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Syllabus ( ITF 518 )


   Basic information
Course title: Turkish Trade and Finance Theory
Course code: ITF 518
Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kurtuluş DEMİRKOL
ECTS credits: 7.5
GTU credits: 3 (3+0+0)
Year, Semester: 2014, Fall and Spring
Level of course: Second Cycle (Master's)
Type of course: Area Elective
Language of instruction: Turkish
Mode of delivery: Face to face
Pre- and co-requisites: Yok
Professional practice: No
Purpose of the course: The purpose of the course is to examine the progress of trade and financial institutions from the times of Ottoman State to present.
   Learning outcomes Up

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Grasp historical progress of trade and financial institutions from the times of Ottoman State to present.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Define basic economics, finance and management terminology, theories and concepts
    2. Discover, classify and analyze economic data
    3. Being able to evaluate and use the advanced level knowledge on international trade, finance and management that are required in experts and researchers who are much needed by the public and private sectors
    4. Work effectively in multi-disciplinary research teams
    5. Learning Competence
    6. Communication and Social Competence
    7. Write progress reports clearly on the basis of published documents, thesis, etc

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
  2. Identify trade and financial problems in their historical context.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Define basic economics, finance and management terminology, theories and concepts
    2. Discover, classify and analyze economic data
    3. Being able to evaluate and use the advanced level knowledge on international trade, finance and management that are required in experts and researchers who are much needed by the public and private sectors
    4. Learning Competence
    5. Communication and Social Competence
    6. Support his/her ideas with various arguments and present them clearly to a range of audience, formally and informally through a variety of techniques

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
  3. Analyze historical roots of current developments and problems in Islamic Finance.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Develop and deepen his/her knowledge in fields of international trade, finance and management
    2. Discover, classify and analyze economic data
    3. Review the literature critically pertaining to his/her research projects, and connect the earlier literature to his/her own results
    4. Communication and Social Competence
    5. Write progress reports clearly on the basis of published documents, thesis, etc

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
   Contents Up
Week 1: Introduction: the Method and Course Resources
Week 2: The Basics of Financial System in Ottoman State (1300 - 1700)
Week 3: Economic Changes in Mediterranean Region after 16. Century
Week 4: The Colonialism Period: Mercantilism against Fiscalism
Week 5: Factors Affecting Ottoman Treasury (pre-19. century)
Week 6: Industrial Revolution and its Economic Effects on Ottoman State
Week 7: Economic Policies in Ottoman State (19. century)
Week 8: Mid-Term
Week 9: Economic Conditions in Constitutional Monarchy Period
Week 10: General Evaluation of Ottoman Economic Heritage
Week 11: Economic Conditions in Turkish War of Independence
Week 12: Identifying Key Concepts for Globalization
Week 13: 1923-1950: Identity Choice between Liberalism and Anti-Imperialism
Week 14: Economic Conditions in 1950s and in the Later Period
Week 15*: General Evaluation: Economic Effects of the Last Two Centuries to Present Day
Week 16*: Final Exam
Textbooks and materials: Lale Erdem Karabıyık, Türkiye'de Finans Tarihi, Vipaş Yayınları, 2011.
Şevket Pamuk, Osmanlı-Türkiye İktisadi Tarihi, 1500-1914, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul 2007.
Korkut Boratav, Türkiye İktisat Tarihi (1908 - 2009), İmge Kitabevi, 2011.
Recommended readings: Haydar Kazgan, Osmanlı'dan Günümüze Türk Finans Tarihi, İMKB Yayınları, 1999.
Şevket Pamuk, Osmanlı Ekonomisi ve Kurumları, İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, 2007.
Zafer Toprak, Türkiye'de Milli İktisat (1908 - 1918), Doğan Kitap, 2012.
  * Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
Assessment Up
Method of assessment Week number Weight (%)
Mid-terms: 8 40
Other in-term studies: 0
Project: 0
Homework: 0
Quiz: 0
Final exam: 16 60
  Total weight:
(%)
   Workload Up
Activity Duration (Hours per week) Total number of weeks Total hours in term
Courses (Face-to-face teaching): 3 14
Own studies outside class: 6 14
Practice, Recitation: 0 0
Homework: 0 0
Term project: 0 0
Term project presentation: 0 0
Quiz: 0 0
Own study for mid-term exam: 27 1
Mid-term: 2 1
Personal studies for final exam: 27 1
Final exam: 2 1
    Total workload:
    Total ECTS credits:
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  * ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25.
(1 ECTS = 25 work hours)
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