COURSE SYLLABUS

FOREIGN TRADE FINANCE

1	Course Title:	FOREIGN TRADE FINANCE
2	Course Code:	IUS2106
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	4
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi ESRA GÜLER
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Esra GÜLER İnegöl İşletme Fakültesi esrag@uludag.edu.tr 0224-2962713
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The main objective of the course is to develop students' theoretical and practical knowledge on foreign trade transactions, financing and promotion of foreign trade, and to improve their analysis/synthesis skills on these subjects.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Learning financial techniques in foreign trade transactions, learning how to analyze and manage foreign trade risks, especially foreign exchange risk, learning what the financial instruments valid in foreign trade are and how to use them.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Learning the financial processes of foreign trade and the functioning of these processes;
2	Learning what payment methods are used in foreign trade transactions.;
3	Learning the financial instruments used in foreign trade and being able to evaluate these instruments;
4	Learning the main risks encountered in foreign trade;
5	Learning the protection methods that can be used against different risks;
6	To be able to recognize the international financial institutions (Eximbank, World Bank, IMF etc.) that are effective in world trade and the services they offer.;
7	Ability to interpret international regulations (INCOTERMS, UCP 600) and rules used in foreign trade transactions.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Foreign Trade Financing: Conceptual Explanations
2	Basic financial processes of foreign trade
3	Risks encountered in foreign trade
4	Risks encountered in foreign trade (continued)
5	Payment instruments used in foreign trade
6	Payment instruments used in foreign trade (continued)
7	Financial instruments used in foreign trade
8	Financial instruments used in foreign trade (continued)
9	Foreign Exchange/Exchange Rate Risk
10	Methods of hedging against foreign exchange risk
11	Methods of hedging against foreign exchange risk (continued)
12	International institutions and their functions that are effective in foreign trade
13	Ability to interpret international regulations (INCOTERMS, UCP 600) and rules used in foreign trade transactions.
14	International regulations (continued)

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Halil Seyidoğlu (2003), Uluslararası Finans, (4.Baskı), Güzem Can Yayınları, İstanbul Kürşat Yalçıner (2012), Uluslararası Finansman, (2.Baskı), Detay Yayıncılık Ferudun Kaya (2011),Uluslararası Finansman Beta Basım Yayın, İstanbul Mine Yılmazer&Meltem Onay (Ed.), İhracat ve İthalat Yönetimi: Yeni Stratejiler ve Güncel Uygulamalar, Nobel, (2015) Abdurrahman Özalp, Uluslararası Ticaretin Finansmanı, Prensipleri ve Blockchain, Türkemn Kitabevi, (2018). Dora Hancock, Uluslararası Finans, Scala Yayıncılık, (2020)
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Relative Evaluation
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High