COURSE SYLLABUS

FINANCIAL MARKETS

1	Course Title:	FINANCIAL MARKETS
2	Course Code:	ISL5328
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
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:	Prof. Dr. Ümit Gücenme Gençoğlu
16	Course Lecturers:	Doç.Dr. Adem ANBAR
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	umitgucenme@uludag.edu.tr 0224 294 10 47
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To give information to students about money and capital market instruments and institutions, the risks of financial institutions, interaction of international markets, international investments and global crises; and to improve students’ ability of interpretation and analysis on these topics.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To be able to give information about the market players and working principles of the financial markets.;
2	To be able to discuss the place and importance of financial markets in the economy.;
3	To be able to explain financial assets and their role in the economy.;
4	To be able to analyze and interpret the national and international developments and events in the financial markets.;
5	To be able to interpret the risks faced by intitutions in the financial markets.;
6	To be able to make valuation and decision on investment.;
7	To have the efficiency and capability to work in the financial institutions.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction: Classification of Financial Assets and Markets, The Role of Financial Markets, Financial Market Participants, Definition of Globalization and Global Trends
2	Definition and Functions of Financial Institutions
3	The Economic Functions of Banks and Banking Systems and Banks in Various Countries, Central Banks and Central Bank Functions
4	Stock Excahnge, Istanbul Stock Exchange and Capital Markets Board
5	Investment Companies, Its Functions And Its Operations
6	Pension Funds, Its Functions and Its Operations
7	Brokerage Houses and Rating Companies
8	Capital Market Instruments
9	Stock and Bond Issue and Valuation
10	Risks of Financial Institutions : Interest Rate Risk, Credit Risk, Market Risk, Exchange Rate Risk, Country Risk, Technology and Operational Risk, Liquidity Risk, Bancrupty Risk and Hedging Approach
11	Interaction of International Markets
12	Global Crises
13	Portfolio Management
14	International Asset Management

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Sermaye Piyasası ve Yatırım Analizi, Lale KARABIYIK-Adem ANBAR 2. Sermaye Piyasası ve Menkul Değer Analizi, Ali CEYLAN 3. Finansal Kurumlar, Özcan ERTUNA 4. Para, Banka ve Finansal Piyasalar, İlker PARASIZ 5. Capital markets: Institutions and Instruments, Frank J. Fabozzi – Franco Modigliani
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	3	30
Final Exam	1	70
Total	4	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		30
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		70
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
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