NEW MEDIA
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
IF2222	Corporate Finance II	Fall	3	0	3	4

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi BAHAR KÖSEOĞLU
Course Lecturer(s):	Prof. Dr. ÜMİT EROL Dr. Öğr. Üyesi HAKKI ÖZTÜRK
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	The purpose of this course is to introduce basic concepts of financial management with special attention to corporate financial decisions. The course will focus on (1) the capital budgeting process, (2) dividend and capital structure policies of the firm, (3) the basics of risk management, (4) how derivatives can be used to hedge financial risks, (5) the rationale for mergers, different types of mergers, and merger analysis, (6) the pros and cons of the hybrids from the standpoints of both issuers and investors, how to determine when to use them, and the factors that affect their values

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
I. Understands capital budgeting techniques to evaluate a firm’s investment opportunities
II. Calculates a firm’s cost of capital
III. Learns the impact of a firm’s dividend policy on its share value
IV. Knows the impact of debt/equity decisions on a firm’s value
V. Understands the difference between operating risk and financial risk
VI. Learns how derivatives can be used for hedging
VII. Understands the reasons for leasing
VIII. Applies financial analysis techniques within a real life environment
IX. Holds a basic knowledge about financial management

Course Content

Capital budgeting, cost of capital, financial leasing, financial analysis techniques, financial management

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Basic concepts of financial management	To read the related chapter in the text book
2)	The Financial Environment: Markets, Institutions and Interest Rates	To read the related chapter in the text book
3)	The Financial Environment: Markets, Institutions and Interest Rates	To read the related chapter in the text book
4)	The Cost of Capital	To read the related chapter in the text book
5)	Other topics in Capital Budgeting	To read the related chapter in the text book
6)	Review	To study for the exam
7)	Capital Structure and Leverage	To read the related chapter in the text book
8)	Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends and Share Repurchases	To read the related chapter in the text book
9)	Distributions to Shareholders: Dividends and Share Repurchases	To read the related chapter in the text book
10)	Derivatives and Risk Management	To read the related chapter in the text book
11)	Mergers and Acquisitions	To read the related chapter in the text book
12)	Review	To study for the exam
13)	Hybrid Financing: Preferred Stock, Leasing, Warrants and Convertibles	To read the related chapter in the text book
14)	Hybrid Financing: Preferred Stock, Leasing, Warrants and Convertibles	To read the related chapter in the text book

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Textbook / Required Material Brigham, Eugene F. and Joel F. Houston. Fundamentals of Financial Management, Thomson, South-Western, 10th Edition, 2004
References:	Mevcut değil.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	2	% 60
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Midterms	2	15	30
Final	1	35	35
Total Workload			107

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 be able to critically interpret and discuss the theories, the concepts, the traditions, and the developments in the history of thought which are fundamental for the field of new media, journalism and communication.
2)	To be able to attain written, oral and visual knowledge about technical equipment and software used in the process of news and the content production in new media, and to be able to acquire effective abilities to use them on a professional level.
3)	To be able to get information about the institutional agents and generally about the sector operating in the field of new media, journalism and communication, and to be able to critically evaluate them.
4)	To be able to comprehend the reactions of the readers, the listeners, the audiences and the users to the changing roles of media environments, and to be able to provide and circulate an original contents for them and to predict future trends.
5)	To be able to apprehend the basic theories, the concepts and the thoughts related to neighbouring fields of new media and journalism in a critical manner.
6)	To be able to grasp global and technological changes in the field of communication, and the relations due to with their effects on the local agents.
7)	To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content.
8)	To be able to develop acquired knowledge, skills and competence upon social aims by being legally and ethically responsible for a lifetime, and to be able to use them in order to provide social benefit.
9)	To be able to operate collaborative projects with national/international colleagues in the field of new media, journalism and communication.
10)	To be able to improve skills on creating works in various formats and which are qualified to be published on the prestigious national and international channels.