ECTS - Risk Management
Risk Management (LOG414) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Risk Management | LOG414 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | Aim is to give students knowledge about the risks arising from competition in the framework of the international trade and measurement and management methods of those risks. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Risk concept, interest rates and foreign exchange rates, interest rate risk, credit risk, operational risk, commodity risk, hedging. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | The risk concept, its sources and determinants and introduction to financial risk management | Essentials of Financial Risk Management, Horcher, Karen A. Chapter 1 |
| 2 | The determinants of interest rates and foreign exchange rates | Essentials of Financial Risk Management, Horcher, Karen A. Chapter 1 |
| 3 | The determination of basic financial risks | Essentials of Financial Risk Management, Horcher, Karen A. Chapter 2 |
| 4 | The interest rate risk and hedging | Essentials of Financial Risk Management, Horcher, Karen A. Chapter 3 |
| 5 | The foreign exchange rate risk | Essentials of Financial Risk Management, Horcher, Karen A. Chapter 3 |
| 6 | The affects of foreign exchange rate risk in international trade | Essentials of Financial Risk Management, Horcher, Karen A. Chapter 4 |
| 7 | Hedging methods of foreign exchange rate risk | Essentials of Financial Risk Management, Horcher, Karen A. Chapter 4 |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | |
| 9 | Credit risk and its determinants | Essentials of Financial Risk Management, Horcher, Karen A. Chapter 5 |
| 10 | The management principles and methods of credit risk | Essentials of Financial Risk Management, Horcher, Karen A. Chapter 5 |
| 11 | Risks associated with the commodity prices and affects on costs | Essentials of Financial Risk Management, Horcher, Karen A. Chapter 6 |
| 12 | Hedging methods of commodity risks | Essentials of Financial Risk Management, Horcher, Karen A. Chapter 6 |
| 13 | Operational risks and determinants | Essentials of Financial Risk Management, Horcher, Karen A. Chapter 7 |
| 14 | Methods to reduce operational risks | Essentials of Financial Risk Management, Horcher, Karen A. Chapter 7 |
| 15 | Review and case studies | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Essentials of Financial Risk Management, Karen A. Horcher, Wiley, 2005. |
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Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 10 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 4 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 50 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 50 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| 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 | They acquire the skills to understand, explain, and use the basic concepts and methods of economics. | |||||
| 2 | Acquires macro-economic analysis skills. | |||||
| 3 | Acquire microeconomic analysis skills. | |||||
| 4 | Understands the formulation and implementation of economic policies at local, national, regional and/or global levels. | |||||
| 5 | Learn different approaches to the economy and economic issues. | |||||
| 6 | Learn qualitative and quantitative research techniques in economic analysis. | |||||
| 7 | Improving the ability to use modern software, hardware and/or other technological tools. | |||||
| 8 | Develops intra-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary team work skills. | X | ||||
| 9 | Contributes to open-mindedness by encouraging critical analysis, discussion, and/or lifelong learning. | |||||
| 10 | Develops a sense of work ethics and social responsibility. | |||||
| 11 | Develops communication skills. | |||||
| 12 | Improving the ability to effectively apply knowledge and skills in at least one of the following areas: Economic policy, public policy, international economic relations, industrial relations, monetary and financial relations | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | |||
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | |||
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 35 | 35 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 45 | 45 |
| Total Workload | 90 | ||