Business Administration (English) (Thesis)
Master	Length of the Programme: 2	Number of Credits: 120	TR-NQF-HE: Level 7	QF-EHEA: Second Cycle	EQF: Level 7

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

School/Faculty/Institute

Graduate School of Social Sciences

Course Code

FIN 526

Course Title in English

Financial Leadership and Development

Course Title in Turkish

Finansal Liderlik ve Gelişim

Language of Instruction

Type of Course

Flipped Classroom

Level of Course

Select

Semester

Spring

Contact Hours per Week

Lecture: 3

Recitation:

Lab:

Other:

Estimated Student Workload

130 hours per semester

Number of Credits

5 ECTS

Grading Mode

Standard Letter Grade

Pre-requisites

None

Expected Prior Knowledge

None

Co-requisites

None

Registration Restrictions

None

Overall Educational Objective

To help students understand financials of companies for the future benefits of the company and also to understand how finance partnership can affect the company short and long term decisions

Course Description

Helping the students for interpreting financial statements of companies (from different samples/ sectors); analyzing their financials and also showing students how finance partnership can affect short and long term decisions, and company’s future.

Course Description in Turkish

Gelecek kararlarının daha doğru alınabilmesi için finansalları anlayabilme, analiz edebilme, senaryolaştırma ve finans iş ortaklığının şirket kararlarına etkisinin anlaşılması

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) Understand financial statements and financials
2) Use different analysis techniques for better understanding & future decision
3) Understand the company’s creditworthiness via financial ratios
4) Understand how finance partners can support company future decisions

Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4
1) Ability to analyse a various range of organizational information, including accounting & finance, operations management, marketing and technology
2) Integration of the organizational functional knowledge in the process of formulation and implementation of long-term strategic goals and objectives
3) Development of leadership and team membership skills required for managing innovation as well as routine processes and activities in organizations
4) Self-exploration through the development and implementation of real business opportunities
5) Awareness of the uncertainty and complexity of global business environments and changing business practices and trends
6) Finding ethical, creative, comprehensive solutions to complex organizational problems
7) Demonstrating the ability to integrate management techniques, new business models & analytical tools to decision-making processes
8) Competence in the mastery of vital managerial and leadership skills, such as critical thinking, business communication, decision making and conflict resolution
9) Ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing at European Language Portfolio General Level B2.

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None	S Supportive	H Highly Related

	Program Outcomes and Competences	Level	Assessed by
1)	Ability to analyse a various range of organizational information, including accounting & finance, operations management, marketing and technology	N	Project
2)	Integration of the organizational functional knowledge in the process of formulation and implementation of long-term strategic goals and objectives	H	Project
3)	Development of leadership and team membership skills required for managing innovation as well as routine processes and activities in organizations	H	Project
4)	Self-exploration through the development and implementation of real business opportunities	H	Project
5)	Awareness of the uncertainty and complexity of global business environments and changing business practices and trends	S	Project
6)	Finding ethical, creative, comprehensive solutions to complex organizational problems	S	Project
7)	Demonstrating the ability to integrate management techniques, new business models & analytical tools to decision-making processes	H	Project
8)	Competence in the mastery of vital managerial and leadership skills, such as critical thinking, business communication, decision making and conflict resolution	S	Project
9)	Ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing at European Language Portfolio General Level B2.	N

Prepared by and Date	,
Course Coordinator	CEYHAN MUTLU
Semester	Spring
Name of Instructor

Course Contents

Week	Subject
1)	Introduction
2)	Company Position (Balance Sheet)
3)	Company Performance (Profit & Loss Statement)
4)	Company Performance (Cash-Flow & Ratios)
5)	Evaluating Company Performance
6)	Review
7)	Financial Forecasting
8)	Time Value of Money & Investment Analysis
9)	Risk Analysis in Investment Decisions
10)	Leverage and Capital Structure
11)	Business Valuation and Corporate Restructuring
12)	Non Financial Topics
13)	Case Study
14)	Project Presentations

Required/Recommended Readings

Teaching Methods

Videos, powerpoint presentations for each session, cases and group projects. The students are expected to come each session having read and watched the course material. The course involves cases and projects, students are expected to engage in the class discussion and apply the knowledge acquired in a team setting.

Homework and Projects

Laboratory Work

Computer Use

Other Activities

Assessment Methods

Assessment Tools	Count	Weight
Attendance	1	% 20
Quiz(zes)	1	% 20
Homework Assignments	1	% 20
Project	1	% 40
TOTAL		% 100

Course Administration

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	2	2	84
Homework Assignments	1	14	4		18
Midterm(s)	2	10	4		28
Total Workload					130
Total Workload/25					5.2
ECTS					5