GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
BEHAVIORAL FINANCE/BNK-405
Course Title: BEHAVIORAL FINANCE
Credits 3 ECTS 6
Semester 7 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Lec. Bekir Kaya (Phd)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/bekirkaya
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  bekirkaya@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
To understand the functioning of financial markets.
To be able to understand investment decisions of investors.
To question the reasons why investors do not behave rationally.
To understand the anomalies in financial markets.
To compare the Expected Benefit Theory and the Expectation Theory.
To be able to question the causes of the ups and downs in financial markets.
To understand the concepts of behavioral finance.
 -- 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
  Financial management, Portfolio management
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Uncertainty, Risk and Financial Decisions
2. Week  Investment Decisions and Finance Theories
3. Week  Principles of Behavioral Finance
4. Week  Dynamics of Behavioral Finance Approach
5. Week  Behavioral Finance Models
6. Week  Expectation Theory
7. Week  Visa
8. Week  Anomalies in Financial Markets
9. Week  Mental Accounting
10. Week  Herd Behavior
11. Week  Price Bubbles
12. Week  Decision Making Under Uncertainty, Psychological and Cognitive Prejudices
13. Week  Decision Making Under Uncertainty, Emotional Factors
14. Week  Investor Psychology and Responsibility
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Davranışsal Finans, Prof. Dr. Murat Kıyılar, Yrd. Doç. Dr. Murat Akkaya
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Demonstration, Lecture, Question & Answer
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  No
 -- 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
14
2
28
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
2
28
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
14
1
14
 Presentation
14
1
14
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
6
6
 Final and Studying for Final
1
6
6
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
138
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
5.52
 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 insurance
2Understand the basic concepts and assumptions related to the science of insurance
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 Sector
8Analyze the insurance companies and the insurance sector within the framework of economic, financial and accounting data
9Have the ability to develop solutions for social problemsX
10Have the ability to do inter-disciplinary research and studyX