TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Onur Sunal
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Know the basic structure and tools of financial system. 2) Know how to calculate interest rates and why they vary. 3) Understand the importance of banks in economy and know the decisions which affect the economy. 4) Know what the bank managements should do and which decisions they should make. 5) Know what central banks are and how money be formed and changes in economy.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	Economics I-II
COURSE DEFINITION	This course introduces money and credit concepts, natures and functions, structures of commercial banks and central bank, constitution, implementation and efficaciousness of money policy, money and money market.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Basics of financial system and its structure. 2nd Week Basics of financial system and its structure. 3rd Week Money and its functions 4th Week Interest and interest theory 5th Week Maturity and risk structure of interest rates 6th Week Financial tools and their functions 7th Week Banking system and banks 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Financial structures and risks of banks 10th Week Financial structures and risks of banks 11th Week The role and importance of central banks 12th Week The role and importance of central banks 13th Week Monetary policy of central banks 14th Week Recap
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Frederic S. Mishkin; The Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets 6th Edition (New York: Addison Wesley, 2007)
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion
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 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 3 42 Preparation for Final exam 1 40 40 Course hours 13 3 39 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework Total Workload 143 Total Workload / 30 4,76 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No