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COURSE DESCRIPTION

INTERNATIONAL FINANCE/5160043

Course Title:	INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
Credits	3	ECTS	7.5
Semester	1	Compulsory/Elective	Elective

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Assoc.Prof.Dr.KÜRŞAT YALÇINER

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/yalciner

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

yalciner@gazi.edu.tr

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

Learns the framework of international financial system
Learns the fundamental characteristics of architecture of international finance
Realizes the fundamental problems of international financial system
Learns the reasons and the consequences of international financial crisis
Learns the relation between current deficit and financial crisis
Learns the push and pull factors in capital movements
Learns Fundamentals of foreign exchange market
Learns the effect of exchange rates on the balance of payments
Understands the basic parity conditions in international finance.
Understands how to forecast exchange rates within the framework of fundamental parity conditions

-- 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 to International Finance
2. Week	International financial system
3. Week	International capital movements
4. Week	Balance of payments
5. Week	Fundamental parity conditions in international finance
6. Week	Foreign exchange market and forward exchange transactions
7. Week	Exchange Rate Forecasting Methods.
8. Week	MidTerm Exam.
9. Week	International Bond Markets
10. Week	International Equity Markets
11. Week	Multinational Companies
12. Week	Capital Budgeting in Multinational Companies
13. Week	Receivables Management in multinational Companies.
14. Week	Cash Management in multinational companies
15. Week	Investment Management in multinational companies
16. Week	Final Exam

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

Kürşat YALÇINER,International Financing,Gazi Book Store,2012

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture

-- 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	14	3	42
Practising Hours of Course Per Week			0
Reading	7	4	28
Searching in Internet and Library	7	4	28
Designing and Applying Materials			0
Preparing Reports	6	4	24
Preparing Presentation	6	4	24
Presentation			0
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	7	3	21
Final and Studying for Final	7	3	21
Other			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			188
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.52
ECTS:			7.5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

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6						X
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