| 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) | -
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) the foreign exchange market, balance of payments, international investment
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | There is no recommended optional programme component for this course. |
| COURSE DEFINITION | Understanding the environment and factors associated with foreign exchange rate determination. Demonstrating knowledge of the various forms of financial instruments available for foreign exchange risk management; Understanding the key economic theories that underlie the foundation of foreign exchange risk management |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Basic concepts in international finance. | | 2nd Week | International monetary system | | 3rd Week | Currency markets (spot, forward, swap, ve futures markets) | | 4th Week | International Parity | | 5th Week | Currency Options | | 6th Week | Hedging | | 7th Week | Global Capital costs | | 8th Week | MIDTERM I | | 9th Week | Acquiring debts and capital fron international markets | | 10th Week | Export | | 11th Week | Financing Imports | | 12th Week | Effects of and foreign Exchange rate risk on the value of firm | | 13th Week | Relations between foreign direct investment and foreign exchange rate | | 14th Week | Relations between foreign direct investment and foreign exchange rate (MIDTERM II) |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Frankel, Jeffrey A., 1995, Financial Markets and Monetary Policy (Cambridge: MIT Press) isbn 0-262-06174-0"
"Utz-Peter Reich National Accounts & Economics: A Study in Concepts Plagrave October 2001 isbn: 0-333-73391-6
"Brealey, Myers & Marcus, Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, McGraw Hill, Third International Edition." |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Questions/Answers,Case Study,Problem Solving |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 40 | | Quiz | 1 | 10 | | Total(%) | | 50 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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