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 Yusuf Tansel İç
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Understand credit risks faced by firms, both financial and non-financial 2) Gain an ability to apply the basic principles of measurement, data analysis, and design of experiments 3) Learn the techniques to identify and measure credit risks 4) Learn how to use the risk management techniques in firm strategic plans 5) Have ability to discuss current research trends and possible future development
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	Introduction to financial securities and markets and overview of the Turkish economy, fundamental concepts and techniques of financial engineering such as financial analysis, time value of money, capital budgeting, Risk Management in Financial Institutions and derivative securities and markets.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Financial securities and markets, Fundamentals of Economics Overview of the Turkish economy 2nd Week Financial statements; Balance-Sheet, Income Statement and Cash Flow Statement 3rd Week Financial statements analysis 4th Week Financial Ratio Analysis: Liquidity ratios, Financial statement ratios and profitability ratios 5th Week Financial performance measurement application of the firms-real case studies 6th Week Time value of money, risk and rates of return 7th Week Capital budgeting techniques 8th Week Monte-Carlo simulation and Value-at-Risk (VaR) measures 9th Week Midterm 10th Week Risk Management in Financial Instituitons sources of risk and measuring market risk, credit risk, operational risks 11th Week Risk Management in Financial Instituitons- real case study 12th Week financing requirements of companies and corporate-commercial banking 13th Week Introduction to derivative securities and markets 14th Week Presentation of projects
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	1. Weston , J.F., Brigham, E.F., Essential of Manegerial Finance, Ninth Ed., Yhe Dryden Press, 1990 2. Higgins, R.C., Analysis for financial Manegement, Fourth Ed., Irwin, 1995 3. Luenberger, D.G., Investment Science, Oxford University Press, 1998 4. Kent Baker, Gary Powell, Understanding Financial Management: A Practical Guide April 2005, Wiley-Blackwell
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Problem Solving,Questions/Answers,Report Preparation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 2 10 Quiz 5 20 Attendance 1 5 Total(%) 65 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 65 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 35 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 5 2 10 Individual or group work 14 2 28 Preparation for Final exam 1 25 25 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 25 25 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 2 8 16 Total Workload 150 Total Workload / 30 5 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
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WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No