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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS IŞL 6113 FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Business Administration

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYŞEGÜL GÜRSOY

Offered to

Business Administration

Course Objective

Understanding the effects of technological developments on financial markets and gaining knowledge and skills about the new financial ecosystem

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to explain the Technological Developments and Financial Markets 2   To be able to explain the effects of digital transformation in the banking sector. 3   To be able to explain the blockchain infrastructure and practices. 4   To be able to explain cryptocurrency and initial coin offerings (ICO). 5   To be able to explain the concepts of Fintech and TechFin.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction and Course Description 2 The importance of Financial Technologies 3 Fintech, Artificial Intelligence and Digitization of Financial Services 4 Understanding the Structure of FinTech among financial and non-financial institutions 5 Fintech and Crypto Currencies 6 FinTech and Blockchain 7 Big Data 8 Midterm Exam 9 The Impact of Big Data on Financial Markets 10 FinTech in the world 11 FinTech in Türkiye 12 Initial Coin Offering and Regulations 13 Recent Developments in Financial Technologies 14 Conclusion and Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

The FINTECH Book: The Financial Technology Handbook for Investors, Entrepreneurs and Visionaries, Susanne Chishti & Janos Barberis, Wiley ISBN: 978-1-119-21887-6 2. The Wealthtech Book, Susanne Chishti & Thomas Puschmann Wiley, 2018 ISBN-10

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be proccessed heavily with interactive method and discussion method

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 * 0.20 + STT* 0.40 + FIN* 0.40 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.40 + RST* 0.40 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

All of the learning outcomes are being measured at the interactive discussion process in the courses

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

Will be announced at the beginning of semester

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 3 42 Preparation for final exam 1 20 20 Preparing presentations 1 15 15 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42 Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15 Final 1 1 1 Midterm 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 136

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 LO.1 1 1 LO.2 1 1 LO.3 1 LO.4 1 LO.5 1