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COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

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Course Name
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
Fall/Spring
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
-
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Problem Solving
Q&A
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s)
Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • will be able to define the integration between the fields of international economics, international business and risk management.
  • will be able to analyze the impact of international macro economic environment on financial management, currency markets, interest and inflation.
  • will be able to give information about contemporary risk and financing instruments such as forward, swap and futures.
  • will be able to evaluate the the appropriate use of quantitative methods in decision making process of international financial management.
  • will be able to inform how the terminology in international financial management can be applied to international investment decisions.
  • will be able to explain the principles in international financial management, concepts and applications.
Course Description

 



Course Category

 Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
X
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction
2 Exchange Rate Systems and Factors that affect Exchange Rate Maurice Levi. “International Finance”, McGrawHill ,Int.Ed. 5th Edition, New York, 3355.
3 Exchange Rate Models Alan C. Shapiro, “Multinational Financial Management”, Wiley & Sons, 7th Edition, 4570.
4 International Monetary system: History and Global Crises Alan C. Shapiro, “Multinational Financial Management”, Wiley & Sons, 7th Edition, 78109.Paul R. Krugman, “Currencies and Crises”, MIT Press, 165205.
5 Parity Theory and Policy Purchasing Power Parity Alan C. Shapiro, “Multinational Financial Management”, Wiley & Sons, 7th Edition, 116143.Michael Melvin, “International Money and Finance”, AddisonWesley, 6th Edition, 127144.
6 Balance of payments: General Structure Alan C. Shapiro, “Multinational Financial Management”, Wiley & Sons, 7th Edition, 168193.
7 Balance of payments: Applied Analysis Alan C. Shapiro, “Multinational Financial Management”, Wiley & Sons, 7th Edition, 168193.
8 Midterm
9 Country Risk Analysis Alan C. Shapiro, “Multinational Financial Management”, Wiley & Sons, 7th Edition, 198226.
10 International Risk Management : derivative Instruments Alan C. Shapiro, “Multinational Financial Management”, Wiley & Sons, 7th Edition, 266322.
11 International Risk Management : Exc.rate Risk Management Alan C. Shapiro, “Multinational Financial Management”, Wiley & Sons, 7th Edition, 328370.Michael Melvin, “International Money and Finance”, AddisonWesley, 6th Edition, 99111.
12 Investment and Financing Process in Int. Firms: Int. Project Evaluation and Cost of Capital Alan C. Shapiro, “Multinational Financial Management”, Wiley & Sons, 7th Edition, 474505.
13 Investment and Financing Process in Int. Firms: Capital Budgeting Alan C. Shapiro, “Multinational Financial Management”, Wiley & Sons, 7th Edition, 565594.Moffett, Stonehill, Eiteman, “Foundations of Multinational Finance”, AddisonWesley 2003, 351366.
14 International Portfolio Investments Alan C. Shapiro, “Multinational Financial Management”, Wiley & Sons, 7th Edition, 514536.
15 Review of the Semester  
16 Review of the Semester  
Course Notes/Textbooks Book chapters indicated above, presentation notes, current news
Suggested Readings/Materials Domestic and international news, economic and financial databases

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
30
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
35
Final Exam
1
35
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
65
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
35
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
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
16
2
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
4
Presentation / Jury
1
5
Project
1
9
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
10
Final Exams
1
15
    Total
119

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1 To have a grasp of basic mathematics, applied mathematics and theories and applications of statistics.
2 To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the advanced fields of mathematics and statistics,
3 To be able to define and analyze problems and to find solutions based on scientific methods,
4 To be able to apply mathematics and statistics in real life with interdisciplinary approach and to discover their potentials,
5 To be able to acquire necessary information and to make modeling in any field that mathematics is used and to improve herself/himself,
6 To be able to criticize and renew her/his own models and solutions,
7 To be able to tell theoretical and technical information easily to both experts in detail and nonexperts in basic and comprehensible way,
8

To be able to use international resources in English and in a second foreign language from the European Language Portfolio (at the level of B1) effectively and to keep knowledge up-to-date, to communicate comfortably with colleagues from Turkey and other countries, to follow periodic literature,
9

To be familiar with computer programs used in the fields of mathematics and statistics and to be able to use at least one of them effectively at the European Computer Driving Licence Advanced Level,
10

To be able to behave in accordance with social, scientific and ethical values in each step of the projects involved and to be able to introduce and apply projects in terms of civic engagement,
11 To be able to evaluate all processes effectively and to have enough awareness about quality management by being conscious and having intellectual background in the universal sense,
12

By having a way of abstract thinking, to be able to connect concrete events and to transfer solutions, to be able to design experiments, collect data, and analyze results by scientific methods and to interfere,
13

To be able to continue lifelong learning by renewing the knowledge, the abilities and the compentencies which have been developed during the program, and being conscious about lifelong learning,
14

To be able to adapt and transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of mathematics and statistics to the level of secondary school,
15

To be able to conduct a research either as an individual or as a team member, and to be effective in each related step of the project, to take role in the decision process, to plan and manage the project by using time effectively.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 

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