TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	3
SEMESTER	Fifth Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Burçhan Sakarya
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learn money, role of money in economy, monetary theory and policy, financial markets and their structures and functions. 2) Understand money and interest rates, thec entral banks, banking system, and Money creation, the tools of monetary policies and how to conduct these policies.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	The main objective of this course is to examine how financial markets work in general. Functions of financial institutions, monetary theory, the interaction between money supply and financial markets, the bond market and the structure of interest rates are some of the topics that will be covered. Students who take this course also will learn how to interpret financial news they hear from media.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Financial Markets and Institutions 2nd Week Why Study Money, Banking, and Financial Markets 3rd Week An Overview of the Financial System 4th Week What is Money 5th Week Understanding InterestRates 6th Week The Bahavior of InterestRates 7th Week The Risk and Term Strucure of Interest Rates 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Central Bansks and Their Structures 10th Week The Money Supply Process 11th Week Monetary Policy Tools 12th Week TheConduct of Monetary Policy: Strategy and Tactics 13th Week Quantity Theory, Inflation and the Demand for Money 14th Week Transmission Mechanisms of Monetary Policy
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Mishkin, Frederic S. , TheEconomics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets; Pearson, AddisonWesley, 2013, 10th Edition.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Quiz 1 15 Total(%) 55 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 55 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 45 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 1 13 13 Individual or group work 14 4 56 Preparation for Final exam 1 25 25 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 Total Workload 160 Total Workload / 30 5,33 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No