| Course Name | Code | Semester | T+U Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Finance | EKO 568 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Precondition Courses | |
| Recommended Optional Courses | |
| Course Language | Turkish |
| Course Level | yuksek_lisans |
| Course Type | Optional |
| Course Coordinator | Dr.Öğr.Üyesi AVNİ ÖNDER HANEDAR |
| Course Lecturers | |
| Course Assistants | |
| Course Category | Field Proper Education |
| Course Objective | This course aims to investigate the interaction of financial markets and macroekonomics. |
| Course Content | Basic Macroeconomic Concepts, Business Cycles, Macroeconomic Balance -Determination of Exchange Rates and Interest Rates, How to Read Economic Indicators in Turkey (Growth, Industrial Production…), Business Tendency Surveys - Consumer Confidence Indexes, Monetary Policy -CBRT Balance Shhet Analysis, Unemployment Figures, Public Sector Borowing Requirement Debt Figures, Balance of Payments- Real Exchange Rates, Early Indicators of Economic Crisis, Economic Crisis, Financial Institutions, Current Issues on Turkish Economy, Current Issues on World Economy |
| # | Course Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Analyze the effect of macroeconomic variables on Turkish financial markets when they are released | Case Study, | Homework, Project / Design, Performance Task, |
| 2 | Evaluate and assess the macroeconomic policies | Project Based Learning, | Project / Design, Portfolio, |
| 3 | Explain the sources of macroeconomic developments | Lecture, Group Study, | Testing, Project / Design, |
| 4 | Analyse the macroeconomic variables | Lecture, Drilland Practice, | Testing, Oral Exam, Homework, |
| 5 | Define basic concepts related with macroeconomics | Lecture, Drilland Practice, Group Study, | Testing, Homework, Project / Design, Performance Task, |
| Week | Course Topics | Preliminary Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basic Macroeconomic Concepts | |
| 2 | Business Cycles | |
| 3 | Macroeconomic Balance -Determination of Exchange Rates and Interest Rates | |
| 4 | How to Read Economic Indicators in Turkey (Growth, Industrial Production…) | |
| 5 | Business Tendency Surveys - Consumer Confidence Indexes | |
| 6 | Monetary Policy -CBRT Balance Shhet Analysis | |
| 7 | Unemployment Figures | |
| 8 | Midterm | |
| 9 | Public Sector Borowing Requirement Debt Figures | |
| 10 | Economic Crisis | |
| 11 | Financial Institutions | |
| 12 | Current Issues on World Economy | |
| 13 | Current Issues on World Economy | |
| 14 | FINAL |
| Resources | |
|---|---|
| Course Notes | Blanchard(2006), Macroeconomics, Prentice Hall, Fourth Edition<br>Ders Notları<br>Mahfi Eğilmez - Ercan Kumcu - Ekonomi ve Politika (2008) -Remzi Kitabevi<br>The Economist (2006), Guide to Economic Indicators -The Economist Publications |
| Course Resources | |
| Order | Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Economic and financial issues in conjunction with the expansion and deepening of information by econometric analysis information to evaluate, interpret and apply | X | |||||
| 2 | Using the theoretical knowledge in finance and economics combine the ability to apply scientific methods and knowledge of econometric methods to analyze and interpret | X | |||||
| 3 | Problems experienced in the financial sector to analyze with scientific methods and solutions development | X | |||||
| 4 | The oral and visual way to transfer to Current developments in the financial sector, for the financial sector and outside groups as written | X | |||||
| 5 | Both public as well as how it should be in the private sector require highly skilled personnel; have the theoretical knowledge and practical advanced analysis capabilities in economic and financial matters | X | |||||
| 6 | At least one foreign language spoken and written communication having the ability ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B2 | X | |||||
| 7 | they internalize the knowledge and problem-solving skills, ability to apply interdisciplinary studies | X | |||||
| Evaluation System | |
|---|---|
| Semester Studies | Contribution Rate |
| 1. Ara Sınav | 40 |
| 1. Ödev | 2 |
| 2. Ödev | 2 |
| 3. Ödev | 2 |
| 4. Ödev | 2 |
| 5. Ödev | 2 |
| 6. Ödev | 2 |
| 7. Ödev | 2 |
| 8. Ödev | 20 |
| 9. Ödev | 4 |
| 10. Ödev | 2 |
| 1. Kısa Sınav | 10 |
| 2. Kısa Sınav | 10 |
| Total | 100 |
| 1. Yıl İçinin Başarıya | 60 |
| 1. Final | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
| ECTS - Workload Activity | Quantity | Time (Hours) | Total Workload (Hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 16 | 4 | 64 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Assignment | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| Final examination | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Total Workload | 148 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (Hours) | 5.92 | ||
| dersAKTSKredisi | 6 | ||