MATHEMATICS
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
DIS2008	International Finance	Fall	2	0	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:	Accomplishing foreign trade financial operations.
Course Objectives:	To inform the students in the foreign currency markets, in the ways of avoiding foreign currency risks and the financing of exports and imports.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Following the international financial market.
2. Accomplishing foreign trade financial operations.
3. Applying foreign trade promotions .
4. Understanding the advantages of export credits.
5. Solving the existing and future financial problems in enterprises.
6. Gaining efficient communication skills in financial matters both in and out of institutions.
7. Following the international laws and legislations in international financing.
8. Understanding the importance of risk management in business.

Course Content

1. Foreign currency market.
2. Exchange rate policy.
3. Interbank foreign currency market.
4. Features of derivatives market and forward.
5. Options markets and options.
6. Future markets.
7. Swap.
8. Repeating courses
9. Financing of exports and imports Difference between exports credits and other credits.
10.Eximbank credits.
11. Buyer loans.
12. Finance lease and leasing.
13. Process of Factoring and Forfaiting, Securitization.
14. Process of Franchising.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Foreign currency market.	Students are given the course materials a week before.
2)	Exchange rate policy.	Students are given the course materials a week before.
3)	Interbank foreign currency market.	Students are given the course materials a week before.
4)	Features of derivatives market and forward.	Students are given the course materials a week before.
5)	Options markets and options.	Students are given the course materials a week before.
6)	Future markets.	Students are given the course materials a week before.
7)	Swap	Students are given the course materials a week before.
8)	Repeating courses	Students are given the course materials a week before.
9)	Financing of exports and imports Difference between exports credits and other credits.	Students are given the course materials a week before.
10)	Eximbank credits.	Students are given the course materials a week before.
11)	Buyer loans.	Students are given the course materials a week before.
12)	Finance lease and leasing.	Students are given the course materials a week before.
13)	Process of Factoring and Forfaiting, Securitization.	Students are given the course materials a week before.
14)	Process of Franchising.	Students are given the course materials a week before.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Uluslararası Finans, Prof. Dr.Halil Seyidoğlu. Dış Ticaret Finansmanı, Dr. Öztin Akgüç.
References:	internet kaynakları.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Quizzes	1	% 5
Homework Assignments	1	% 5
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	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	12	2	24
Homework Assignments	3	1	3
Quizzes	1	2	2
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			75

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 have a grasp of basic mathematics, applied mathematics and theories and applications in Mathematics
2)	To be able to understand and assess mathematical proofs and construct appropriate proofs of their own and also define and analyze problems and to find solutions based on scientific methods,
3)	To be able to apply mathematics in real life with interdisciplinary approach and to discover their potentials,
4)	To be able to acquire necessary information and to make modeling in any field that mathematics is used and to improve herself/himself,	4
5)	To be able to tell theoretical and technical information easily to both experts in detail and non-experts in basic and comprehensible way,
6)	To be familiar with computer programs used in the fields of mathematics and to be able to use at least one of them effectively at the European Computer Driving Licence Advanced Level,
7)	To be able to behave in accordance with social, scientific and ethical values in each step of the projects involved and to be able to introduce and apply projects in terms of civic engagement,
8)	To be able to evaluate all processes effectively and to have enough awareness about quality management by being conscious and having intellectual background in the universal sense,	4
9)	By having a way of abstract thinking, to be able to connect concrete events and to transfer solutions, to be able to design experiments, collect data, and analyze results by scientific methods and to interfere,
10)	To be able to continue lifelong learning by renewing the knowledge, the abilities and the competencies which have been developed during the program, and being conscious about lifelong learning,
11)	To be able to adapt and transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of mathematics ; such as algebra, analysis, number theory, mathematical logic, geometry and topology to the level of secondary school,
12)	To be able to conduct a research either as an individual or as a team member, and to be effective in each related step of the project, to take role in the decision process, to plan and manage the project by using time effectively.