Information Package / Course Catalogue
Economics and Finance Seminars
Course Code: EF406
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

To be familiar with the current literature and methods to investigate a range of topics in finance. Students will learn how to read and interpret academic research.

Course Content

A number of topics in finance that are of recent interest to the finance discipline will be explored in the form of workshops and seminars and through the reading of the relevant academic research papers published in peerreviewed journals and other sources.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Durmuş SEZER
Lec. Esma Gül YETİŞ DOĞAN
Lec. Özge BOLAMAN AVCI
Prof. Fatma ÇAKIR
Prof. Hüseyin YILMAZ
Learning Outcomes
1.Be able to develop research skills as a necessary prerequisite for being an academician
2.Be able to conduct an appropriate literature review in academic research
3.Be able to develop appropriate approach and methodology for research
4.To be able to make inferences from international academic studies
5.To be able to conduct subjective studies in the field of economics
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Brigham,Gapenski (Financial Management: Theory and Practice)
2.Copeland, Weston (Financial Theory and Corporate Policy)
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Paper Presentation
Week 2 - Theoretical
Paper Presentation
Week 3 - Theoretical
Paper Presentation
Week 4 - Theoretical
Paper Presentation
Week 5 - Theoretical
Paper Presentation
Week 6 - Theoretical
Paper Presentation
Week 7 - Theoretical
Review
Week 8 - Theoretical
PresentationExam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Paper Presentation
Week 10 - Theoretical
Paper Presentation
Week 11 - Theoretical
Paper Presentation
Week 12 - Theoretical
Paper Presentation
Week 13 - Theoretical
Paper Presentation
Week 14 - Theoretical
Paper Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Individual Work101120
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination111112
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
OÇ-1
3
3
3
3
5
3
3
3
3
OÇ-2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
OÇ-3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
OÇ-4
3
3
3
5
3
3
5
3
4
OÇ-5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026