It provides the students the necessary information about changing landscape of financial markets and institutions. It helps the students to improve their understanding about the major developments in financial industry through various case studeis and enables them to have a general understanding about the risks the financial institutions are confronting in today's challenging financial environment from an international perspective.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
-
Special Requisite(s)
English
Instructor(s)
Lecturer Dr. Selda Eke, Pınar Sarp
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Tuesday, 15.00-18.00, A303
Office Hour(s)
Dr.Selda Eke
Teaching Methods and Techniques
- Presentations, class discussions and case studies.
Principle Sources
- Financial Markets and Institutions, frederic S. Mishkin, Stanley G. Eakins, 8th Edition, Global Editions, Pearson, 2016
Other Sources
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Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction ; Overview on Financial Markets and Institutions
Presentation and Discussion
2. Week
unctions of Financial Markets ; Structure of Financial Markets, Functions of Financial Intermediaries, Types of Financial Intermediaries
Presentation and Discussion
3. Week
Financial Markets I , the money markets and money market instruments
Presentation and Discussion
4. Week
Financial Markets II: the capital markets and capital market instruments
Presentation and Discussion
5. Week
Midterm
6. Week
Fundamentals of Financial Institutions : Why do they exist ?
Presentation and Discussion
7. Week
Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 Financial Crisis
Reading and Discussion
8. Week
The bond markets , types of bonds
Presentation and Discussion
9. Week
The stock markets and investing in stocks
Presentation and Discussion
10. Week
Risk Management ; credit and foreign currency risk management
Presentation and Discussion
11. Week
Foreign exchange markets and mitigating risk fin foreign exchange markets .
Presentation and Discussion
12. Week
Risk Management in Banks and Insurance Companies
Presentation and Discussion
13. Week
Student Homeworks
Presentation
14. Week
Student Homeworks
Presentation
15. Week
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
30
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
1
10
Final Exam
1
50
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Demonstrates a basic level of understanding in related disciplines (such as economics, sociology, psychology, quantitative sciences, etc.) that form a foundation for business administration, and makes use of and applies them to the field of business.
PO-2
Applies mathematical, scientific and social knowledge to business problems.
PO-3
Demonstrates a basic level of understanding in business functions and management (such as management, production, marketing, accounting, finance, human resources, behavioural sciences, etc.) and interprets the theoretical arguments focusing on interactions between the actors and the cultures in the field.
PO-4
Determines how to use acquired theoretical and practical knowledge and skills related to business in application and field analysis and applies them.
PO-5
Identifies and evaluates the relations in the field of business; describes the problems and presents analytical solutions through modelling and interpreting (critical thinking).
PO-6
Designs a business process in any functional stage that complies with identified objectives.
PO-7
Develops effective business communication skills (written-verbal/formal-informal).
PO-8
Owns effective working skills individually or on a team in business and multidisciplinary fields.
PO-9
Acts with a sense of professional and ethical responsibility.
PO-10
Improves effective verbal and written communication skills in English, and acquires competence in minimum one foreign language.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
To enable the students to know the financial markets ; money markets and capital markets.
LO-2
To enable the students to know about the financial market instruments ; capital market instruments and money market instruments .
LO-3
To enable the students to understand the risk management ; mainly credit risk management and foreign currency risk management
LO-4
To enable the students to know about the functions of financial institutions ; banks, insurance companies, mutual funds, hedge funds, private equity funds.
LO-5
To enable the students to know about the risk management in banks and insurance companies
