COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR PINAR EVRIM MANDACI

Offered to

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Course Objective

This course builds on ethics components in existing capital market and investments courses by incorporating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations and methods into investment processes, products, and practices. The objective of this course is to point out the importance of non-financial issues (such as environmental, social, and governance) on a company s performance and valuation and integrate these issues in stock and bond investing decisions, portfolio management, and asset allocation decisions and the activities of financial institutions such as banks and insurance.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

FIN 4233 - INVESTMENT ANALYSIS
FIN 4111 - CAPITAL MARKETS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
ACC 4111 - FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Schoenmaker, Dirk and Willem Schramade, Asset Pricing and Sustainability: A Teaching Note February 2020
2. Schoenmaker, Dirk and Willem Schramade, Principles of Sustainable Finance Oxford University Press
January 2019.
3. Schoenmaker, Dirk Investing for The Common Good: A Sustainable Finance Framework Bruegel Essay and
Lecture Series, 2017.
4. CFA Institute, Future of Sustainability in Investment Management: From Ideas to Reality, 2020.
5. CFA Institute, Environmental, Social, And Governance Issues in Investing, 2015.
6. CFA Institute, Environmental, Social, and Governance Factors at Listed Companies, 2008

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, group work, case studies presentations, in-class discussions.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Late submissions of case study reports will not be accepted.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. Students are expected to participate actively in class discussions.
4. Students are expected to attend to classes on time.
5. Students must obey the time limits of their presentation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Pınar EVRIM MANDACI
E-mail: pinar.evrim@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

TBD; appointments via e-mail.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes