GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
FINANCIAL MARKETS/IKTI210
Course Title: FINANCIAL MARKETS
Credits 3 ECTS 5
Semester 4 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assist. Prof. Umut Çakmak
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ucakmak
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  ucakmak@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
To learn financial markets
To comprehend the interactions between money and bond markets
To learn fundamental and technical analysis in stock markets
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  Macro economics
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Introductory comments on financial and capital markets:Definitions and basic concepts
2. Week  The money Market:Various definitions of money: M1, M2; M3 etc.
3. Week  Credit Markets
4. Week  Bonds Markets: Government Bonds; private sector bonds;. Nominal and real Bond yields.
5. Week  FOREX Market: Market rate of foreign exchange: Determinants of supply and demand for FOREX: Expected current account balance (CAB) and net capital flo
6. Week  The interactions between Money, Bond and FOREX markets
7. Week  How the markets determine the current I (it) and the current FOREX-rate ( FRXt )?
8. Week  midterm exam
9. Week  Capital markets: Basic concepts: Capital? Physical and “liquid” capital. Capital and assets. Ranking of assets in terms of their liquidity.
10. Week  Factors determining the market-price of a stock: Expected revenues and profits at t+1.
11. Week  The modus-operandi of the stock market… Explain types of buy/sell orders: Active and passive… Meeting of buy and sell orders: The realization of a
12. Week   Fundamental analysis
13. Week  Technical analysis
14. Week  Futures and Derivatives Markets
15. Week  General Evaluation
16. Week  Final exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Mishkin, Frederic, "Finansal Piyasalar ve Kurumlar", Bilim Teknik Yayınevi, (Çev.İlyas Şıklar, Ahmet Çakmak, Suat Yavuz).
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
15
3
45
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
15
3
45
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
2
10
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
15
15
 Final and Studying for Final
1
10
10
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
125
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
5
 ECTS: 
5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1To have theoretical and practical knowledge about the fields of Economic Theory, Economic Development and International Economics, Economic History and Economic PolicyX
2To gain professional qualification to work in public institutions and private sector organizations as an inspector, assistant expert or auditorX
3To have knowledge about the other disciplines related to EconomicsX
4To have adequate social responsibility and awareness with regards to the needs of the society, and also to be aware of professional and scientific ethical codesX
5To have the experience of using information technologies and basic computer programs in order to share their accumulated knowledge and problem solving ability, and communicate with colleagues in a foreign languageX
6To have a knowledge of the quantitative and qualitative methods that will help to examine the premises of different theoriesX
7To be able to utilize the academic, professional, regional, and global networks efficiently, and to interpret the legislationX
8To be compatible for teamwork in order to use their accumulated knowledge in the national and the international research projectsX
9To have the ability to interpret economic and social events through the acquired capability to think analytically and critically, and to be open for innovative ideasX
10To be able to evaluate the practical implications of the knowledge about economic theoryX
11To be able to analyze the effects of international economic relationsX
12To evaluate the development of economic theories and economic problems from a historical perspectiveX
13To have knowledge about the effects of various economic policies in order to develop solutions for current economic problemsX