GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY ECONOMICS AND CAPITAL MARKETS/2910007
Course Title: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY ECONOMICS AND CAPITAL MARKETS
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 2 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
   Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assistant Professor Doctor CELAL TAŞDOĞAN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ctasdogan
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  ctasdogan@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
To be well grounded in basic monetary economics subjects
To understand the overall economic balance
To know the objectives and targets of monetary policy
Having information about the monetary policy regimes
Examine the phenomenon of the financial crisis
Casting a critical eye on the economic problems
Incresing the economicsocial awareness of the students
Developing the analytical thinking mechanism
Associating the mathematical concepts by the visual graphing toolsobtaining the modelling ability
Analysing the economic facts which the students experiencedread in daily life
 -- 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  The international monetary system
2. Week  IMF and international liquidity
3. Week  balance of payments
4. Week  the foreign exchange market
5. Week  basic parity conditions in international finance
6. Week  international risk management
7. Week  currency risk
8. Week  mid-term exam
9. Week  international financial markets
10. Week  international money markets
11. Week  international long-term borrowed sources
12. Week  international equity sources
13. Week  foreign-trade financing
14. Week  direct foreign investments and international taxation
15. Week  international banking
16. Week  final exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  1.Halil seyidoğlu, Uluslararası Finans, Güzem Can Yayınları, İstanbul 2003.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  none
 -- 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
6
90
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
15
2
30
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
2
30
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
12
12
 Final and Studying for Final
1
25
25
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
187
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.48
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Students are able to find jobs in fields which require expertise in the real sector and financial sector.X
2Students will be able to participate actively in the management of organizations and apply theoretical information to business life.X
3Students will be innovative and equipped with information from different disciplines; in addition, they will have high self-confidence.X
4Students will be able to observe and analyse general economic indicators and national and international developments in the financial sector and comment on them by preparing financial statements.X
5Students will be able to think analytically.X
6Students will be able to communicate efficiently in written and spoken Turkish; they will know at least one foreign language.X
7Students will be able to identify the development of financial products in the banking industry and offer innovations.X
8Students will have information on banking legislation and be able to comment on it.X
9Students will be able to observe and measure banking risks as well as identify efficient protection methods.X
10Students will be able to analyse and comment on the legal and structural aspects of public finance and social security systems.X