| Course Type | Elective Course |
| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
| Year of Study | - |
| Semester | - |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Recognize digital transformation technologies.
- Understand the process of digitalization in banking activities.
- Know blockchain technologies and their applications in the banking sector.
|
| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
| Prerequisites | No |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
| Course Description | This course explores the impacts of digitalization and Industry 4.0 on the banking and finance sectors. Technologies such as blockchain, fintech, cryptocurrencies, and chatbots will be discussed within the scope of digital transformation processes in banking and payment systems. |
| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
|
1st Week |
Introduction |
|
2nd Week |
Industrial revolutions, Industry 4.0 |
|
3rd Week |
New technologies associated with Industry 4.0 |
|
4th Week |
Digitalization in banking activities |
|
5th Week |
Digitalization in payment systems |
|
6th Week |
The relationship between e-commerce and digital payment systems |
|
7th Week |
Digitalization of credit processes |
|
8th Week |
Midterm exam |
|
9th Week |
Blockchain |
|
10th Week |
Blockchain and cryptocurrencies |
|
11th Week |
Banks' chatbot applications |
|
12th Week |
Fintech companies |
|
13th Week |
CRM applications, trader robots |
|
14th Week |
General review |
|
| Recommended or Required Reading | Lecture notes
Skinner, C. (2014). Digital bank: Strategies to launch or become a digital bank. Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
|
| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
|
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 |
|
| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
|
|
|
| Individual or group work |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
40 |
40 |
| Course hours |
13 |
3 |
39 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
|
|
|
| Final exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Homework |
|
|
|
| Total Work Load | 143 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 4.76 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
|
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Work Placement(s) | No |