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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
IF1512 | Introduction to Finance | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
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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. NİYAZİ BERK |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | This is the first course in finance in the department of international finance. This course aims to provide a fundamental background for the future finance courses. This course is an introduction to capital markets and corporate finance. The objective is to introduce the student to basic concepts of financial management of a corporation and capital markets. Upon completion of this course, the student is expected to learn the major concepts of finance and most importantly to think logically and systematically in financial terms. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; I.to be able to learn organization of a firm. to be able to identify shareholder wealth maximization, principal agent problem II.to be able to understand how financial markets work III.to be able to establish basic concepts of financial markets and institutions IV.to be able to learn time value of money, present value and future value. V. to be able to understand how securities are priced in financial markets. VI.to be able to learn the major concepts of finance |
organization of a firm, principal agent problem, financial markets work, financial markets and institutions, time value of money, pricing |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Types of Business Entity, Organization of Corporate Firm, The Role of Financial Management, Financial Management Decisions | |
2) | The Goals of the Firm, Profit Maximization and Shareholder Wealth Maximization, Principal-agent Problem, Agency Costs, Asymmetry of Information, Shareholder, Stakeholder. | |
3) | Financial Environment: Markets, Institutions, and Interest Rates | |
4) | Financial System, Capital Markets, Money Markets, Primary versus Secondary Markets, Financial Institutions, Financial Instruments. | |
5) | Basic Financial Statements of a Firm: Balance Sheet Identity, Assets, Liabilities, Equity | |
6) | Overview of Income Statement, Concepts of EBIT and Net Profit. | |
7) | Interest Rates, Real versus Nominal Rates, Simple Interest Rates, Compunded Interest Rates. | |
8) | Time Value of Money, Opprtunity Cost, Present and Future Value | |
9) | Annuity and Perpetuity, Compounding, Concepts of Risk, Rate of Return and Discount Factor. | |
10) | More on Annuity and Perpetuity, Annuity Tables, Finding the Number of Periods. | |
11) | Characteristics of Bills, How Bills are Bought and Sold, The Valuation of Bills | |
12) | Features of Bonds, How Bonds are Bought and Sold, Pricing of Bonds. The Relationship Between Bond Prices and Interest Rates. | |
13) | Characteristics of Stocks, Capital Gain, Dividend Gain, Common Stocks, Preferred Stocks. | |
14) | How Common Stocks Are Traded, Logic Behind The Pricing of Stocks, Capitalization Rate. |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Essentials of Corporate Finance by Ross, Westerfield and Jordan, Sixth Edition. |
References: | Mevcut değil |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Homework Assignments | 1 | % 10 |
Midterms | 2 | % 40 |
Final | 1 | % 50 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | 30 | 30 |
Midterms | 2 | 40 | 80 |
Final | 1 | 40 | 40 |
Total Workload | 192 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution |