COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FINANCIAL LITERACY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
UAT 3043 FINANCIAL LITERACY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

International Trade

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR NEHIR BALCI

Offered to

International Trade

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to enable students to take their decisions by considering financial aspects in their daily lives.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Students will be able to planning their personal finances.
2   2. Students will be able to understand personal purchasing and rights after purchase
3   3. Students will be able to identifying and compare financing alternatives to their needs
4   4. Students will be able to understanding the tax consequences of their financial decisions
5   5. Students will be able to identifying investment alternatives

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Sources of Income
2 Personal Spending
3 Budgeting
4 Time Value of Money
5 Financial Intermediaries
6 Interest Rates & Consumer Credits
7 Midterm exam
8 Choosing Between Financing Alternatives
9 Choosing Between Financing Alternatives
10 Personal Banckruptcy
11 Insurance
12 Taxes
13 Personal Investment Strategies & Stock Markets
14 Personal Purchasing and Consumer Protection
15 Personal Purchasing and Consumer Protection
16 Final exam
17 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Dworsky, L. N. (2009). Understanding the Mathematics of Personal Finance: An Introduction to Financial Literacy, Wiley.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture by instructor, class discussion conducted by instructor, problem solving or case studies, question and answer teaching method

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Skill in analysis, synthesis and critical thinking; skill in problem solving; skill in application via midterm and final exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The Regulation of Dokuz Eylul University on Education and Examination in Associate's and Bachelor's Degrees
The Codes of Practice of School of Applied Sciences on Education and Examination

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nehir.balci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Lecture day, between the hours of 12:30-13:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14
Preparation for final exam 1 16 16
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 113

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.144332131311511
LO.244222111211511
LO.333112111211511
LO.444332111211511
LO.533222111211511

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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