GLOBAL ECONOMIC ANF FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

ECON380

Course Code: ECON380
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Instructor Banu Erkök Yiğit

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Will have a better understanding of current global economic and financial issues, and practical knowledge to interpret leading economic indicators,
Will have a practical knowledge of major global data and information providers and develop skills to extract relevant data,
Will have a knowledge on credit rating methodologies utilized by major credit rating agencies,
Will be able to build a bridge between theory and economic and financial developments in the real World, and better understand the building blocks of the global economy.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

The main goal of the course is to build up the understanding of the theory and policy of the contemporary global economics, financial markets and institutions. The focus of the course is to understand how to read global macroeconomic and financial data as well as international developments.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the course
2^nd Week	An Overview of the Global Economics and Financial Markets
3^rd Week	Fundamentals of Financial Markets
4^th Week	Fundamentals of Financial Institutions
5^th Week	Banks, Central Banks and Monetary Policy
6^th Week	Money Markets
7^th Week	Mid-Term
8^th Week	Bond Markets
9^th Week	Exchange Rates & FX Markets
10^th Week	Stock Markets
11^th Week	The International Financial System
12^th Week	The Leading, Lagging Economic Indicators
13^th Week	Credit Rating Methodologies
14^th Week	Global Risk Management and Regulations

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Frederic S. Mishkin, Financial Markets and Institutions, 8th
Edition, Columbia University Stanley Eakins, East Carolina
University 2015 | Pearson
2. Frederic S. Mishkin, Economics of Money, Banking, and
Financial Markets, The, 10th Edition, Columbia University, 2013 |
Pearson

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	35
Quiz	2	10
Attendance	1	5
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	14	3	42
Preparation for Final exam	1	30	30
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	25	25
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework	2	2	4
Total Work Load			145
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.83
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1
K2			X
K3
K4		X
K5				X
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10	X
K11
K12
K13