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| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banking and Financial Institutions | ECON404 | Turkish | Compulsory | 8. Semester | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face. |
| Course Coordinator | |
| Instructor(s) | |
| Goals | This course enables students to understand the basic concepts, functioning and institutions of the financial sector. The aim of the course is to teach the functioning of financial institutions such as banks, insurance companies, investment institutions, to understand and manage financial risks, to introduce the main elements, institutions, tools, legal status and functioning of the financial system, to give detailed information about interest rates, which are the most important variables in the financial system. To explain stock exchanges and banking activities. |
| Course Content | Elements of the financial system, Financial Markets, Money and Capital Markets, Interest Rates, Measurement, Stock Markets, Economic Analysis of Financial Structure, International Monetary and Financial System Analysis, History and Structuring, Banking in the World and in Turkey, Banking and Non-Bank Financial Institutions , Financial Derivatives |
| # | Öğrenme Kazanımı |
| 1 | Students can define the financial system, its elements, institutions and tools, |
| 2 | Students can interpret interest related indicators. |
| 3 | Students can discuss the development, problems and future of the banking system. |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Fundamentals of the Financial System - The Importance of Money, Banking and Financial Markets | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 2. Week | An Overview of the Financial System - Financial Markets, Money and Capital Markets | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 3. Week | What is Money? The Place of Money in the Financial System | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 4. Week | Interest Rates, Measurement | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 5. Week | Interest Theories - Loanable Funds Market - Liquidity Preference Approach - Risk and Maturity Structure of Interest Rates | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 6. Week | Foreign Exchange Markets | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 7. Week | Midterm exam | |
| 8. Week | Stock Markets, Rational Expectations and the Efficient Market Hypothesis | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 9. Week | Economic Analysis of Financial Structure International Monetary and Financial System Analysis, History and Structuring | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 10. Week | Management of Banking and Financial Institutions | |
| 11. Week | Banking Sector, Structure and Competition - Banking in the World and in Turkey | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 12. Week | Economic Analysis of Legal Regulations in the Banking Sector - Regulation and Moderation | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 13. Week | Bank and Non-Bank Financial Institutions | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| 14. Week | Financial Derivatives - Review | Interview, Presentation (Preparation) |
| No | Program Requirements | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Know the basic concepts of economics at an advanced level; can abstract the economic decision-making units in households, firms, government agencies, and predict the results of their decision-making mechanisms in different market and competition conditions. | ✔ | |||||
| 2 | Understand the objectives of economies such as growth, employment, productivity, sustainability; may propose solutions to problems such as unemployment, contraction, inflation, high interest rates and similar problems. | ✔ | |||||
| 3 | Capable to make sense of the international interactions of national economies with an international economic perspective. | ✔ | |||||
| 4 | Have knowledge about the historical development of the world economy and its current structure, understand the working process of different economic systems. | ✔ | |||||
| 5 | Can combine economic theory with mathematical, statistical and econometric skills to analyze concrete situations; are experienced in economic data collection and analysis methods by utilyzing technology. | ✔ | |||||
| 6 | Analyze the different sectors of the economy such as agriculture, industry and services through the Production Factors such as Labor, Capital, Natural Resource, Information and Entrepreneurship and evaluate the country economies. | ✔ | |||||
| 7 | Know the current status, historical background, the strengths and weaknesses of Turkish economy in macro and micro scale; can propose solutions, make theoretical and applied studies in this direction as individuals and teams. | ✔ | |||||
| 8 | Know the relations of economics as a social science with other sciences especially with politics, business administration, law, history, mathematics and engineering; reflect the theoretical knowledge in practice and have collaborative working culture. | ✔ | |||||
| 9 | Have the consciousness of lifelong learning, use the education to keep knowledge updated and contribute to the business life. | ✔ | |||||
| 10 | Have the cultural consciousness, know their own history, develop awareness of working with different cultures, respect individual, social and cultural rights. | ✔ | |||||
| 11 | Behave in accordance with ethical values in their works, have the ability of questioning, free thinking with no prejudices. | ✔ | |||||
| 12 | Have the consciousness of fulfilling the given tasks at the right time. In this process, utilize in maximum written, visual, audio sources and information-communication technologies. | ✔ | |||||
| 13 | Have the experience and ability to explain what they learn in written, oral and visual manner. | ✔ | |||||
| 14 | Use the Turkish and English language properly and effectively, and pursue professional readings in double language. | ✔ | |||||
| Program Requirements | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY8 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY9 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY10 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| PY11 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY12 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY13 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| PY14 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Ders Kitabı veya Notu | Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır. |
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| Diğer Kaynaklar |
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| ECTS credits and course workload | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sınavlar |
Midterm | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Homework | 1 | 15.5 | 15.5 | |
| Final | 1 | 40 | 40 | |
| Classroom Activities | 14 | 3 | 42 | |
| Total Workload | 127.5 | |||
| *AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 | ECTS Credit of the Course | 5.0 | ||
