ECTS - Financial Markets
Financial Markets (FNCE517) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Markets | FNCE517 | 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 | Technical Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Social Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The main objective of this course is to identify the relationship between financial markets and real sector in a framework of principles of the economy and finance theories. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Financial markets, institutions, bond markets, exchange markets, money markets and derivative markets. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why Study Financial Markets and Institutions? | Related chapters of the course book |
| 2 | Overview of the Financial System | Related chapters of the course book |
| 3 | What Do Interest Rates Mean and What Is Their Role in Valuation? | Related chapters of the course book |
| 4 | Why Do Interest Rates Change? | Related chapters of the course book |
| 5 | How Do Risk and Term Structure Affect Interest Rates? | Related chapters of the course book |
| 6 | Are Financial Markets Efficient? | Related chapters of the course book |
| 7 | Midterm Exam | |
| 8 | Why Do Financial Institutions Exist? | Related chapters of the course book |
| 9 | Why Do Financial Crises Occur and Why Are They So Damaging to the Economy? | Related chapters of the course book |
| 10 | Central Banking and the Conduct of Monetary Policy | Related chapters of the course book |
| 11 | The Money Markets | Related chapters of the course book |
| 12 | The Bond Market | Related chapters of the course book |
| 13 | The Stock Market | Related chapters of the course book |
| 14 | The Mortgage Markets | Related chapters of the course book |
| 15 | The Foreign Exchange Market | Related chapters of the course book |
| 16 | Presentations | |
| 17 | General Review | |
| 18 | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. İlker Parasız, Para Banka ve Finansal Piyasalar, Ezgi Kitabevi, 2013 |
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Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | 1 | 20 |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 3 | 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 | 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 | Combines and applies the knowledge of their undergraduate field with business administration knowledge. | X | ||||
| 2 | Acquires knowledge about the structure and functioning of the financial system and each financial institution. | X | ||||
| 3 | Possesses knowledge of regulations and legislation related to financial institutions. | X | ||||
| 4 | Identifies the risks faced by different financial institutions and acquires the ability to develop basic solutions. | X | ||||
| 5 | Acquires knowledge of basic investment strategies. | X | ||||
| 6 | Gains knowledge of research methods and techniques and applies them. | X | ||||
| 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. | X | ||||
| 8 | Acquires knowledge about the fundamentals, processes, and contributions of capital and securities markets to the financial system. | X | ||||
| 9 | Conveys business-related information using effective verbal, written, and visual communication methods. | X | ||||
| 10 | Develops awareness of professional ethics, environmental sensitivity, sustainability, social responsibility, and cultural, social, and universal values. | X | ||||
| 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. | 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 | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 126 | ||