An overview of the ideas, methods, and institutions that permit human society to manage financial situations and foster enterprise. Description of practices today and analysis of prospects for the future. Introduction to financial markets and its actors to understand the functioning of securities, insurance, and banking industries.
Prerequisite(s)
Macro Econ or Finance 101
Corequisite(s)
-
Special Requisite(s)
Daily english is enough
Instructor(s)
Assist. Prof. Dr. Didem Kayalıdereden
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
The course will not be held this semester.
Office Hour(s)
For appointment send an email to d.kayalidereden@iku.edu.tr
Teaching Methods and Techniques
-presentations
articles and case studies
Principle Sources
-Financial Markets and institutions -Jeff Madura
Other Sources
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Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction
conversations
2. Week
Financial Institutions, Financial Intermediaries,
Lecture and discussions
3. Week
Central Banks and the Creation of Money
Lecture and discussions
4. Week
Properties and Pricing of Financial Assets
Lecture and discussions
5. Week
Fİscal Policies
Lecture and discussions
6. Week
Monetary policies
Lecture and discussions
7. Week
midterm
exam
8. Week
midterm
exam
9. Week
Primary Markets and the Underwriting of Securities
Lecture and discussions
10. Week
Secondary Markets
Lecture and discussions
11. Week
Asset-Backed Securities Markets
Lecture and discussions
12. Week
Derivatives
Lecture and discussions
13. Week
Recap
Lecture and discussions
14. Week
Final
Exam
15. Week
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Program Outcomes
PO-1
OP-1. Comprehends both theoretical and applied subjects in international trade at the advanced level, and uses his/her knowledge when necessary.
PO-2
OP-2. Analyses basic concepts and data related to International Trade and Economics by scientific methods, interprets those with analytically, and evaluates those with regard to economic issues.
PO-3
OP-3. Express his/her thoughts, comments and evaluations related to International Trade discipline both in written and oral forms.
PO-4
OP-4. Defines current problems, and proposes solutions which are supported by evidence and research based quantitative and qualitative data.
PO-5
OP-5. Inspects how public and private sector enterprises engaged in trade activities operates in practice, and evaluates the continuities and the dynamism in these sectors.
PO-6
OP-6. Defines and tracks local, regional (such as European Union or Middle East) and global issues from the point of political economics, and relates these issues to each other.
PO-7
OP-7. Possesses sufficient knowledge in other disciplines related to International Trade (such as Economics, Finance, International Business and Law), and reports this information.
PO-8
OP-8. Follows publications and research in International Trade, Globalisation and Financial Systems in the English language, and communicates with his/her colleagues internationally.
PO-9
OP-9. Uses a second language (Russian, Chinese, etc.) at the intermediate level.
PO-10
OP-10. Possesses ethical principles and scientific values in collection, interpretation and release of data.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Defines the work done in financial markets in a global sense.
LO-2
Recognizes the organizational structure of financial markets
LO-3
Can work on designing and presenting at least one of the most basic financial instruments to market . Ex: bonus share distribution process
LO-4
Distinguish the differing principles of local and global financial markets
LO-5
with the knowledge gained during this course, he-she can make an accurate assessment about the future in financial markets
