TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Compulsory Course |
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
YEAR OF STUDY | 3 |
SEMESTER | Sixth Term (Spring) |
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 5 |
NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Assistant Professor Seda Köymen Özer
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LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students; 1) Define the concepts of international finance. 2) Discuss macroeconomic events and problems in an environment where there is international flow of capital and goods. 3) Interpret an economy's balance of payments. 4) Examine the functioning of foreign exchange markets and their interaction with the real economy. 5) Compare different international monetary systems. 6) Evaluate macroeconomic policies under different exchange rate regimes. 7) Discuss the international problems that arise with financial globalization.
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MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
COURSE DEFINITION | This course focuses on explaining and examining the basic concepts of international finance. |
COURSE CONTENTS | WEEK | TOPICS |
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1st Week | National Income Accounting | 2nd Week | The Balance of Payments Accounts | 3rd Week | Exchange Rates and International Transactions | 4th Week | The Foreign Exchange Market and The Demand for Foreign Currency Assets | 5th Week | Interest Rates, Expectations and Equilibrium in the Foreign Exchange Market | 6th Week | Individual Money Demand and Aggregate Money Demand | 7th Week | Money, the Price Level and the Exchange Rate | 8th Week | Midterm | 9th Week | Money, the Price Level and the Exchange Rate in the Long Run | 10th Week | A General Model of Long-Run Exchange Rate | 11th Week | Output and Exchange Rate in the Short-Run | 12th Week | Fixed Exchange Rates and Foreign Exchange Intervention | 13th Week | International MonetarySystems | 14th Week | Financial Globalization |
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RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Krugman, Obstfeld, Melitz. UluslararasıİktisatTeorivePolitika, 11. BaskıdanÇeviri, Palme Yayıncılık (2017) |
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion |
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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Mid-term | 1 | 40 | Quiz | 2 | 15 | Total(%) | | 55 | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 55 | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 45 | Total(%) | | 100 |
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ECTS WORKLOAD |
Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
Midterm exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | Preparation for Quiz | 2 | 5 | 10 | Individual or group work | 14 | 3 | 42 | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 22 | 22 | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 20 | 20 | Laboratory (including preparation) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Final exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | Homework | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quiz | 2 | 1 | 2 | Total Workload | | | 142 |
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Total Workload / 30 | | | 4,73 |
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ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 5 |
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LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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