| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Compulsory Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | 1 |
| SEMESTER | Second Term (Spring) |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 4 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | -
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) are used to basic concept of insurance and occupational jargon.
2) comprehend the effects of basic principle of insurance on insurance industry.
3) examine historical process of insurance industry in Turkey.
4) learn theoretical background of insurance.
5) compare the development of insurance industry with ethic of insurance in Turkey.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | Insurance topics such as insurance, benefits of insurance, risk, parties in insurance, historical development of insurance, basic principles, management, and organizational structure in the insurance sector are discussed in order to provide the necessary infrastructure that can form the basis of advanced insurance knowledge. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introduction to insurance and Law of Big Numbers | | 2nd Week | Advantage and disadvantage of insurance, Risk | | 3rd Week | Historical development of insurance in Turkey and the World | | 4th Week | Insurance agencies and brokers | | 5th Week | Stages of insurance process, importance of insurance premium. | | 6th Week | Basic principles of insurance | | 7th Week | Basic principles of insurance | | 8th Week | Mid-term | | 9th Week | Types of insurance | | 10th Week | Types of insurance | | 11th Week | Compensation and damage process | | 12th Week | Organizational structure of Turkish insurance companies | | 13th Week | Presentations | | 14th Week | Presentations |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Rejda G.E. Principles of Risk Management & Insurance. Nineth Edition, AddisonWesley, New York. 2001
Özbolat, M. Temel Sigortacılık. Seçkin Yayıncılık.
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| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Questions/Answers,Presentation |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 30 | | Project | 1 | 20 | | Attendance | 1 | 10 | | Total(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 40 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Preparation for Quiz | 2 | 4 | 8 | | Individual or group work | 14 | 2 | 28 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 20 | 20 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 15 | 15 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Homework | 1 | 5 | 5 | | Total Workload | | | 120 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 4 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 4 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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