ECTS - International Financial Markets and Institutions
International Financial Markets and Institutions (LOJ506) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| International Financial Markets and Institutions | LOJ506 | General Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | Free Elective |
| Course Level | Social Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
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| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to provide students with a sufficient understanding of fundamental concepts and theories related to international financial and commercial institutions and to establish a basic knowledge base. The course is designed to engage students with current financial issues through a historical approach and an interdisciplinary understanding, offering them a perspective on these topics. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Financial system, interest rates, financial institutions, monetary policy, money markets, bond, stock, mortgage and foriegn exchange markets. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Overview of the Financial Markets and Institutions | Part 1: What is Financial Markets and Institutions? |
| 2 | Why Do Interest Rates Change? How Do Risk and Term Structure Affect Interest Rates? | Part 2: Fundamentals of Financial Markets |
| 3 | Why Do Financial Institutions Exist? Why Do Financial Crises Occur and Why Are They So Damaging to the Economy? | Part 3: Fundamentals Of Financial Institutions |
| 4 | Conduct of Monetary Policy: Tools, Goals, Strategy, and Tactics | Part 4: Central Banks and the Federal Reserve System |
| 5 | The Money Markets, The Bond Market, The Stock Market | Part 5: Financial Markets |
| 6 | The Mortgage Markets, The Foreign Exchange Market, The International Financial System | Part 5: Financial Markets |
| 7 | General review | |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | |
| 9 | Banking and the Management of Financial Institutions, Financial Regulation, Banking Industry: Structure and Competition | Part 6: The Financial Institutions Industry |
| 10 | The Mutual Fund Industry, Insurance Companies and Pension Funds, Investment Banks, Security Brokers and Dealers, and Venture Capital Firms | Part 6: The Financial Institutions Industry |
| 11 | Risk Management in Financial Institutions | Part 7: The Management of Financial Institutions |
| 12 | Hedging with Financial Derivatives | Part 7: The Management of Financial Institutions |
| 13 | Exchange Rate Regimes in the International Financial System | Part 7: International Financial System |
| 14 | Controls on Capital Outflows and Inflows, The Role of the IMF | Part 7: International Financial System |
| 15 | General Review | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Financial Markets and Institutions, Frederic S. Mishkin, F. S., & Stanley G. Eakins, S. G. 9th ed., Global Education Pearson, 9th Edition 2018. |
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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 | - | - |
| Presentation | 1 | 10 |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 4 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | X |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Combines and applies the knowledge of their undergraduate field with business administration knowledge. | |||||
| 2 | Acquires knowledge about the structure and functioning of the financial system and each financial institution. | |||||
| 3 | Possesses knowledge of regulations and legislation related to financial institutions. | |||||
| 4 | Identifies the risks faced by different financial institutions and acquires the ability to develop basic solutions. | |||||
| 5 | Acquires knowledge of basic investment strategies. | |||||
| 6 | Gains knowledge of research methods and techniques and applies them. | |||||
| 7 | Acquires knowledge about the institutional characteristics of emerging and developed markets, as well as investment strategies for bonds, stocks, and derivative products in these markets. | |||||
| 8 | Acquires knowledge about the fundamentals, processes, and contributions of capital and securities markets to the financial system. | |||||
| 9 | Conveys business-related information using effective verbal, written, and visual communication methods. | |||||
| 10 | Develops awareness of professional ethics, environmental sensitivity, sustainability, social responsibility, and cultural, social, and universal values. | |||||
| 11 | Works effectively with different disciplines or multicultural teams, takes responsibility, conducts risk analysis, adapts to change, thinks critically, and takes initiative in problem-solving. | |||||
| 12 | Conducts the necessary literature review, identifies the research problem, develops hypotheses, designs the research, reaches conclusions using qualitative and quantitative methods, and as a result, possesses the ability to produce academic publications. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
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| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | |||
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Total Workload | 113 | ||