COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RESEARCH IN INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DBA 6146 RESEARCH IN INTERNATIONAL FINANCE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9

Offered By

Business Administration (English)

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR PINAR EVRIM MANDACI

Offered to

Business Administration (English)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to cover the topics in advance international finance related with international financial markets in global competitive conditions. In PHD level course, students knowledge will be deepen and discussed theory and empirical researches. Students are expected to design a research in that area. Relevant topics and issues;, international foreign exchange markets, foreign exchange risk management, international capital flow and financial sources.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understand different parity teories.
2   Understand the transactions in foreign exchange market
3   Evaluate the foreign exchange risk and risk management techniques for companies
4   Acquire the skills and knowledge to conduct professional research in international finance.
5   To develop abilities to think critically and to structure and defend arguments, and to communicate those arguments effectively on different g theories.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 International Economic Relations: International Monetary System and Balance of Payments
2 International Foreign Exchange Market
3 International Parity Conditions
4 The Impact of Exchange Rates on the Firms
5 International Financial Markets
6 Mid-Term Week
7 Mid-Term Week
8 International Equity Market
9 International Bond Market
10 International Capital Budgeting
11 Multinational Cost of Capital and Capital Structure
12 Article Discussions
13 Presentations
14 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

No text book required.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, article discussions, case studies, presentations

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 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 students will define the role of parity teories in forecasting exchange rate..
2. The students will evaluate foreign exchange hedging techniques
3. The students will conduct a research

Language of Instruction

English

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
Tutorials 0 0 0
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 25 25
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 6 15 90
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 222

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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