GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
INSURANCE IN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPEAN UNION/SGR-306
Course Title: INSURANCE IN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPEAN UNION
Credits 3 ECTS 6
Semester 6 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  ...
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Gains knowledge on the insurance sectors in the US and the EU
 -- 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
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Introduction
2. Week  Insurance sector in Turkey
3. Week  Insurance types
4. Week  Insurance sector in the EU
5. Week  Insurance sector in the US
6. Week  Comparison of the US economy and the EU economies
7. Week  Comparison of the insurance sector in the US and the EU
8. Week  Midterm
9. Week  Health insurance in the US and the EU
10. Week  Life insurance in the US and the EU
11. Week  Ethics in international insurance sectors
12. Week  Comparison of the insurance systems in Turkey and the EU
13. Week  Comparison of the insurance systems in Turkey and the US
14. Week  Case study
15. Week  Review
16. Week  Final
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Marano, P., & Siri, M. Insurance Regulation in the European Union.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
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 -- 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
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
3
42
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
7
3
21
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
14
2
28
 Final and Studying for Final
7
2
14
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
147
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
5.88
 ECTS: 
6
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Use mathematical and graphical tools in the field of insuranceX
2Understand the basic concepts and assumptions related to the science of insuranceX
3Use methods, techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and modelling of economic data to ensure and evaluate the obtained resultsX
4Describe the structure and properties of the markets in economyX
5Make predictions about the relationships between economic and financial variablesX
6Analyze and comment on current economic eventsX
7Comment on Insurance SectorX
8Analyze the insurance companies and the insurance sector within the framework of economic, financial and accounting dataX
9Have the ability to develop solutions for social problemsX
10Have the ability to do inter-disciplinary research and studyX