COURSE UNIT TITLE

: READINGS IN FINANCE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DBA 6218 READINGS IN FINANCE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Business Administration (English)

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR PINAR EVRIM MANDACI

Offered to

Business Administration (English)

Course Objective

The objective of the course is to review and analyze the current literature on the studies conducted in the various areas of finance in detail. Based on the literature review, future work in these areas will be identified. In this way, this course aims to provide comprehensive guidance to the students on how to examine and interpret the academic research and how to plan their own research.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Follow the current developments in finance literature.
2   Analyze current academic research in the field of finance.
3   Develop a research proposal for further research in finance.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 How to analyze an article
3 How to prepare a research proposal
4 Unanswered questions in finance and new research areas
5 Unanswered questions in finance and new research areas
6 Unanswered questions in finance and new research areas
7 Unanswered questions in finance and new research areas
8 Unanswered questions in finance and new research areas
9 Unanswered questions in finance and new research areas
10 Unanswered questions in finance and new research areas
11 Unanswered questions in finance and new research areas
12 Unanswered questions in finance and new research areas
13 Unanswered questions in finance and new research areas
14 Presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Books on recent developments in finance and journal articles.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, article discussions, presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. To be able to read and interpret the current literature in the field of finance.
2. To be able to determine research topics.
3. To be able to write a literature review.
4. To be able to prepare and present a research proposal.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
2. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
3. All assignments should be submitted on time. Otherwise will not be accepted.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

banu.durukan@deu.edu.tr; pinar.evrim@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 6 60
Preparing assignments 10 2 20
Preparing presentations 1 1 1
Project Preparation 1 35 35
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 158

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5
LO.1555
LO.2555
LO.35555

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