Banking and Insurance | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code: | FNCE312 | ||||||||
Course Name: | Economic Policies and İndicators | ||||||||
Course Semester: | Spring | ||||||||
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Language of instruction: | EN | ||||||||
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Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||||||
Type of course: | University Elective | ||||||||
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Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||||||
Course Coordinator : | Prof. Dr. AYLİN SOYDAN | ||||||||
Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. AYLİN SOYDAN |
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Course Objectives: | The aim of this course is to provide students with a general perspective and tools that would help critically analyse macroeconomic issues and challanges in national economies in relation with the world economy. |
Course Content: | Macroeconomic models and their policy prescriptions; fiscal policy instruments; monetary policy; economic policy in open economy; exchange rate systems; balance of payments; protectionism; financial liberalisation, globalisation and financial crises; global imbalances; macroprudential policies; economic indicators pertinent to macroeconomic policies. |
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction: Main Macroeconomic Issues | none |
2) | National Income Accounts | syllbus |
3) | National Income: Growth - Income Distribution | Reading |
3) | National Income: Growth - Income Distribution | readıng |
4) | Sectoral Structure: Agriculture, Industry, Services | readıng |
5) | Empoyment and Unemployment | readıng |
6) | Inflation | readıng |
7) | Financial System | reading |
8) | Central Banking and Monetary Policy | reading |
9) | Public Sector and Fiscal Policy | reading |
10) | Dynamics in the World Economy | Reading |
11) | International Economic Relations and Balance of Payments Issues | reading |
12) | Economic and Financial Crises | reading |
13) | Recent Global Crisis and the Economy | reading |
14) | Revision | None |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | An updated reading-list comprising book chapters and articles will be provided. Mankiw, N. Gregory. (2016). Macroeconomics. 9th Edition. New York, NY: Worth. [ISBN-13: 978-1464182891, ISBN-10: 1464182892] |
References: | An updated reading-list comprising book chapters and articles will be provided. Some resources for basic macroeconomic indicators: Moss, D (2014) A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press. The Economist (2007) Guide to Indicators: Making Sense of Economics, various editions. Akyildiz, F (2017) Göstergeler Ne Anlatır? Türkiye İçin İktisadi Göstergeler Rehberi. İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yaynları |
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Program Outcomes | ||||||||
1) explain the essential body of knowledge in the area of banking and insurance, including evolution of the discipline, the state-of-the-art concepts, scientific methodology, theories and models. | ||||||||
2) 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) recognize and assess legal environment in banking and insurance industries | ||||||||
4) explain ongoing operational and managerial methods in banking and insurance industries | ||||||||
5) discover and create entrepreneurial opportunities and expertise to successfully establish and develop their own ventures. | ||||||||
6) develop the capacity to assess current global economic issues. | ||||||||
7) translate and explain the content of the documents written in English related to the field | ||||||||
8) express he role of international capital markets in the global economy; accordingly define the concept of risk in terms of measurement and management | ||||||||
9) 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. |
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Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | explain the essential body of knowledge in the area of banking and insurance, including evolution of the discipline, the state-of-the-art concepts, scientific methodology, theories and models. | |
2) | 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) | recognize and assess legal environment in banking and insurance industries | |
4) | explain ongoing operational and managerial methods in banking and insurance industries | |
5) | discover and create entrepreneurial opportunities and expertise to successfully establish and develop their own ventures. | |
6) | develop the capacity to assess current global economic issues. | |
7) | translate and explain the content of the documents written in English related to the field | |
8) | express he role of international capital markets in the global economy; accordingly define the concept of risk in terms of measurement and management | |
9) | 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. |
Peer Review | |
Expression | |
Individual study and homework | |
Lesson | |
Group study and homework | |
Reading | |
Homework | |
Problem Solving | |
Q&A / Discussion | |
Web Based Learning |
Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing) | |
Homework | |
Observation | |
Individual Project | |
Presentation | |
Peer Review |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
Homework Assignments | 10 | % 20 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 92 |
Project | 1 | 12 |
Homework Assignments | 13 | 26 |
Midterms | 1 | 1 |
Final | 1 | 2 |
Total Workload | 175 |