TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	3
SEMESTER	Sixth Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Halil Sarıaslan
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) To understand the reasons of the ncreasing movements of money, capital and goods. 2) To know why international investments shift to diffent countries. 3) To understand how foreign direct investments make country selection. 4) To evaluate the forms of different direct investment. 5) To understand the currency risk of foreign direct investments and know how to take precautions for this problem. 6) To know the sources of political risk and effects of it on international investments.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	This course deals with cross-border flows of capital, basic motives and reasons for international investments, and operational dynamics of international money and capital markets. Additionally, further emphasis will be given to the analysis and evaluations of foreign direct investments in terms of risk and return dimensions, and also the factors affecting county selection for international investments will be discussed.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Contents of international investments. 2nd Week Aims of foreign direct investments. 3rd Week Significance of foreign direct investments in terms of countries and business enterprises. 4th Week Significance of foreign direct investments in terms of countries and business enterprises. 5th Week The factors that affect country choices at investments. 6th Week Opportunities and risks at foreign investments. 7th Week Preparation and evaluation of green area investments. 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Risk analysis on foreign direct investments. 10th Week Risk analysis on foreign direct investments 11th Week Evaluation of currency risk and political risks. 12th Week Purchase decisions at foreign direct investments. 13th Week Purchase decisions at foreign direct investments. 14th Week Recap
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Halil Sarıaslan, Yatırım Projelerinin Hazırlanması ve Değerlendirilmesi (Ankara: Turhan Kitabevi, 2010) David K. Eiteman, Artur I. Stonehill and Micheal H. Moffet, Multinational Business Finance, 11th Edition (Boston: Pearson Education Inc., 2007)
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,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 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 1 60 60 Course hours 13 3 39 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 40 40 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework Total Workload 143 Total Workload / 30 4,76 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No