ECTS - Financial Markets
Financial Markets (FNCE517) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Markets | FNCE517 | General Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | Technical Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Social Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The main objective of this course is to identify the relationship between financial markets and real sector in a framework of principles of the economy and finance theories. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Financial markets, institutions, bond markets, exchange markets, money markets and derivative markets. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why Study Financial Markets and Institutions? | Related chapters of the course book |
| 2 | Overview of the Financial System | Related chapters of the course book |
| 3 | What Do Interest Rates Mean and What Is Their Role in Valuation? | Related chapters of the course book |
| 4 | Why Do Interest Rates Change? | Related chapters of the course book |
| 5 | How Do Risk and Term Structure Affect Interest Rates? | Related chapters of the course book |
| 6 | Are Financial Markets Efficient? | Related chapters of the course book |
| 7 | Midterm Exam | |
| 8 | Why Do Financial Institutions Exist? | Related chapters of the course book |
| 9 | Why Do Financial Crises Occur and Why Are They So Damaging to the Economy? | Related chapters of the course book |
| 10 | Central Banking and the Conduct of Monetary Policy | Related chapters of the course book |
| 11 | The Money Markets | Related chapters of the course book |
| 12 | The Bond Market | Related chapters of the course book |
| 13 | The Stock Market | Related chapters of the course book |
| 14 | The Mortgage Markets | Related chapters of the course book |
| 15 | The Foreign Exchange Market | Related chapters of the course book |
| 16 | Presentations | |
| 17 | General Review | |
| 18 | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. İlker Parasız, Para Banka ve Finansal Piyasalar, Ezgi Kitabevi, 2013 |
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Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | 1 | 20 |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 3 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | X |
| 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 | 1. To be able to combine and use the knowledge of their own undergraduate program area with the knowledge of business administration. | X | ||||
| 2 | 2. To have information about the structure and functioning of the financial system and each financial institution. | X | ||||
| 3 | 3. To have information about regulations and legislation related to financial institutions | X | ||||
| 4 | 4. To be able to see the risks that different financial institutions are exposed to and gain the ability to produce basic solutions. | X | ||||
| 5 | 5. To have knowledge about basic investment strategies. | X | ||||
| 6 | 6. Having knowledge about research methods and techniques and being able to use them. | X | ||||
| 7 | 7. To have information about the institutional characteristics of emerging and developed markets and investment strategies for bonds, stocks and derivatives in these markets. | X | ||||
| 8 | 8. To have the ability to reach scientific knowledge in the field of business, to monitor, evaluate and apply the current literature | X | ||||
| 9 | 9. To be able to transfer information about the business area by using effective verbal, written and visual communication methods. | X | ||||
| 10 | 10. To be aware of professional ethics, environmental awareness, sustainability, social responsibility, cultural, social and universal values | X | ||||
| 11 | 10. To be aware of professional ethics, environmental awareness, sustainability, social responsibility, cultural, social and universal values | X | ||||
| 12 | 11. To be able to work effectively with different disciplines or multicultural teams, to take responsibility, to make risk analysis, to keep up with change, to think critically and to use initiative in problem solving. | X | ||||
| 13 | 12. To have the ability to present a research problem, to develop hypotheses, to design research and to reach a conclusion by using qualitative/quantitative methods, by making the necessary literature review, and to have the ability to publish an academic publication as a result. | |||||
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 | 2 | 28 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 126 | ||