, regional, and/or global level
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
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 X
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. 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 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 15 15
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 10 10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 10 10
Total Workload 125