COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CURRENT TOPICS IN FINANCE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FIN 4246 CURRENT TOPICS IN FINANCE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR PINAR EVRIM MANDACI

Offered to

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Economics

Course Objective

This course aims to broaden the view of the students in finance covering contemporary topics, recent developments and financial news.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Extend the existing knowledge of finance, following new developments in corporate finance, financial institutions, markets, and instruments through participating in class discussion. (Level 2).
2   Debate ethical standards in order to value the need for professional ethics in financial activities. (Level 4).
3   Examine recent economic and financial news in domestic and foreign markets in order to demonstrate an understanding of their effects on financial decision making. (Level 4).

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

ECO 4123 - ECONOMICS OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Socially Responsible Finance
2 Microfinance
3 Corporate Governance
4 Behavioral Finance
5 Behavioral Corporate Finance
6 Environmantal Finance (Green Finance)
7 Energy Finance
8 Mergers and Acquisitions
9 Financial Distress and Failure
10 International Portfolio Management
11 Financial Crises
12 Book Review and Discussion

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Gitman, Principals of Managerial Finance, Pearson International Edition, 11. Ed., 2006.
2. Ross, Westerfield and Jordon, Essentials of Corporate Finance, McGraw-Hill, 4. Ed,
3. Welch, Corporate Finance: An Introduction, Pearson International Edition, 2009.
4. Bodie, Kane and Marcus, Essentials of Investment, McGraw-Hill, 7. Ed, 2008.
5. De Mello, Cases in Finance

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Class discussion (the news and articles written in both domestic and global newspapers about current issues on finance and economy)
2. Writing memos on weekly topics (Book sections and the assigned articles must be read to prepare these requirements and be able to discuss them during the class)
3. Solving the assigned cases and problems
4. Termpaper presentations

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 AS1 1.Assignment
2 AS2 2.Assignment
3 TPS TermP&Presen.
4 FN Final
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE AS1 * 0.40 + AS2 * 0.10 +TPS * 0.30 + FN * 0.20
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) AS1 * 0.40 + AS2 * 0.10 + TPS * 0.30 +BUT * 0.20

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The learner will easily follow and evaluate the economic and financial news in both domestic and foreign markets.
2. The leaner will evaluate the effects of the recent economical and financial factors on financial and investment decisions.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of the lectures is mandatory.
2. Violations of plagiarism of any kind will result in a disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

banu.durukan@deu.edu.tr, pinar.evrim@deu.edu.tr, habil.gokmen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 5 50
Preparation for final exam 1 11 11
Preparing assignments 10 3 30
Preparing presentations 1 2 2
Final 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 131

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15
LO.252
LO.34

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