COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MSF 5029 FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCE COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Accounting and Finance (English)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR PINAR EVRIM MANDACI

Offered to

Accounting and Finance (English)
Business Administration (English)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide an overview of concepts and analytical techniques related to corporate finance including cash flows, ratio analyses, working capital management, long-term financial planning, time value of money, risk and return and stock and bond valuation for financial decision making.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describe the environment of business in order to understand the role of corporate finance.
2   Interpret the financial performance of a company by using the ratio analysis.
3   Construct pro forma balance sheet and income statement for long-term financial planning.
4   Identify short-term financial management and net working capital in order to understand the relationship
5   Apply time value techniques to different patterns of cash flows, pointing out concepts of time value of money.
6   Apply risk and return measurement techniques in order to make financial asset investment decisions.
7   Apply the basic valuation models of stock and bonds for debt and equity financing.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Corporate Finance
2 Financial Statements and Analysis
3 Financial Statements and Analysis
4 Financial Planning
5 Working Capital Management
6 Time Value of Money
7 Time Value of Money
8 Midterm
9 Bond Valuation
10 Risk and Return
11 Risk and Return
12 Stock Valuation
13 Presentations
14 Review

Recomended or Required Reading

Brigham, E. F ve Ehrhardt, M. C., Financial Management: Theory & Practice, 14th Ed, 2014.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, problem solving, 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. The students will describe the financial performance of a company through ratio analysis.
2. The students will. prepare pro-forma financial tables.
3. The students will identify short-term financial management and net working capital.
4. The students will apply time value of money techniques for investment decisions.
5. The students will apply risk and return measurement techniques for single financial asset and portfolios.
6. The students will apply basic valuation models to stocks and bonds.

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

Office Hours

To be announced later

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing presentations 12 2 24
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 148

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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