COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SECURITY ANALYSIS APPLICATIONS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FIN 4244 SECURITY ANALYSIS APPLICATIONS 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

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to provide an overview of fundamental and technical analysis concepts and the real life applications.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Identify a broad range of fundamental and technical analysis concepts, procedures and uses (Level 1).
2   Analyze the trends in an industry in order to select an appropriate industry for financial investment decisions (Level 2).
3   Interpret the financial statements, proxy statements and annual reports of companies in order to find clues for investment (Level 2).
4   Analyze the trends in the financial markets in order to profit from the positions in those markets (Level 4).
5   Construct portfolios through the use of technical analysis tools like moving averages and charts (Level 3).

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

FIN 2002 - BUSINESS FINANCE

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Fundamental Analysis- Analyzing an industry
2 Introduction to Technical Analysis
3 Dow Theory, Investor Sentiments
4 Measuring Market Strength
5 Analyzing Temporal Patterns and Cycles
6 History of Charts
7 The Basics of Trends
8 Moving Averages
9 Chart Patterns
10 Overview of Technical Analysis Tools
11 Project Presentations
12 Project Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Technical Analysis: The Complete Resource for Financial Market Technicians, Kirkpatrick II, C.D. and Dahlquist, J.R., New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc., 2011.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Presentations
3. Solving the assigned cases and problems

Assessment Methods

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


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The learner will identify investment clues through the analysis of industry trends and firm-specific information.
2. The learner will determine the trends in stock markets, derivative markets and foreign exchange markets.
3. The learner will apply technical analysis tools to make profits from investments.
4. The learner will analyze the chart patterns in a market.
5. The learner will identify buy/hold/decisions on a specific stock through the use of technical analysis indicators.

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)
Lectures 10 3 30
Tutorials 2 3 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 5 4 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 2 2
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 122

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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