International Relations (English) | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code: | FNCE306 | ||||||||
Course Name: | Current Issues in Global Economy | ||||||||
Course Semester: |
Spring |
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Course Credits: |
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Language of instruction: | EN | ||||||||
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Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||||||
Type of course: | Faculty Elective | ||||||||
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Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||||||
Course Coordinator : | Dr.Öğr.Üyesi MEHMET GÖKHAN GÖKTAN | ||||||||
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr.Öğr.Üyesi MEHMET GÖKHAN GÖKTAN |
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Course Objectives: | The main objective of this course is to introduce the topics of specifics of macroeconomic indicators and macroeconomic analysis; interpreting macroeconomic indicators; industry analysis; goods market; global markets; risk in international investments; interest parity condition and carry trade; the mutual fund industry; pension funds; investment banks and underwriting; dynamics of financial crisis; subprime mortgage crisis; securitization and collateralized debt obligations; financial contagion; dynamics of cross-border capital flows; global financial imbalances. |
Course Content: | Specifics of macroeconomic indicators and macroeconomic analysis; interpreting macroeconomic indicators; industry analysis; goods market; global markets; risk in international investments; interest parity condition and carry trade; the mutual fund industry; pension funds; investment banks and underwriting; dynamics of financial crisis; subprime mortgage crisis; securitization and collateralized debt obligations; financial contagion; dynamics of cross-border capital flows; global financial imbalances. |
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Derse genel bakış | NONE |
2) | The Mortgage Markets: specifics of mortgages, characteristics of the residential mortgage, types of mortgage loans, secondary mortgage market, securitization of mortgages | Reading:, chapter 14 |
3) | The Mortgage Markets: specifics of mortgages, characteristics of the residential mortgage, types of mortgage loans, secondary mortgage market, securitization of mortgages | Reading:chapter 14 |
5) | Financial Crisis: Dynamics of financial crisis in advanced and emerging economies. | Reading chapter 8 |
6) | Banking Crisis: defining sytemic banking crisis, effect of banking crisis on domestic and global economy through time. | Reading: Luc Laeven and Fabian Valencia, Resolution of Banking Crisis: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, IMF Working Papers, WP/10/146, 2010. Luc Laeven and Fabian Valencia, Systemic Banking Crisis Database: An Update, IMF Working Paper, WP/10/146, 2012 |
7) | Financial Regulation and innovation: government safety net, types of financial regulation, financial innovation | Reading: chapter 10 |
8) | midterm | none |
9) | The Mutual Fund Industry: specifics of mutual funds, investment objective classes, fee structure of investment funds, reglation of mutual funds, hedge funds | Reading: chapter 20 |
10) | Investment Banks, Security Brokers and Dealers, and Venture Capital Firms: investment banks, underwriting, equity sales, mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, venture capital firms. | Reading: chapter 21 |
11) | Review | none |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Financial Markets and Institutions Frederick S. Mishkin and Stanley G. Eakins, 7th ed., 2012 ISBN-13: 978-0-13-213683-9 The Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets Frederick Mishkin, 10th ed., 2013 ISBN-10: 0-273-76673-8 • ISBN-13: 978-0-273-76573-8 |
References: | INVESTMENTS Zvi Bodie-Alex Kane-Alan J. Marcus, 9th ed., 2011 ISBN 978-0-07-353070-0 International Financial Management Geert Bekaert and Robert Hodrick, 2nd ed., 2012 ISBN-13: 978-0-13-216276-0 ISBN-10: 0-13—216276-8 Exchange Rates and International Finance Laurance S. Copeland, 6th ed., 2014 ISBN: 978-0-273-78604- |
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Program Outcomes | ||||||||
1) Students will able to explain the essential body of knowledge in the area of International Relations, including evolution of the discipline, the state-of-the-art concepts, scientific methodology, theories and models. | ||||||||
2) Students will able to employ the appropriate tools and analytical techniques to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data in the related areas, interpret results and propose solutions. | ||||||||
3) Students will able to categorize the basic concepts of Turkish politics, comparative politics, international relations, diplomatic history and foreign policy. | ||||||||
4) Students will able to analyze and critically evaluate local and global dynamics of contemporary socio-economic and political developments, foreign policy making and conflict resolution with all aspects. | ||||||||
5) Students will able to discover and create novel opportunities with an entrepreneurial spirit and use expertise to successfully establish and develop their own ventures. | ||||||||
6) Students will able to apply their knowledge in international institutions and multicultural environments and develop an interdisciplinary approach enabling them to relate and synthesize knowledge from diverse disciplines and draw novel conclusions. | ||||||||
7) Students will able to communicate in written and oral English with people from diverse backgrounds, and have the English proficiency to follow and interpret the global dynamics in the areas of International Relations. | ||||||||
8) Students will able to appreciate and defend human rights and multi-cultural diversity, and should emphatically interact with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds in social and professional settings. | ||||||||
9) Students will able to identify standards of personal, professional, social and business ethics, evaluate the ethical implications of various practices in the related areas, and be aware the importance of ethical behavior in adding value to the society. |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Students will able to explain the essential body of knowledge in the area of International Relations, including evolution of the discipline, the state-of-the-art concepts, scientific methodology, theories and models. | |
2) | Students will able to employ the appropriate tools and analytical techniques to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data in the related areas, interpret results and propose solutions. | |
3) | Students will able to categorize the basic concepts of Turkish politics, comparative politics, international relations, diplomatic history and foreign policy. | |
4) | Students will able to analyze and critically evaluate local and global dynamics of contemporary socio-economic and political developments, foreign policy making and conflict resolution with all aspects. | |
5) | Students will able to discover and create novel opportunities with an entrepreneurial spirit and use expertise to successfully establish and develop their own ventures. | |
6) | Students will able to apply their knowledge in international institutions and multicultural environments and develop an interdisciplinary approach enabling them to relate and synthesize knowledge from diverse disciplines and draw novel conclusions. | |
7) | Students will able to communicate in written and oral English with people from diverse backgrounds, and have the English proficiency to follow and interpret the global dynamics in the areas of International Relations. | |
8) | Students will able to appreciate and defend human rights and multi-cultural diversity, and should emphatically interact with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds in social and professional settings. | |
9) | Students will able to identify standards of personal, professional, social and business ethics, evaluate the ethical implications of various practices in the related areas, and be aware the importance of ethical behavior in adding value to the society. |
Lesson | |
Group study and homework | |
Homework | |
Project preparation |
Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing) | |
Oral Examination | |
Homework | |
Individual Project | |
Group project | |
Staj/ Yerinde Uygulama Değerlendirmesi |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
Final | 1 | % 60 |
total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 16 | 48 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 80 |
Homework Assignments | 4 | 12 |
Quizzes | 4 | 2 |
Midterms | 1 | 15 |
Final | 1 | 22 |
Total Workload | 179 |