COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MICROFINANCE AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IBS 4159 MICROFINANCE AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

International Business and Trade

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR BERNA KIRKULAK ULUDAĞ

Offered to

International Business and Trade

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide knowledge about microfinance and social entrepreneurship. Microfinance provides financial services to the poor and has often been given as a model example of a social entrepreneurship innovation that addresses both social and economic problems. Microfinance concerns over individuals and groups protection and commercialization in lifting its clients out of poverty. The class will address these issues from both a philosophical and developmental perspectives.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   have sufficient knowledge on the concept of microfinance and microfinance models.
2   have sufficient knowledge on the concept of Commercialization, Development, Regulation, and Corporate Governance Issues.
3   demonstrate their knowledge on social entrepreneurship

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Rationale Behind Microfinance
2 History and Basic Microfinance Models
3 Poverty, Gender, Minorities, Youth and Microfinance
4 Microfinance Products and ServicesMicrofinance Products and ServicesMicrofinance Products and Services
5 The Trade-offs between Social and Commercial Missions
6 Governance and Regulation
7 Midterm
8 Understanding Financial Statements in Relation to Microfinance
9 Individual Lending
10 Group Lending
11 Venture Capital and Social Venture Capital
12 Valuation and Social Enterprise
13 Microfinance and Islamic Finance
14 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Relevant articles and books will be supplied.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussions, map-based exercises and analyses, group study.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 TP TermProject
3 FN Final
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.30 +TP * 0.30 + FN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT * 0.30 +TP * 0.30 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

he students will be fully prepared to discuss reading assignments, presentations and cases.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Course Policies and Rules
1. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
2. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
3. All assignments should be submitted on time. Otherwise will not be accepted.

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 10 4 40
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 30 30
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 130

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.1555
LO.25555
LO.355555

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