TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Doctorate Of Science
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	First Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	15
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Will have knowledge of basic finance theories needed for macro investment 2) Will have knowledge about risk and risk pricing within the framework of time and uncertainty 3) Will have knowledge about asset pricing models arbitrage pricing models 4) Make capital budgeting decisions according to the theories 5) Make decisions about capital structure 6) Understand risk, return, opportunity cost and capital cost. 7) Understand dividend policy 8) Understand and discuss efficient markets hypothesis 9) Understand exchange rate thories
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No
COURSE DEFINITION	In this course basic finance theories, financial assets, time and uncertainty, risk and pricing risk, efficient market hypothesis, capital asset pricing model, arbitrage pricing theory, exchange rate theories will be presented.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week 1 Introduction: Finance Theories 2nd Week 2 Investment, financement and dividend decisions 3rd Week 3 Cash Inflows 4th Week 4 Risk, return, capital cost 5th Week 5 Asset Pricing Models: CAPM, APT 6th Week 6 Capital Budgeting ve project evaluation 7th Week 7 Capital structure ve firm value 8th Week 8 Mid term exam 9th Week 9 Bankruptcy ve financial turmoil 10th Week 10 Tax and capital structure 11th Week 11 Agent problems, assymetric information problems and capital structure 12th Week 12 Borrowing policies 13th Week 13 Dividend policy 14th Week 14 Public offering 15th Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Investments / Bodie, Kane and Marcus Fundamentals of financial management / Eugene F. Brigham An introduction to financial management / Ezra Solomon, John J. Pringle.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Presentation,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 15 210 Preparation for Final exam 1 80 80 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 3 40 120 Total Workload 454 Total Workload / 30 15,13 ECTS Credits of the Course 15
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No