INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ANALYSIS

ULT382

Course Code: ULT382
Semester: Sixth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Sixth Term (Spring)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Halil Sarıaslan

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Understand the reasons for the increasing movements of money, capital and goods.
Know why international investments shift to different countries.
Understand how foreign direct investments make country selection.
Evaluate the different forms of direct investment.
Understand the currency risk of foreign direct investments and know how to take precautions for this problem.
Know the sources of political risk and effects of it on international investments.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

This course deals with cross-border flows of capital, basic motives and reasons for international investments, and operational dynamics of international money and capital markets. Additionally, further emphasis will be given to the analysis and evaluations of foreign direct investments in terms of risk and return dimensions, and also the factors affecting county selection for international investments will be discussed.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Contents of international investments
2^nd Week	Aims of foreign direct investments
3^rd Week	Significance of foreign direct investments in terms of countries and business enterprises
4^th Week	Significance of foreign direct investments in terms of countries and business enterprises
5^th Week	The factors that affect country choices at investments
6^th Week	Opportunities and risks at foreign investments
7^th Week	Preparation and evaluation of green area investments
8^th Week	Midterm exam
9^th Week	Risk analysis on foreign direct investments
10^th Week	Risk analysis on foreign direct investments
11^th Week	Evaluation of currency risk and political risks
12^th Week	Purchase decisions at foreign direct investments
13^th Week	Purchase decisions at foreign direct investments
14^th Week	Review

Recommended or Required Reading

Halil Sarıaslan (2010), Yatırım Projelerinin Hazırlanması ve Değerlendirilmesi, Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara.
David K. Eiteman, Artur I. Stonehill and Micheal H. Moffett (2007), Multinational Business Finance, 11th Edition, Pearson Education Inc., Boston.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

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
Preparation for Final exam	1	60	60
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	40	40
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework
Total Work Load			144
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.8
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5	LO6
K1
K2
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9	X	X	X	X	X	X
K10