INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

BTS566

Course Code: BTS566
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

the foreign exchange market, balance of payments, international investment

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

Course Description

Understanding the environment and factors associated with foreign exchange rate determination. Demonstrating knowledge of the various forms of financial instruments available for foreign exchange risk management; Understanding the key economic theories that underlie the foundation of foreign exchange risk management

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Basic concepts in international finance.
2^nd Week	International monetary system
3^rd Week	Currency markets (spot, forward, swap, ve futures markets)
4^th Week	International Parity
5^th Week	Currency Options
6^th Week	Hedging
7^th Week	Global Capital costs
8^th Week	MIDTERM I
9^th Week	Acquiring debts and capital fron international markets
10^th Week	Export
11^th Week	Financing Imports
12^th Week	Effects of and foreign Exchange rate risk on the value of firm
13^th Week	Relations between foreign direct investment and foreign exchange rate
14^th Week	Relations between foreign direct investment and foreign exchange rate (MIDTERM II)

Recommended or Required Reading

Frankel, Jeffrey A., 1995, Financial Markets and Monetary Policy (Cambridge: MIT Press) isbn 0-262-06174-0"
"Utz-Peter Reich National Accounts & Economics: A Study in Concepts Plagrave October 2001 isbn: 0-333-73391-6
"Brealey, Myers & Marcus, Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, McGraw Hill, Third International Edition."

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Questions/Answers
Case Study
Problem Solving

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Quiz	1	10
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1
K1	X
K2	X
K3	X
K4	X
K5	X
K6
K7
K8	X
K9	X
K10	X
K11