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
IF4420	Mergers and Acquisitions	Spring	3	0	3	9

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

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):	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi UMUT UĞURLU Prof. Dr. İPEK ALTINBAŞAK FARİNA
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	This course aims at providing students an analytical and theoretical framework to understand the M&A process and will also use cases and real-world applications to develop skills necessary to evaluate and implement a transaction.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The student who successfully completes this course;
I. will have a thorough knowledge of the value drivers of a company
II.Will be able to assess a company within the context of its competitive advantage and the industry it operates in
III.Will learn the process of M&A of a company
IV.Will know the difference of the M&A process from the buyer or seller perspectives
V.Be able to do basic company valuation
VI Have an insight to the participants of the M&A process, negotiation process and the legal documents involved in M&A process.

Course Content

Valuation, valuation techniques, M&A process, Negotiations

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Why companies are bought or sold?
2)	Why the industry in which the company operates is important? Hence industry analysis
3)	What make the medium and small companies differ from the big ones
5)	Valuation II
5)	What are the value drivers of a company?
6)	Valuation II
7)	Most used valuation techniques
8)	Other valuation techniques
9)	M&A process
10)	M&A milestones
11)	Negotiation I
12)	Negotiation II
13)	Due diligence
14)	Wrap up

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Mergers & Acquisitions ,A. Sherman and Milledge Hart (2006), Investment Valuation, Aswath Damodaran (2002)
References:	Yok / None

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	1	% 20
Midterms	1	% 35
Final	1	% 45
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 55
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 45
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	14	4	56
Homework Assignments	1	35	35
Midterms	1	40	40
Final	1	45	45
Total Workload			218

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.