Financial Mathematics (MGMT209) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Financial Mathematics MGMT209 3. Semester 3 0 0 3 6
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Problem Solving.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Neslihan Topbaş
Course Assistants
Course Objectives In this course students will learn how to make calculations related to finance. At the end of the course, students will have knowledge about the calculation of interest, annuities, debt repayment, internal and external discount, bond valuation, stock valuation and project evaluation.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • To compute market prices of bonds and stock prices.
  • To calculate derivative prices.
  • To compute present value and internal rate of return.
  • To evaluate future returns of different financial instruments.
Course Content Calculations on percentage, calculations related to cost, profit and sales, calculation of interest, annuities, debt repayment, internal and external discount, bond valuation, stock valuation, project evaluation.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Calculations on percentage Course Book, Chapter 3
2 Calculations related to cost, profit and sales Course Book, Chapter 3
3 Calculation of interest Course Book, Chapter 5
4 Calculation of interest Course Book, Chapter 5
5 Annuities and Applications Course Book, Chapter 6
6 Annuities and Applications Course Book, Chapter 6
7 Midterm Exam
8 Debt Repayment and Applications Course Book, Chapter 6
9 Debt Repayment and Applications Course Book, Chapter 6
10 Internal and External Discount Course Book, Chapter 5
11 Bond Valuation Applications Course Book, Chapter 7
12 Bond Valuation Applications Course Book, Chapter 7
13 Stock Valuation Applications Course Book, Chapter 8
14 Project Evaluation Course Book, Chapter 11
15 Project Evaluation Course Book, Chapter 11
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Stephen A. Ross, Randolph W. Westerfield, Bradford D. Jordan (2008). Corporate Finance Fundamentals 8th ed. McGraw-Hill.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 10
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 2 20
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 5 100
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
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 Understanding and explaining the concepts regarding to the main fields of Management (Management, Production, Marketing, Accounting- Finance) and gaining the ability to apply these skills in management. X
2 Gaining the ability to use technology required for buseiness administration X
3 An ability to analyze the information and reports of the markets and businesses and setting goals with respect to results of the analysis. X
4 An ability to trace and evaluate the global, local and/or regional developments related to businesses and making strategic decisions. X
5 An ability to set a innovative business or an ability to use the knowledge in the operations of management(taking risk, finding resources, making market research, and preparing business plans etc.)
6 An ability to apply knowledge regarding functions of management.
7 An ability to have oral and written communication skills particular to management and use these skills effectively in professional relations
8 Compliance with rules of Socials and business ethics and to the principles of social responsibility
9 An ability to use life-long learning approach in order to adapt constantly changing environmental factors (technological, political ,economical, and socio cultural etc.)
10 An ability to conduct research on management and reporting the outcomes with the related parties.
11 Taking responsibility within the teamwork, thinking critically and taking initiative in problem solving.
12 Using professional English in written and verbal communication. ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1)
13 Having knowledge about law required by management.

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
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 2 15 30
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 20 20
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 30 30
Total Workload 128