Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Psychology | |||||
| Bachelor | Length of the Programme: 4 | Number of Credits: 240 | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF: Level 6 |
Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri
| School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences | ||||
| Course Code | FIN 204 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Corporate Finance | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Kurumsal Finansman | ||||
| Language of Instruction | EN | ||||
| Type of Course | Flipped Classroom | ||||
| Level of Course | Intermediate | ||||
| Semester | Spring | ||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
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| Estimated Student Workload | 130 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 5 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites |
MATH 104 - Mathematics for Social Sciences II ACCT 201 - Financial Accounting |
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| Expected Prior Knowledge | Basic knowledge of accounting and financial statements. | ||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | To understand the principles of Corporate Finance and learn the skills that help in financial decision making process in a typical corporation | ||||
| Course Description | In today’s business world, both the management candidates and entrepreneurs who would like to do their own business needs to have the basic knowledge and skills about corporate finance or in other words how to manage finance issues. With this course, we are aiming to provide the necessary skills and knowledge to the students that will enable them to understand the basic principles of finance, learn how to use the decision making tools, analyze the situations and how to decide accordingly. Within the course the basic finance decisions and terminology shall be discussed while talking about the concepts of time value of money, opportunity cost, calculation and principles behind the net present value and IRR metrics together with cost of capital and cost of debt concepts | ||||
| Course Description in Turkish | Günümüz iş dünyasında, hem işletme adayları hem de kendi işlerini yapmak isteyen girişimciler, kurumsal finansman hakkında veya başka bir deyişle finans konularını nasıl yönetecekleri konusunda temel bilgi ve becerilere sahip olmalıdır. Bu ders ile öğrencilere finansın temel prensiplerini anlamalarını, karar verme araçlarını nasıl kullanmaları gerektiğini, durumları analiz etmelerini ve buna göre karar vermelerini sağlayacak gerekli bilgi ve becerileri kazandırmayı hedeflemektedir. Derste paranın zaman değeri, fırsat maliyeti, net bugünkü değerin arkasındaki hesaplama ve prensipler ve IRR metrikleri ile birlikte sermaye maliyeti ve borç maliyeti kavramları hakkında konuşulurken temel finans kararları ve terminolojisi tartışılacaktır. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) understand the basic principles of finance and corporate finance 2) compare and analyze projects with respect to their internal rate of return; 3) calculate the cost of capital and cost of debt 4) understand the dynamics of capital finance and debt finance methods and evaluate the advantage and disadvantage of these methods with respect to the current financial situation. |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology. | ||||
| 2) Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation. | ||||
| 3) Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes. | ||||
| 4) Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts. | ||||
| 5) Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline. | ||||
| 6) Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards. | ||||
| 7) Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences. | ||||
| 8) Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level). | ||||
| 9) Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity. | ||||
| 10) Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement. | ||||
| 11) Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses. | ||||
| 12) Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning. | ||||
| 13) Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations. |
Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology. | N | |
| 2) | Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation. | N | |
| 3) | Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes. | H | Exam,HW,Participation |
| 4) | Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts. | N | |
| 5) | Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline. | N | |
| 6) | Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards. | N | |
| 7) | Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences. | N | |
| 8) | Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level). | N | |
| 9) | Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity. | S | Participation |
| 10) | Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement. | S | HW,Participation |
| 11) | Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses. | N | |
| 12) | Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning. | S | Exam,HW |
| 13) | Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations. | H | Exam,HW |
| Prepared by and Date | , May 2023 |
| Course Coordinator | CEYHAN MUTLU |
| Semester | Spring |
| Name of Instructor | Öğr. Gör. AYCA ATALAY |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction to Corporate Finance and the Financial Manager |
| 2) | Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis |
| 3) | Time Value of Money: An Introduction, Valuing Cash Flows |
| 4) | Interest Rates, Bonds & Stock Valuation |
| 5) | Fundamentals of Capital Budgeting, How Investment Decisions are Made |
| 6) | What is Risk? Risk and Return Relation, Capital Asset Pricing Model Systematic Risk and the Equity Risk Premium & Cost of Capital |
| 7) | Mid – Term Exam |
| 8) | How to finance Investments; Capital Structuring; Debt or Equity |
| 9) | Dividend Payment Decisions, How much to pay? How to pay? |
| 10) | Financial Modeling and Pro Forma Analysis; |
| 11) | Working Capital Management and Short-Term Financial Planning |
| 12) | Option Applications and Corporate Finance |
| 13) | Mergers and Acquisitions |
| 14) | International Corporate Finance |
| 15) | Final Examination Period |
| 16) | Final Examination Period |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Lecture Notes shall be provided. Apart from the lecture notes the following text book is required. Fundamentals of Corporate Finance by Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo, Jarrad Harford | |||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | The lectures shall require the students’ active participation and discussion. Individual studies for home-works & Projects and team works for case studies in class lectures shall be asked for. | |||||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | There will be small home-works for students that will help them to understand the course material by actually doing it. Also a Project where the students shall use the information provided during the courses for Final shall be demanded as Final exam note. | |||||||||||||||
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ECTS Student Workload Estimation
| Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
| No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
| Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 3 | 70 | |||
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 16 | 2 | 36 | |||
| Midterm(s) | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | |||
| Final Examination | 1 | 12 | 2 | 14 | |||
| Total Workload | 130 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 5.2 | ||||||
| ECTS | 5 | ||||||