Information Package / Course Catalogue
Basic Banking
Course Code: BSS111
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is for the student to learn topics such as the features and functions of banks, bank products and services, loan and lending process, deposit and account transactions, bank terms and legal processes.

Course Content

To know banking products, to learn bank types, to know banks and banking, to perform service transactions.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Getting to know banking products
2.Recognizing the concept of bank and learning banking
3.Knowing basic banking activities
4.Recognizes and evaluates the risks banks face.
5.Has knowledge about regulatory and supervisory institutions in the banking system.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Introduction to Banking, Şenol Babuşcu, Adalet Hazar, Nobel Academic Publishing
2.Basic Banking Services, Ufuk Uysal, Filiz Bookstore
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Historical development of banking
Week 2 - Theoretical
Bank and banking concept
Week 3 - Theoretical
Basic banking services and products
Week 4 - Theoretical
Bank organizational structure
Week 5 - Theoretical
Establishment and activities of banks
Week 6 - Theoretical
Bank types
Week 7 - Theoretical
Central Bank
Week 8 - Theoretical
Investment and Participation Banking
Week 9 - Theoretical
Regulatory and Supervisory Institutions in the Turkish Banking System
Week 10 - Theoretical
Deposit, EFT, Money Transfer concepts
Week 11 - Theoretical
Credit types and credit cards
Week 12 - Theoretical
International banking and foreign capital banks
Week 13 - Theoretical
Risk management in banking
Week 14 - Theoretical
Elektronic banking
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Assignment1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Assignment1213
Individual Work101120
Midterm Examination1415
Final Examination1415
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes