At the end of this course, the students; 1) Will have a better understanding of current global economic and financial issues 2) Will have a broad knowledge of major global data and information providers and develop skills to extract relevant data 3) Will have knowledge on sovereign credit rating methodologies utilized by major credit rating agencies 4) will gain skills in the integrated evaluation of growth, public sector, external balance, price and exchange rates, which are the main blocks in evaluating macroeconomy and financial markets together.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
ECON207,ECON216
COURSE DEFINITION
Establishing a new vein of applied and interactive learning experience is the main objective. Combining theory and current issues with real life data using a financial software would augment learning, and real life skills. Incorporating Bloomberg into the curriculum provides not only access to data, analytics and expert analysis, but also a competitive edge for graduates that employers value.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Global Economy and Financial Markets
2nd Week
Structural Economic Blocks
3rd Week
Global Macro Imbalances
4th Week
Economic Activity and Indicators
5th Week
Global Central Banking and Monetary Policy -I
6th Week
Global Central Banking and Monetary Policy ?II
7th Week
Exchange Rates and FX Markets
8th Week
Mid-Term
9th Week
Exchange Rates and FX Markets
10th Week
Equity Markets and Capital Flows
11th Week
Bond Markets and Capital Flows
12th Week
Commodity Markets, Terms of Trade
13th Week
Global Flows of Funds
14th Week
Sovereign Rating Methodologies
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Dani Rodrik, One Economics, Many Recipes: Globalization, Institutions, and Economic Growth Frederic S. Mishkin, Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets, The, 8th Edition, Columbia University, 2013 | Pearson ve Palme yayın Evi (TR) Bloomberg Educational Notes IMF World Economic Outlook, IMF Global Financial Stability Review, IMF Fiscal Monitor, IMF Housing Market Review, World Bank World Development Report, OECD Financial Market Trends, BIS Quarterly Review.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
40
Assignment
2
10
Attendance
1
10
Total(%)
60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
40
Total(%)
100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
Midterm exam
1
1
1
Preparation for Quiz
0
0
0
Individual or group work
14
3
42
Preparation for Final exam
1
30
30
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
25
25
Laboratory (including preparation)
0
0
0
Final exam
1
1
1
Homework
2
2
4
Total Workload
145
Total Workload / 30
4,83
ECTS Credits of the Course
5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
