- Course Code
- ECO363
- Semester
- Fifth Term (Fall)
- Theory+Practice
- 3 + 0
- ECTS
- 5
| Course Type | Compulsory Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | 3 |
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| Semester | Fifth Term (Fall) |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Students who succeed in this course, Should have learned money, role of money in economy, monetary theory and policy, financial markets and their structures and functions.
- Understands Money and interest rates, the central banks, banking system, and Money creation, the tools of monetary policies and how to conduct these policies.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | The main objective of this course is to examine how financial markets work in general. Functions of financial institutions, monetary theory, the interaction between money supply and financial markets, the bond market and the structure of interest rates are some of the topics that will be covered. Students who take this course also will learn how to interpret financial news they hear from media. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Financial Markets and Institutions |
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2nd Week |
Why Study Money, Banking, and Financial Markets? |
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3rd Week |
An Overview of the Financial System |
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4th Week |
What Is Money? |
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5th Week |
Understanding Interest Rates |
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6th Week |
The Behavior of Interest Rates |
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7th Week |
Midterm Exam |
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8th Week |
The Management of Banks and Financial Institutions |
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9th Week |
Central Banks and Their Structure |
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10th Week |
The Money Supply and Money Creation |
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11th Week |
Tools of Monetary Policy |
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12th Week |
Central Bank Policy Goals, Strategies, and Tactics |
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13th Week |
The Demand for Money, the Quantity Theory, and Inflation |
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14th Week |
The Monetary Policy Transmission Mechanism |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Mishkin, Frederic S. , TheEconomics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets; Pearson, AddisonWesley, 2013, 10th Edition. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Total(%) |
|
40 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
40 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
60 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Individual or group work |
14 |
3.5 |
49 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
25 |
25 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
2 |
3 |
6 |
| Project |
1 |
25 |
25 |
| Total Work Load | 171 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 5.7 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes
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LO1 |
LO2 |
| K1 |
X |
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| K2 |
X |
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| K3 |
X |
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| K4 |
X |
X |
| K5 |
X |
X |
| K6 |
|
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| K7 |
X |
X |
| K8 |
X |
X |
| K9 |
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| K10 |
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X |
| K11 |
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| K12 |
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| K13 |
X |
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