Information Package / Course Catalogue
Financial Management
Course Code: BSN221
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

To emphasize the importance of financial management for businesses, to make students aware of how to analyze the financial statements by using ratio analysis, use financial techniques when deciding in short term and long term investments, forming optimal capital structure

Course Content

To emhasize the importance of financial management for businesses, to show how to make use of financial statements with the help of applications

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Understanding the main concepts of finance
2.Understanding the ratios used in analyzing the main financial statements
3.To do financial horizontal and vertical analysis
4.Financial ratio analysis
5.Understanding the methods used in finding the optimal sources, deciding in short and long term investments for businesses
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Meslek Yüksek Okulları İçin İşletmelerde Finansal Yönetim, Ali Ceylan ve Turhan Korkmaz.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Concept of Finance, Definition of Financial Management, Functions and Purpose.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Cash Management Reasons for Keeping Cash in Businesses
Week 3 - Theoretical
Optimum Cash Level in Businesses and Baumol Model
Week 4 - Theoretical
Time Value of Money and Bond Valuation
Week 5 - Theoretical
Yield to Maturity in Bonds
Week 6 - Theoretical
Stock Valuation
Week 7 - Theoretical
Gordon Growth Model in Stock Valuation
Week 8 - Theoretical
Receivables Management and Factors Determining the Receivable Amount in a Business
Week 9 - Theoretical
Stock Management and Determination of Optimum Stock Level
Week 10 - Theoretical
Determining the Optimum Stock Level (Order Quantity Problem and Order Point Problem)
Week 11 - Theoretical
Risk and Return Calculations
Week 12 - Theoretical
Investment Criteria (Capital Budgeting, Fixed Assets Management, Evaluation of Investment Projects)
Week 13 - Theoretical
Static And Dynamic Methods İn İnvestment Projects
Week 14 - Theoretical
Business Failures, Factors Causing Failure and Precautions That Can Be Taken
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Midterm Examination115015
Final Examination120020
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)77
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes