TÜRKÇE
ENGLISH
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Course Goal / Objective
The objective of this course is to provide information about how the international markets, interest rates, exchange rates and commodity price developments would affect the decisions of firms and thus how to avoid the adverse developments and how to benefit from the positive developments in financial markets.
Course Content
In this course, the basic theories of the international financial system, exchange rates, and risk management tools will be discussed.
Course Precondition
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Understand international monetary system and economic framework |
| LO02 | Analyze and forecast the exchange rates |
| LO03 | Uluslar arası yatırımları sınıflandırır |
| LO04 | Uluslar arası ekonomik gelişmeleri takip eder ve yorumlar |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Having basic conceptual knowledge about economics and public finance and educating students who are able to analyze economic events in the light of this information, to think analytically, to work in cooperation and harmony, and to be able to do business. | 4 |
| PLO02 | - | Collecting and commenting data from different sources using contemporary communication tools, methods and processes | 4 |
| PLO03 | - | Having basic computer skills and knowledge, the vocational field uses this information | 4 |
| PLO04 | - | Perform numerical and statistical data aggregation, analysis and interpretation | 2 |
| PLO05 | - | Individually and / or in a team, take responsibility, leadership, and effectively works | 2 |
| PLO06 | - | An area he does not research exploits from different sources in the framework of academic rules, synthesizes the information he obtains and effectively presents it | 5 |
| PLO07 | - | Awareness of the necessity of life-long learning, it follows up-to-date developments in the field and constantly innovates | 5 |
| PLO08 | - | Synthesize and effectively deliver information from an unfamiliar field to other sources in the framework of academic rules | 1 |
| PLO09 | - | Turkish and at least one foreign language is used in accordance with the needs of academic life and business life | 1 |
| PLO10 | - | Uses Turkish in accordance with the needs of academic life and business life | 5 |
| PLO11 | - | He / she correctly understands the feelings, thoughts and behaviors of the people concerned and expresses himself / herself in writing and orally | 0 |
| PLO12 | - | It has social, scientific and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting and announcing the data related to the scientific fields in which statistics are used. | 5 |
| PLO13 | - | Aware of and act in accordance with social, scientific and professional ethical values | 5 |
| PLO14 | - | Question traditional approaches, practices and methods, develop new working methods where necessary and | 3 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fundamental Issues in International Finance and International Monetary Arrangements | Reading the relevant chapter of International Finance book | |
| 2 | Balance of Payments | Reading the relevant chapter of International Finance book | |
| 3 | Foreign Exchange, Spot and Forward Market Transactions | Reading the relevant chapter of International Finance book | |
| 4 | Speculation and Arbitrage on Changes in the Levels of Currencies | Reading the relevant chapter of International Finance book | |
| 5 | Exchange Rate Relationships; Purchasing Power Parity, Interest Rate Parity | Reading the relevant chapter of International Finance book | |
| 6 | Factors Effecting the Exchange Rate and Forcasting Techniques | Reading the relevant chapter of International Finance book | |
| 7 | Risk Minimazing Hedging; Derivatives | Reading the relevant chapter of International Finance book | |
| 8 | Mid-term exam | Preparation for the exam | |
| 9 | Currency, Interest Rate and Commodity Swaps | Reading the relevant chapter of International Finance book | |
| 10 | Currency Options | Reading the relevant chapter of International Finance book | |
| 11 | Using Currency Forward Hedging | Reading the relevant chapter of International Finance book | |
| 12 | Exposure Measurement and Management; Measuring the Exposure of a Business | Reading the relevant chapter of International Finance book | |
| 13 | Accounting Measures of Exposure | Reading the relevant chapter of International Finance book | |
| 14 | International investments: direct investment, portfolio investment | Reading the relevant chapter of International Finance book | |
| 15 | International investments: direct investment, portfolio investment | Reading the relevant chapter of International Finance book | |
| 16 | Final exam | Preparation for the exam | |
| 17 | Final exam | Preparation for the exam |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 157 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,28 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||