Course Name | Special Topics in Finance |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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ITF 414 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Elective | |||||
Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionQ&ALecturing / Presentation | |||||
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Course Objectives | The objective of the course is to teach students recent developments in financial markets. The changing nature of finance mainly driven by technology makes financial operations 7/24/365 on a global scale but also face some unexpected risks. To better justify and digest the recent issues we need to refer to past. We briefly go through global economic turning points and significantly emphasis on the measures that can be taken for risk management purposes. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | The course primarily aims to incorporate recent out-of-textbook issues into the course content hence keep the students up-to-date with recent developments in financial planning and decision making. |
Related Sustainable Development Goals | |
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Major Area Courses | X | |
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Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Introduction, Course Content and Method | |
2 | Brief history of global economy - Post War period | Lecturer’s Notes |
3 | Brief history of global economy- Globalization period | Lecturer’s Notes |
4 | Introduction to emerging markets | Lecturer’s Notes |
5 | Significant imbalances in the global economy- Ants and Grasshoppers | Lecturer’s Notes |
6 | Challenges of the global economy- How to achieve sustainable growth | Lecturer’s Notes |
7 | Major challenge- Poor income distribution | Lecturer’s Notes |
8 | Midterm Exam | |
9 | Role of major institutions in a state’s economical management | Lecturer’s Notes |
10 | Introduction to Banking and Finance | Lecturer’s Notes |
11 | How do banks make money | Lecturer’s Notes |
12 | Characteristics of Loans (corporate, commercial, project, retail, etc..) | Lecturer’s Notes |
13 | Fundamentals of prudent lending | Lecturer’s Notes |
14 | Presentations | |
15 | Significance of sustainable growth in corporate profits | Lecturer’s Notes |
16 | Final Exam | - |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Based on Lecturer’s Notes and regular positing via BlackBoard. |
Suggested Readings/Materials | National and international newspaper articles and news, economic and financial websites of emerging countries and international institutions. The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 by Paul Krugman All announcements, results and materials will be available on the Blackboard site of the course. |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | 1 | 10 |
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury | 1 | 20 |
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | 1 | 30 |
Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 60 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | |||
Presentation / Jury | 1 | 10 | |
Project | |||
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | 1 | 18 | |
Final Exams | 1 | 40 | |
Total | 144 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To be able to identify and analyze problems in the field of trade and finance, and to develop solutions. | |||||
2 | To be able to use the theoretical and practical knowledge gained in the field of International Trade and Finance. | X | ||||
3 | To be able to analyze the developments in global markets by using critical thinking skills. | |||||
4 | To be able to analyze and interpret data in the field of finance, commerce and economics by using information technologies effectively. | X | ||||
5 | To be able to acquire knowledge about the legal regulations and practices in the field. | |||||
6 | To be able to foresee and define the risks that could be encountered in the field of trade and finance and to take decisions to manage such risks. | |||||
7 | To be able to acquire and use verbal and numerical skills necessary for the nature of the International Trade and Finance program. | X | ||||
8 | To be able to obtain, synthesize and report the information related to the fields of trade and finance. | |||||
9 | To be able to contribute to the solution of problems as individual, team member or leader. | |||||
10 | To be able to evaluate the issues related to the field with an ethical perspective and social sensitivity. | X | ||||
11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of International Trade and Finance and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | |||||
12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of expertise. |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest