COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BUSINESS FINANCE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FIN 2002 BUSINESS FINANCE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EFE ÇAĞLAR ÇAĞLI

Offered to

International Business and Trade
Economics
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
International Trade and Business (English)
Tourism Management

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to provide an introduction and overview of concepts and analytical techniques related to corporate finance, analysis of the finance functions, investments and financial decisions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describe the environment of business in order to understand the role of corporate finance. (Level 1).
2   Interpret the financial performance of a company through ratio analysis. (Level 2).
3   Construct pro forma financial statements and cash budgets, pointing out the usage of different financial planning methods. (Level 2).
4   Identify short-term financial management and net working capital in order to understand the related tradeoff between profitability and risk. (level 2).
5   Discuss the rights and features of common stock and bond in order to differentiate between debt and equity capital. (Level 2).
6   Apply time value techniques to different patterns of cash flows, pointing out concepts of time value of money. (Level 3).
7   Apply the basic valuation models in order to find the value of stocks and bonds (Level 3).

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

ACC 2001 - FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Role of Financial Management
2 Financial Markets Environment
3 Financial Statements and Ratio Analysis
4 Financial Statements and Ratio Analysis
5 Cash Flows and Financial Planning
6 Cash Flows and Financial Planning
7 Working Capital and Current Assets Management
8 Time Value of Money
9 Time Value of Money
10 Long-term Investment Decisions: Capital Budgeting
11 Long-term Investment Decisions: Capital Budgeting
12 Bond Valuation
13 Bond Valuation
14 Stock Valuation

Recomended or Required Reading

Principles of Managerial Finance, Zutter & Smart, 16th Ed.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Presentations
3. Solving the assigned cases and problems

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 QZ Quiz
3 FN Final
4 BNS BNS MT * 0.40 + QZ * 0.20 + FN * 0.40
5 BUT Bütünleme Notu
6 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu MT * 0.40 + QZ * 0.20 + BUT * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The learner will prepare short-term and long-term financial plans.
2. The learner will identify the performance of a company through ratio analysis.
3. The learner will clearly identify short-term financial management and net working capital.
4. The learner will apply time value of money techniques to calculate asset values.
5. The learner will apply basic valuation models to stocks and bonds.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of the lectures is mandatory.
2. Violations of plagiarism of any kind will result in a disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Efe Çağlar ÇAĞLI (BUS)
efe.cagli@deu.edu.tr

Prof. Dr. Pınar EVRIM MANDACI (BUS-IBT)
pinar.evrim@deu.edu.tr

Asst. Prof. Dr. Habil GÖKMEN (BUS-IBT)
habil.gokmen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Appointments by e-mail.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Tutorials 2 3 6
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparation for quiz etc. 4 3 12
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Quiz etc. 2 1 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 123

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1355
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55
LO.65
LO.75