COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Finance for Executives
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
ISL 510
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
7.5
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Service Course
Course Level
Second Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The primary objective is to provide students with the tools to understand the importance of the fundamentals of finance, financial statements and analysis, cash flow statement, and time value of money. In addition, it provides student to understand the management of working capital so that you can effectively manage current assets and decide whether to finance the firm’s funds requirements aggressively or conservatively.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Give information about the fundamentals of finance, legal forms of business organizations and the goal of the firm.
  • Prepare financial statements and use ratios to analyze a firm’s profitability.
  • Demonstrate the financial planning process by forming cash flow table, the pro forma income statement and pro forma balance sheet.
  • Understand the preparation, evaluation and the use of cash budget.
  • Calculate future value and present value of financial assets.
  • Analyze working capital management and calculate net working capital.
Course Description Topics covered are: introduction to finance, finance environment and participants in this environment, what the business finance deals with, financial statements and analysis, cash budgeting, and time value of money.
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Course Category

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

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 The Role of Finance and Financial Markets Aydın N., Mehmet, B., Coşkun M. “Finansal Yönetim”, Chapter in 1: Financial Management and Functions, Detay Yayıncılık, 4. Basım, 2-23
2 Financial Markets Aydın N., Mehmet, B., Coşkun M. “Finansal Yönetim”, Chapter in 2: Forms of Organizations, Chapter in 3: Financial System and Interest Rates, Detay Yayıncılık, 4. Basım, 26-69
3 Financial Statements and Analysis Aydın N., Mehmet, B., Coşkun M. “Finansal Yönetim”, Chapter in 5: Financial Analysis, Detay Yayıncılık, 4th Edition, 97-146
4 Financial Statements and Analysis Aydın N., Mehmet, B., Coşkun M. “Finansal Yönetim”, Chapter in 5: Financial Analysis, Detay Yayıncılık, 4th Edition, 97-146
5 Cash Flow and Financial Planning Aydın N., Mehmet, B., Coşkun M. “Finansal Yönetim”, Chapter in 7: Financial Planning and Control, Detay Yayıncılık, 4th Edition, 97-146
6 Cash Flow and Financial Planning Aydın N., Mehmet, B., Coşkun M. “Finansal Yönetim”, Chapter in 7: Financial Planning and Control, Detay Yayıncılık, 4th Edition, 97-146
7 Review
8 Midterm Exam
9 Time Value of Money Aydın N., Mehmet, B., Coşkun M. “Finansal Yönetim”, Chapter in 4: Time Value of Money, Detay Yayıncılık, 4th Edition, 97-146
10 Time Value of Money Aydın N., Mehmet, B., Coşkun M. “Finansal Yönetim”, Chapter in 4: Time Value of Money, Detay Yayıncılık, 4th Edition, 97-146
11 Working Capital and Current Assets Management Aydın N., Mehmet, B., Coşkun M. “Finansal Yönetim”, Chapter in 8: Working Capital Management, Detay Yayıncılık, 4. Basım, 203-2017
12 Working Capital and Current Assets Management Aydın N., Mehmet, B., Coşkun M. “Finansal Yönetim”, Chapter in 8: Working Capital Management, Detay Yayıncılık, 4. Basım, 203-2017
13 Invited Speaker
14 Invited Speaker
15 Semester Review
16 Final Exam
Course Notes/Textbooks
Suggested Readings/Materials

Business Week
Fortune
Forbes
Financial Times
Wall Street Journal
Active Finans
Aktüel Para Dergisi

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
40
Final Exam
1
60
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
60
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
3
48
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
15
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
30
Final Exams
1
49
    Total
175

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to demonstrate general business knowledge and skills.
2

To be able to demonstrate business communication skills effectively.

 X
3

To be able to deliver creative and innovative solutions to the business-related problems.
4

To be able to evaluate the performance of business organizations through a holistic approach.

 X
5

To be able to lead their peers and companies for the achievement of business goals.

 X
6

To be able to perform well in teamwork projects and business tasks.

 X
7

To be able to exhibit an ethical and socially responsible behavior in conducting research and making business decisions.
8

To be able to solve business related problems using analytical and technological tools and techniques.
9

To develop a solution to business problems through systematic research.

 X
10

To be able to use a foreign language to follow information about the field of finance and participate in discussions in academic environments.

 X

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