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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT TBS326 - 3 + 0 5

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Define the concepts related to risk.
2) Explain financial risk management processes.
3) Are able to comprehend how futures contracts, option contracts and swap transactions work and how they are used.
4) Have information about credit derivatives.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNone
COURSE DEFINITIONStudents are informed about financial risks, measuring risks, managing risks, derivative products and the use of derivative products as risk management tools, and students gain the ability to interpret and analyse.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Financial Risks and Risk Sources
2nd Week Financial Risk Management: Definition, Purpose, Stages
3rd Week Credit Risk and Management
4th Week Liquidity Risk and Management
5th Week Interest Rate Risk and Management
6th Week Currency Risk and Management
7th Week Value at Risk
8th Week Ara Sınav
9th Week Futures and Forward Contracts as Risk Management Instruments
10th Week Swap Contracts as a Risk Management Tool
11th Week Option Contracts as a Risk Management Tool
12th Week Credit Default Swaps (CDS) and Credit Linked Notes (CLN)
13th Week Credit Spread Options (CSO) and Total Return Swaps (TRS)
14th Week General Review
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGStudents are informed about financial risks, measuring risks, managing risks, derivative products and
the use of derivative products as risk management tools, and students gain the ability to interpret
and analyse.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term140
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 exam111
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work30130
Preparation for Final exam14545
Course hours13339
Preparation for Midterm exam13232
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam111
Homework
Total Workload148
Total Workload / 304,93
ECTS Credits of the Course5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
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