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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
İK104Parasal İktisatElective126
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is primarily to introduce the money market concepts, the financial structure and monetary theory in Turkey. Later, in this course, it is aimed to explain the functioning of monetary policy and its effects on the economy.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Doç. Dr. Şaduman YILDIZ
Learning Outcomes
1To be able to explain the concepts related to money and capital markets.
2To be able to reveal the institutions in the financial structure in Turkey in detail.
3To be able to explain the monetary policy instruments used by central banks.
4To be able to explain how monetary policy works and explain its effects on the real economy through the transmission mechanism.
5To be able to reveal how central banks operate the inflation targeting policy in order to achieve price stability and what effects this policy has on the economy.
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Basic concepts, financial structure in Turkey and the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, monetary policy instruments, money supply, money demand, interest, monetary policy, monetary transmission mechanism and inflation targeting.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Definitions and Concepts 1: Money market, bills, bonds, certificates of deposit, repo, reverse repo, reverse repo, swap, portfolio, security, stock, letter of credit, nominal value, real value.
2Definitions and Concepts 2: Dividend, interest, withholding, stock market, deposit, deposit, short selling, spot market, emission, capital market, operational deficit, primary balance, seigniorage, interest, exchange rate.
3Financial Structure in Turkey and the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey.
4Monetary Policy Tools
5Deposit Banks
6Financial Service Institutions
7Other Financial Institutions and Semi-Financial Institutions
8Midterm exam
9Money Supply
10Money Demand
11Interest
12Expansionary Monetary Policy
13Contracting Monetary Policy
14Monetary Transfer Mechanism
15Inflation Targeting
16Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Keyder, N. 2002; Money Theory-Policy-Practice, Seçkin Publishing and Distribution, Ankara. Özyurt, H. 2006; Money Theory and Policy, Derya Bookstore, Trabzon.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities30
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities70
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14342
Problem Solving248
Self Study14342
Individual Study for Mid term Examination12020
Individual Study for Final Examination13030
Homework22040
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)184
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High