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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
HISTORY OF FINANCE ECON575 - 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). Servıs Servıs
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Gain a historical perspective to interpret current events in finance and understand factors behind the dynamics of financial markets in a historical context.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNone
COURSE DEFINITIONThis course provides a historical and general perspective on the role of money and financial transactions in society.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Valuation Principle
2nd Week Valuation Principle
3rd Week Valuation Principle
4th Week Monetary policy and asset values
5th Week Monetary policy and asset values
6th Week Monetary policy and asset values
7th Week Behavioural effects
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Behavioural effects
10th Week Investing at different parts of the business cycle
11th Week Investing at different parts of the business cycle
12th Week Investing at different parts of the business cycle
13th Week Development of the fund management industry
14th Week Development of the fund management industry
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGNiall Ferguson, The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World, 2009.
Irene Finel-Honigman, A Cultural History of Finance, Routledge, 2009.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term140
Assignment110
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)
LO1
K1  X
K2  X
K3  X
K4  X
K5  X
K6  X
K7  X
K8  X
K9  X
K10