The goal is to provide well-organized, comprehensive, and up-to-date coverage of the topics to provide understandable analytical framework related to internaional finance by stressing basic concepts theoratically and practically.
Prerequisite(s)
none
Corequisite(s)
none
Special Requisite(s)
none
Instructor(s)
Professor Müge Çetiner
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
The course is not offered in this semester.
Office Hour(s)
Teaching Methods and Techniques
-Verbal Lecture, Problem Solving, online class discussion
Principle Sources
Jeff Madura, Hatice Doğukanlı (Çeviri) Uluslararası Finansal Yönetim I,II, 10. Basımdan çeviri, Nobel Yayınevi, 2013
Halil Seyidoğlu, (2016). Uluslararası Finans, Güzem Can Yayınları, Geliştirişmiş 6. Baskı, İstanbul
Paul R. Krugman, Maurice Obstfeld, Marc J. Melitz; International Finance Theory & Policy, 11'th Edition, Pearson, 2018
Other Sources
Lecturer's notes.
Chapters related to the topic from auxiliary books
Butler, K.C. (2016). Multinational Finance: Evaluating the Opportunities, Costs, and Risks of Multinational Operaitons. John Wiley & Sons.
Cheol S.Eun, Bruce G. Resnick. (2015) International Financial Management, 7'th Edition, Mc Graw Hill.
Shapiro, A. C., & Hanouna, P. (2019). Multinational Financial Management, John Wiley & Sons
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction of the course and main concepts to be covered during the semester
Online lecture
2. Week
International financial markets
Online lecture
3. Week
Balance of Payments
Online lecture
4. Week
The Foreign Exchange Market
Online lecture
5. Week
Exchange Rates
Online lecture
6. Week
International Parity Conditions
Online lecture
7. Week
Derivative Markets
Online lecture
8. Week
International trade finance
Online lecture
9. Week
Midterm Exam Week
Assessment
10. Week
Midterm Exam Week
Assessment
11. Week
Guest speaker and final exam preparation
Online lecture
12. Week
Students presentations
Online lecture
13. Week
Students presentations
Online lecture
14. Week
Overview
Online lecture
15. Week
Final Exam Week
Assessment
16. Week
Final Exam Week
Assessment
17. Week
Final Exam Week
Assessment
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
30
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
1
30
Final Exam
1
40
Program Outcomes
PO-1
To define his/her competencies using the theoretical and practical knowledge he/she acquired in the field of Economics and to use these competencies in practice.
PO-2
To discuss concepts and ideas in the field of Economics with scientific methods, to develop hypotheses, to interpret and evaluate the data obtained.
PO-3
To develop solution suggestions for complex and/or unpredictable problems encountered in practice, to report and present these suggestions in accordance with the academic publication rules.
PO-4
To identify regional and global issues/problems, to perform analyses based on scientific data and research, and to develop solution suggestions.
PO-5
To determine the learning needs in the field of Economics, to evaluate the acquired knowledge and skills with a critical approach, and to use this knowledge and skills to develop economic policies.
PO-6
To inform relevant people and institutions on issues related to the field of Economics and to gain the ability to convey written and verbal solutions to problems.
PO-7
To convey his/her thoughts and suggestions in the field of Economics to experts and non-experts by supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data, to discuss and to contribute to the development of new policies by revising suggestions according to the feedback he/she receives.
PO-8
To benefit from other disciplines that form the basis of the field of Economics, to develop multidisciplinary approaches by associating these disciplines with his/her knowledge in the field of Economics, to produce project and publications.
PO-9
To define the differences and relationships between classical and modern theories of economics and to observe the distinctions between classical and modern economic policies and to evaluate the compatibility of these policies with economic and social issues.
PO-10
To read and comprehend foreing news sources about economics being fluent in a foreign language, to scan the economic literature and to follow the most current approaches in this field.
PO-11
To take into account scientific and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting and announcing economic data and carrying out statistical/econometric studies using these data, and also to carry out the publication process in accordance with academic publishing principles.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Recognize about international financial system in the World and its operations.
LO-2
Interpret exchange rates and foreign Exchange markets
LO-3
Recognize derivative markets and interprets their information with examples.
LO-4
Recognize financial techniques used in multinational firms
LO-5
Define international financial technology and international financial system