COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Accounting and Finance Non-Thesis (Evening) (English)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR HABIL GÖKMEN

Offered to

Accounting and Finance Non-Thesis (Evening) (English)

Course Objective

This course explores the global economic and financial environment within which businesses operate. It provides the concepts, relationships and frameworks for the performance of national economies and the interaction among national economies and financial markets. It examines the fundamental determinants of long-term economic growth, Central Banking, money markets and monetary policy, capital markets, foreign exchange markets, and the balance of payments, business cycles and recessions, inflation-deflation and the fiscal policy.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

1- Boyes W. and Melvin M. (2012) "Macroeconomics", Eighth Edition, Cengage Learning South-Western.
2- Barro, Robert (2008) "Macroeconomics : A Modern Approach", Thomson South-Western

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and problem solving

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1- The students will describe the financial performance of a country by using macroeconomic variables.
2- The students will determine how macroeconomic developments and business decisions interact with and are impacted by the decisions of policy makers.
3- The students will forecast the financial performance of a business using the statistics related with macroeconomic indicators.

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)

habil.gokmen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

to be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes