GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE/2240007
Course Title: INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 2 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  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 the Multinational Companies
13. Week  Receivables Management in the 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
0
 Presentation
6
4
24
 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
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Learns the fundamental principles and concepts of financial managementX
2Follows up to date academic papers and new trends in financial managementX
3Learns the functions and operations of national and international financial marketsX
4Gains the ability of analyzing and solving all sorts of possible financial problems that firms confront withX
5Learns the working capital management and management of short term liabilities and current assetsX
6Learns the financial instruments used in national and international markets. Understands the analysis and valuation of these instrumentsX
7Knows the fundamental accounting principles and financial statement analysisX
8Learns new financial instruments and derivatives market. Knows the valuation of financial derivativesX
9Understands both fundamental teories and new academic works and makes comparative analysis of financial teoriesX
10Learns investment analysis and portfolio managementX
11Gains practical and teoretical financial information necessary for an entrepreneur to evaluate alternative investments, to make investment decision and management of the invested firmX
12Deeply review the literature regarding the cost of capital, optimal capital structure and dividend policiesX
13Learns fundamental financial models and portfolio theoriesX
14Understands the financial and econometric models to value stocks and bonds and apply these models to the financial instruments in the marketX