AREA COURSES BANKING AND INSURANCE PROGRAM

BANKING I

Code: BS 109 Type of Course: Lecture Year: 1 Semester: Fall Credits: 3 (3+0)

Instructor: Dr. Bora Selçuk

Objective: This course, tries to give information about banking system and importance of financial system.

Contents: Structural and functional characteristics of banks, basic banking functions, active and passive management in banks, the place of banks in economy.

Recommended Reading: Various reading

Teaching Methods: Classroom study

Assessment Tools: Midterm, final exam

Instruction Language: Turkish

INSURANCE I

Code: BS 111 Type of Course: Lecture Year: 1 Semester: Fall Credits: 3 (3+0)

Instructor: Staff

Objective: The course approaches to principles of insurance and main subjects of its content.

Contents: Risk, revenue, compensation principles of loss / damage, reassurance, insurances’ places in economy, investment of the insurance funds, insurance policy as an investment tools.

Recommended Reading: Various reading

Teaching Methods: Classroom study

Assessment Tools: Midterm, final exam

Instruction Language: Turkish

BANKING II

Code: BS 106 Type of Course: Lecture Year: 1 Semester: Spring Credits: 3 (3+0)

Instructor: Dr. Bora Selçuk

Objective: This course, tries to give information about major issues behind effective bank management.

Contents: Theoretical and empirical examination of commercial bank operations with specific reference to the Turkish Banking industry. Money supply and demand; the role of commercial banks in the economy and their regulation by monetary authorities; stability of the financial system; bank contracts and their pricing and management with respect to interest rates; inflation and credit risk; securitization of bank assets; factors behind the rapidly growing non-bank sources of corporate funds; the future of banking.

Recommended Reading: Various reading

Teaching Methods: Classroom study

Assessment Tools: Midterm, final exam

Instruction Language: Turkish

INSURANCE II

Code: BS 108 Type of Course: Lecture Year: 1 Semester: Spring Credits: 3 (3+0)

Instructor: Staff

Objective: The course, tries to give information about insurance system and importance of financial system.

Contents: The Turkish Insurance Market and important aspects in insurance are reviewed. The types of insurance and insurers are analyzed. The balance sheet and the income statement of a typical insurance company, pricing of insurance products, financial analysis, management of underwriting and financial portfolios, planning, marketing, organization, information systems in an insurance company are the topics covered in the course.

Recommended Reading: Various reading

Teaching Methods: Classroom study

Assessment Tools: Midterm, final exam

Instruction Language: Turkish

CORPORATE FINANCE

Code: BS 110 Type of Course: Lecture Year: 1 Semester: Spring Credits: 3 (3+0)

Instructor: Dr. Bora Selçuk

Objective: Introduces the basic notions of corporate finance. Most parts of the course are analytical and decision making oriented.

Contents: This course covers the following topics: Analysis of the risk – return trade - off, portfolio policy, options, sources of capital, cost of capital, financial leverage, capital structure, leasing, theory and practice of dividend policy, mergers and acquisitions

Recommended Reading: Various readings

Teaching Methods: Classroom study

Assessment Tools: Midterm, final exam.

Instruction Language: Turkish

MATHEMATİCS

Code: BS 112 Type of Course: Lecture Year: 1 Semester: Spring Credits: 3 (3+0)

Instructor: Dr. Beşir Topaloğlu

Objective: The lesson aims introduce to basic mathematical concepts to use in economic analysis.

Contents: Main subjects are functions, analysis of the linear functions, second degree functions, upper and logarithmic functions, limit and continuity, some derivative applications, indefiniteness, integral and matrixes.

Recommended Reading: Various readings

Teaching Methods: Classroom study

Assessment Tools: Midterm, final exam and homework

Instruction Language: Turkish

OBLIGATIONS LAW

Code: BS 116 Type of Course: Lecture Year: 1 Semester: Spring Credits: 2 (2+0)

Instructor: Staff

Objective: The course aims to teach main subjects of code of obligations like obligation contract and tortuous act.

Contents: Obligation relationship and responsibility, born of obligation and sources, Contract formation and format, unjust enrichment, obligation provisions and effect to third sides, joint and conditioned obligations, bargain money, penalty condition, assignation of claim, obligation transfer, termination of the obligation.

Recommended Reading: Various readings

Teaching Methods: Classroom study

Assessment Tools: Midterm and final exam

Instruction Language: Turkish

FINANCIAL ECONOMICS

Code: BS 201 Type of Course: Lecture Year: 2 Semester: Fall Credits: 3 (3+0)

Instructor: Staff

Objective: This course, tries to give information about money and its role in the economy.

Contents: The course is designed to provide the student with basic concepts such as financial liberalization, demand and supply of money and other financial assets, creation of money by the central bank, the banking system and by other financial intermediaries, the money base, money multiplier, velocity of money and the monetary policy.

Recommended Reading: Various readings

Teaching Methods: Classroom study

Assessment Tools: Midterm, final exam.

Instruction Language: Turkish

INDIVIDUAL PENSION SYSTEM (IPS) AND LIFE ASSURANCE

Code: BS 203 Type of Course: Lecture Year: 2 Semester: Fall Credits: 2 (2+0)

Instructor: Staff

Objective: This course, tries to give information about individual pension system and life assurance and theirs role in the economy.

Contents: IPS is a private pension system that has been founded in order to ensure a comfortable retirement for individuals, as a complementary to the existent public social security systems in order to ensure them to meet their additional expenditures. In this scope, the system aims to encourage individuals to saving, to keep these savings under guarantee in a transparent manner and to manage these savings with most proper methods in accordance with individuals’ preferences.

Recommended Reading: Various readings

Teaching Methods: Classroom study

Assessment Tools: Midterm, final exam.

Instruction Language: Turkish

FINANCIAL SERVICES MARKETING

Code: BS 205 Type of Course: Lecture Year: 2 Semester: Fall Credits: 2 (2+0)

Instructor: Staff

Objective: This course, tries to give information about financial services marketing.

Contents: Understanding marketing and the marketing environment in banking. Examines marketing strategies, segmentation, targeting, positioning, consumer and organizational buyer behaviour, and marketing information. Emphasis on planning components of a marketing mix: product, price, place / distribution, promotion / communication.

Recommended Reading: Various readings

Teaching Methods: Classroom study

Assessment Tools: Midterm, final exam.

Instruction Language: Turkish

CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGENMENT (CRM)

Code: BS 207 Type of Course: Lecture Year: 2 Semester: Fall Credits: 2 (2+0)

Instructor: Staff

Objective: Customer Relationship Management (CRM) course focuses on foundations and implementation of customer-centric marketing in banking.

Contents: Creation and maintenance of customer data warehouses, customer lifetime value analysis, database marketing and statistical data analysis tools used in the implementation of customer relationship management programs. Reviews major theories and empirical findings on consumer behaviour; relates them to design and execution of effective marketing strategy in banking. Individual decision making and consumer learning; external influences such as culture, social class, reference groups, family, and situational variables.

Recommended Reading: Various readings

Teaching Methods: Classroom study

Assessment Tools: Midterm, final exam.

Instruction Language: Turkish

STATISTICS

Code: BS 209 Type of Course: Lecture Year: 2 Semester: Fall Credits: 3 (3+0)

Instructor: Dr. Beşir Topaloğlu

Objective: Teach to meaning and usage of the basic statistical tools.

Contents: Data presentation with graphics and tables, measure to position and variance, simple linear regression, time series analysis, possibility, permutation and combination and application on computer.

Recommended Reading: Various readings

Teaching Methods: Classroom study, computer applications

Assessment Tools: Midterm, final exam.

Instruction Language: Turkish

ACCOUNTING

Code: BS 211 Type of Course: Lecture Year: 2 Semester: Fall Credits: 3 (3+0)

Instructor: Staff

Objective: Aim of the course, teach to make accounting records base on basic accounting principles and method in context of the standard account plan.

Contents: Daily records, auxiliary book record, end of term record, profit and loss calculation, prepare income statement and balance sheet applications.

Recommended Reading: Various readings

Teaching Methods: Classroom study, computer applications

Assessment Tools: Midterm and final exam

Instruction Language: Turkish

RETAIL BANKING

Code: BS 213 Type of Course: Lecture Year: 2 Semester: Fall Credits: 2 (2+0)

Instructor: Staff

Objective: Aim of the course, teach to retail banking methods and instruments.

Contents: Retail Banking delivers sophisticated banking as well as short-and-long-term lending strategies for clients who are dealing with multiple income streams and who often require complex banking, cash management and credit solutions.

Recommended Reading: Various readings

Teaching Methods: Classroom study

Assessment Tools: Midterm and final exam

Instruction Language: Turkish

CAPITAL MARKET

Code: BS 215 Type of Course: Lecture Year: 2 Semester: Fall Credits: 2 (2+0)

Instructor: Dr. Bora Selçuk

Objective: Focuses on the major financial markets, including the equity, money, bond, exchange rate and derivatives markets.

Contents: Students learn about the basics of financial instruments in these markets, such as bank bills, treasury bonds, futures and options and are exposed to the tools of analyses and the roles and innovations of major financial institutions. These include the banks and non-banks, such as finance companies, building societies and credit unions, life and insurance companies as well as investment management companies. Documents the emergence of the wealth management industry as an integral component of the Australian financial services sector.

Recommended Reading: Various readings

Teaching Methods: Classroom study

Assessment Tools: Midterm and final exam

Instruction Language: Turkish

PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

Code: BS 202 Type of Course: Lecture Year: 2 Semester: Spring Credits: 2 (2+0)

Instructor: Staff

Objective: The study of stocks, bonds and related financial instruments. Applications of portfolio management and asset allocation techniques.

Contents: Portfolio theory, efficient markets hypothesis, portfolio building strategies, fundamental and technical analysis methods, risk management concepts, country, sector and firm research report analysis.

Recommended Reading: Various readings

Teaching Methods: Classroom study

Assessment Tools: Midterm, final exam

Instruction Language: Turkish

RISK MANAGEMENT IN FİNANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Code: BS 204 Type of Course: Lecture Year: 2 Semester: Spring Credits: 2 (2+0)

Instructor: Staff

Objective: The course aims to teach characteristics of the financial risk management with applications technical in the present economic environment.

Contents: This course covers: The forms of options, their characteristics and the markets on which they are traded. Special emphasis is given to their valuation models (e.g. Black-Scholes) and their practical application in the financial activities of the enterprise and the investment choice of the investors. The forms of futures, their characteristics and their respective markets. Special emphasis is given to futures on credit securities, foreign exchange and stock exchange indices. The forms and methods of risk offsetting using futures, options and swaps.

Recommended Reading: Various readings

Teaching Methods: Classroom study

Assessment Tools: Midterm, final exam

Instruction Language: Turkish

CREDIT MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS

Code: BS 206 Type of Course: Lecture Year: 2 Semester: Spring Credits: 3 (3+0)

Instructor: Staff

Objective: The course aims to teach credit management and contents according to Banking Law and Banking Legislations.

Contents: Overview of financial statements, financial reporting and financial analysis techniques (horizontal, vertical and ratio analysis), analyzing financing, investing and operating activities, cash flow analysis, return on invested capital, profitability analysis, credit and risk analysis.

Recommended Reading: Various readings

Teaching Methods: Classroom study

Assessment Tools: Midterm, final exam

Instruction Language: Turkish

FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS

Code: BS 208 Type of Course: Lecture Year: 2 Semester: Spring Credits: 3 (3+0)

Instructor: Dr. Beşir Topaloğlu

Objective: This course aims to teach different return and cost types calculations.

Contents: Calculation to simple interest, compound interest, discount returns, compound discount, current accounts, deprecation rent.

Recommended Reading: Various readings

Teaching Methods: Classroom study

Assessment Tools: Midterm, final exam

Instruction Language: Turkish

REINSURANCE AND AGENCY MANAGEMENT

Code: BS 210 Type of Course: Lecture Year: 2 Semester: Spring Credits: 2 (2+0)

Instructor: Staff

Objective: This course aims to teach reinsurance and agency management methods.

Contents: Reinsurance and Agency management is an important part of your insurance business, with a potentially significant impact on your financials. Effective management of reinsurance and agency is key to your competitive advantage – and profitable growth in insurance sector.

Recommended Reading: Various readings

Teaching Methods: Classroom study

Assessment Tools: Midterm, final exam

Instruction Language: Turkish

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ACCOUNTING

Code: BS 212 Type of Course: Lecture Year: 2 Semester: Spring Credits: 3 (230)

Instructor: Staff

Objective: This course, teach to establish and accounting transaction application of financial institutions.

Contents: This subject aims at making students familiar with the accounting representation of banking business. The subject includes the following topics: Peculiarities of banking , insurance and other financial institutions accounting, accounting of basic financial transactions: accounting of deposits, grants and loans, transfer of funds etc., accounting of branches, accounts in foreign currency, multi – currency accounting, follow up of foreign exchange position, sectoral accounting plan.

Recommended Reading: Various readings

Teaching Methods: Classroom study

Assessment Tools: Midterm, final exam

Instruction Language: Turkish

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

Code: BS 214 Type of Course: Lecture Year: 2 Semester: Spring Credits: 2 (2+0)

Instructor: Dr. Cüneyt Dirican

Objective: This course focuses on providing students with an understanding of the operating environments of international banking institutions.

Contents: The nature and theory of international banking, the major functions of international banking (international trade financing, participation in the interbank foreign exchange and eurocurrency markets, international investment banking services, and sovereign lending), and other important issues (international money laundering, international banking crisis, regulation of international banking, international debt crisis, and offshore banking markets).

Recommended Reading: Various readings

Teaching Methods: Classroom study

Assessment Tools: Midterm, final exam

Instruction Language: Turkish