Risk Management (MBA515) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Risk Management MBA515 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
-
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Social Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Neslihan Turguttopbş
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The aim of this course, in-depth analysis of the financial crisis and causes of this crisis which are market risk, credit risk and operational risks and to gain insight about international and Turkish risk management applications
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • To evaluate international and national financial crisis together with their reasons
  • To analyze market risk in the framework of interest and foreign exchange risks and the to eloborate risk management applications in Turkey
  • To evaluate the transactions creating credit risk and to eloborate the relevant risk management applications in Turkey
  • To evaluate the transactions creating operational risk and to eloborate the relevant risk management applications in Turkey
Course Content Financial risk and the sources of risk, calculation and management of portfolio risk, exchange rate, interest rate and credit risk, traditional risk management methods, risk management instruments.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 What Is Financial Risk Management? ESSENTIALS of Financial Risk Management, Karen A. Horcher (1-20)
2 Identifying major financial risks ESSENTIALS of Financial Risk Management, Karen A. Horcher (23-33)
3 Identifying major financial risks ESSENTIALS of Financial Risk Management, Karen A. Horcher (34-47)
4 Interest rate risk ESSENTIALS of Financial Risk Management, Karen A. Horcher (48-60)
5 Interest rate risk ESSENTIALS of Financial Risk Management, Karen A. Horcher (61-73)
6 Foreign exchange rate risk ESSENTIALS of Financial Risk Management, Karen A. Horcher (61-73)
7 Foreign exchange rate risk ESSENTIALS of Financial Risk Management, Karen A. Horcher (74-103)
8 Midterm exam
9 Credit risk ESSENTIALS of Financial Risk Management, Karen A. Horcher (74-103)
10 Credit risk ESSENTIALS of Financial Risk Management, Karen A. Horcher (104-124)
11 Commodity risk ESSENTIALS of Financial Risk Management, Karen A. Horcher (125-149)
12 Operational risk ESSENTIALS of Financial Risk Management, Karen A. Horcher (150-179)
13 Credit risk and management Lecture notes
14 Risk management: hedgeing ESSENTIALS of Financial Risk Management, Karen A. Horcher (180-190)
15 Hedging policies ESSENTIALS of Financial Risk Management, Karen A. Horcher (191-209)
16 Final exam

Sources

Course Book 1. ESSENTIALS of Financial Risk Management, Karen A. Horcher, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 10
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 30
Toplam 3 70
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
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 undergraduate program area with the knowledge of business administration.
2 2. To have knowledge about research methods and techniques and to be able to use them
3 3. To be able to produce creative and constructive solutions in cases of uncertainty and confusion in the field of business
4 Following and evaluating the global and national developments related to businesses and making financial decisions.
5 5. To be able to plan and manage activities for the professional development of employees under his/her responsibility in professional activities and projects in his/her field.
6 6. To be able to produce innovative and creative ideas and to put these ideas into practice
7 7. To be able to carry out a study independently using the knowledge he has in the field of business administration and to take responsibility as a team member in cooperation with other professional groups working in this field.
8 8. To have the ability to reach scientific knowledge in the field of business, to monitor, evaluate and apply the current literature.
9 9. To be able to transfer information about the field of business using effective verbal, written and visual communication methods in the language of learning and professional English.
10 10. To be aware of professional ethics, environmental awareness, sustainability, social responsibility, cultural, social and universal values.
11 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.
12 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
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 15 15
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 1 15 15
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 25 25
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 25 25
Total Workload 128