COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TOPICS IN FINANCIAL ECONOMICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ECO 4312 TOPICS IN FINANCIAL ECONOMICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Economics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR SAADET KASMAN

Offered to

Economics

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to introduce students to the basic of commercial bank management and to provide necessary theoratical and practical backround to analyze the financial statements of commercial banks.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Acquire basic knowledge about the characteristics of commercial banks, techniques of fund management in commercial banking,
2   To be able to analyze the performance of the bank by applying economic tools to their financial statements,
3   To establish an ability to relate banking system in Turkey to the rest of the economic system to be able to comprehend the reasons for banking crisis.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

ECO 3003 - MONEY AND BANKING

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Functions and Forms of Banking 1
2 The Bank Regulatory Environment 2
3 Evaluating Bank Performance 3
4 Bank Valuation 4
5 An Overview of Asset/Liability Management (ALM) 5
6 Techniques of Asset/Liability Mangement:Futures, Options and Swaps 6
7 Commercial and Industrial Lending 7
8 Real Estate and Consumer Lending 8
9 Liquidity Management 9
10 Investment Management 10
11 Analysis of Banks financial Statements Presentation
12 Analysis of Banks financial Statements Presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Fraser, Gup, Koları Commercial Banking The Management of Risk (2001), South-Western College Publishing
2. Lecture Notes

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Discussions and Presentations

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 FN Final
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The learner will compare the structure of banking industry in Turkey and in the other countries.
2. The learner will demonstrate understanding of balance sheet items of the commercial banks by calculating different performance ratios.
3. The learner will explain different asset and liability management techniques of commercial banks.
4. The learner will explain the role of commercial banks in financial crisis.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparation for midterm exam 1 28 28
Preparation for final exam 1 28 28
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 144

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.14455
LO.245435
LO.3543

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