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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE ECON542 - 3 + 0 10

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITMaster's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Learning the global financial markets and their functioning, analyzing the financial decisions of the economic units operating in these markets
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNone
COURSE DEFINITIONInternational monetary system, balance of payments of countries, foreign exchange markets, derivative products, foreign direct investments, international capital flows and financial crises.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Introduction to International Finance
2nd Week International Monetary System
3rd Week Balance of Payments and International Investment Position
4th Week Exchange rate regimes
5th Week International Parity Conditions
6th Week International Monetary Integration
7th Week Derivates in Fx Markets
8th Week Derivates in Fx Markets
9th Week Mid Term
10th Week International Portfolio Management
11th Week Foreign Direct Investment
12th Week Global Capital Flows
13th Week Int. Financial Crisis
14th Week Policy Response to financial Crises
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGHalil Seyidoğlu, Uluslararası Finans, Güzem Can Yayınları, 6ıncı Baskı, 2016.
An Introduction to International Money and Finance Ramesh F. Ramsaran
International Finance and Open-Economy Macroeconomics Authors: Gandolfo, Giancarlo
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion,Problem Solving,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term130
Assignment120
Total(%)50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)50
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam122
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work14570
Preparation for Final exam17070
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam16060
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam122
Homework15555
Total Workload301
Total Workload / 3010,03
ECTS Credits of the Course10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
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K2  X
K3 
K4  X
K5  X
K6  X
K7  X
K8  X
K9  X
K10  X