| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Master's Degree With Thesis |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 10 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Professor Özge Sezgin Alp
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Will be able to define private pension funds, explain their history and operation.
2) Express the benefits of private pension funds to individuals
3) Discuss why people should have private pension funds.
4) Will be able to explain the place and importance of private pension funds in the Turkey's economy.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | In this course, the definition and basic features of the social security system and private pension funds will be given. The historical development of the social security system, its current status, and complementary institutions in social security will be mentioned. Additionally, the purpose, functioning, conceptual framework, and macroeconomic effects of private pension funds as well as their management will be explained. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | INTRODUCTION | | 2nd Week | DEFINITION AND BASIC FEATURES OF SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM | | 3rd Week | THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND CURRENT STATUS OF SOCIAL SECURITY | | 4th Week | SOCIAL SECURITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE WORLD AND IN TURKEY | | 5th Week | COMPLEMENTARY PRODUCTS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN SOCIAL SECURITY | | 6th Week | PURPOSE OF SPECIAL PENSION SYSTEM | | 7th Week | FUNCTIONING OF SPECIAL PENSION SYSTEM | | 8th Week | Midterm | | 9th Week | CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF PRIVATE PENSION FUNDS | | 10th Week | MACRO-ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF PRIVATE PENSION FUNDS | | 11th Week | DEFINITIONS OF PRIVATE PENSION FUNDS | | 12th Week | DETAILS OF PRIVATE PENSION FUNDS | | 13th Week | MANAGEMENT OF PRIVATE PENSION FUNDS | | 14th Week | MANAGEMENT OF PRIVATE PENSION FUNDS |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | 1. Çağatay Ergenekon, Özel Emeklilik Fonları Şili Örneğinden Alınacak Dersler, İstanbul Menkul Kıymetler Borsaso, 1998.
2. Murat Özbolat, Türkiyede Hayat Sigortaları ve Bireysel Emeklilik Sistemi, 2003.
3. Lecture Notes
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| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Case Study,Practice,Project |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 10 | | Assignment | 1 | 10 | | Total(%) | | 20 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 20 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 80 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | 14 | 10 | 140 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 45 | 45 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 30 | 30 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Homework | 1 | 40 | 40 | | Total Workload | | | 303 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 10,1 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 10 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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