SOCIOLOGY
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
BVS2016	Financial Investment Tools	Spring	1	2	2	3

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	Turkish
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Instructor CEM KARTAL
Recommended Optional Program Components:	To be able to define financial markets and financial tools,to understand main differences among different money and capital markets instruments,
Course Objectives:	The aim of the course is to let the students understand financial instruments and the evaluation methods used by SPK.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. to be able to define financial markets and financial tools,
2. to understand main differences among different money and capital markets instruments,
3. to follow the monetary and capital markets and relation legistlations,
4. to be able to describe financial institutions and the their activities,
5. to understand the developments in financial markets and their effects,
6. to gain the ability of effective use of money and capital market instruments,
7. to understand the main concepts of Interest and can the calculation of risk returns.
8. to act by ethical and gained professional values.

Course Content

Financial Markets, Equities Operations, Bond Transactions, Exchange Markets, Forward Operations, Option Market Operations, Applications, Futures markets, Swap Transactions, Other Types of Securities, Gold and foreign exchange markets, Interactions of Investment Instruments.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Financial Markets	Students are given the course materials a week before.
2)	Equities Operations	Students are given the course materials a week before.
3)	Bond Transactions	Students are given the course materials a week before.
4)	Exchange Markets	Students are given the course materials a week before.
5)	Forward Operations	Students are given the course materials a week before.
6)	Option Market Operations	Students are given the course materials a week before.
7)	Applications
8)	Futures markets	Students are given the course materials a week before.
9)	Swap Transactions	Students are given the course materials a week before.
10)	Other Types of Securities-1	Students are given the course materials a week before.
11)	Other Types of Securities-2	Students are given the course materials a week before.
12)	Other Types of Securities-3	Students are given the course materials a week before.
13)	Gold and foreign exchange markets	Students are given the course materials a week before.
14)	Interactions of Investment Instruments	Students are given the course materials a week before.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	KORKMAZ, T., CEYLAN, Ali, Sermaye Piyasası ve Menkul Değer Analizi, Ekin Kitabevi, Bursa. CEYLAN, Ali(2004), İşletmelerde Finansal Yönetim, Ekin Kitap Evi, Bursa.
References:	Aksoy,Ahmet , Tanrıöven,Cihan, Sermaye Piyasası Yatırım Araçları ve Analizi,Seçkin Yayıncılık.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	4	% 10
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 60
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	14	28
Study Hours Out of Class	10	30
Homework Assignments	12	50
Midterms	1	2
Final	4	8
Total Workload		118

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To learn and compare major sociology perspectives, both classical and contemporary, and apply all of them to analysis of social conditions.
2)	To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels
3)	To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences.
4)	To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (including psychology, history, political science, communication studies and literature) that can contribute to sociology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in analyzing sociological processes
5)	To have a knowledge and practice of scientific and ethical principles in collecting, interpreting and publishing sociological data also develop ability how to share this data with experts and lay people, using effective communication skills
6)	To develop competence in analyzing and publishing sociological knowledge by using computer software for quantitative and qualitative analysis; and develop an attitute for learning new techniques in these fields.
7)	To identify and to have a knowledge of the theories related to urban and rural sociology and demography, and political sociology, sociology of gender, sociology of body, visual sociology, sociology of work, sociology of religion, sociology of knowledge and sociology of crime.
8)	To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective
9)	To have the awareness of social issues in Turkish society, to develop critical perspective in analysing these issues and to have a knowledge of the works of Turkish sociologists and to be able to transfer this knowledge
10)	To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects
11)	To have the ability to define a research question, design a research project and complete a written report for various fields of sociology, either as an individual or as a team member.
12)	To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school.