Financial Literacy (ISL352) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Financial Literacy ISL352 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
-
Course Language Turkish
Course Type N/A
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Dr. Halil Baran
Course Assistants
Course Objectives This course aims to show the students what kind of tax issues after setting up a business, which type of company is suitable to start up a business, how to follow the business through financial statements when setting up a business and how to benefit from financial reports in daily life. It is to teach how to use financial statements to gain knowledge about the financial and economic situation of any company even if it is not a business owner.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Know about tax types and how to pay the tax
  • Recognize the commercial obligations in daily life
  • Reach the incentives for entrepreneurs and choose the right business type
  • Analyze the financial statements and benefit from them
  • Evaluate the economic and financial situation of the company on the balance sheet
  • Determine the profitability of the company and what the main sources of profit and loss are
  • Examine the financial policy, funding sources and investments of the company during the year based on the financial statements
Course Content Important financial statements such as balance sheet and income statement as well as conducting basic analysis.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Business and functions, companies and types of companies
2 Set up the company and the obligations according to company type
3 the incentives for entrepreneurs and route map
4 Tax types, levies and charges, types of earnings in income tax, tax declaration
5 Value added tax, trade documents used in commerce
6 Describing the accounting books - book keeping based on operation account
7 Midterm
8 financial statements and their functions
9 Examination of assets in the balance sheet, basic principles, interpretations
10 Examination of liabilites and equity in the balance sheet, basic principles, interpretations
11 Introducing the income statement, segmentation, interpretation
12 Introducing the income statement, segmentation, interpretation
13 Presentation of Cash Flow Statement, Interpretation, Interpretation
14 Vertical Analysis and Interpretation of Financial Statements
15 Horizontal Analysis and Interpretation of Financial Statements
16 final exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Orhan Sevilengül - Genel Muhasebe

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 1 20
Presentation 1 20
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 30
Toplam 4 100
Percentage of Semester Work 70
Percentage of Final Work 30
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
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 Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts and methods of economics
2 Acquiring the skills of macro level economic analysis
3 Acquiring the skills of micro level economic analysis
4 Understanding the formulation and implementation of economic policies at the local, national, regional, and/or global level
5 Learning different approaches on economic and related issues
6 Acquiring the quantitative and/or qualitative techniques in economic analysis
7 Improving the ability to use the modern software, hardware and/or technological devices
8 Developing intra-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary team work skills X
9 Acquiring an open-minded behavior through encouraging critical analysis, discussions, and/or life-long learning X
10 Adopting work ethic and social responsibility
11 Developing the skills of communication.
12 Improving the ability to effectively implement the knowledge and skills in at least one of the following areas: economic policy, public policy, international economic relations, industrial relations, monetary and financial affairs. X

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 20 20
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 2 5 10
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 25 25
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 25 25
Total Workload 128