Information Package / Course Catalogue
Portfolio Management
Course Code: EF412
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 introduce graduate students the basic concepts of investing, the tools and principles to be able to better understand trading in financial markets. It is also aimed that students will be equipped with the knowledge for portfolio selection, portfolio management and investment evaluation through theoretical methodologies.

Course Content

The management of investment through asset pricing, portfolio construction and portfolio management from a theoretical point of view. It also explores the assumptions of investor rationality, investor irrationality and their impact on investment decisionmaking again from a theoretical point of view.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Durmuş SEZER
Learning Outcomes
1.Be able to assess the theoretical structures of modern portfolio theory
2.be able to understand and utilise a comprehensive range of investment appraisal techniques in relation to a wide range of investment vehicles
3.Be able to internalize prominent models in investment management literature to utlize in prospective academic studies
4.To be able to analyze how to construct an efficient portfolio and an optimal portfolio
5.To be able to calculate portfolio risk and portfolio return
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Borsada Uygulamalı Portföy Yönetimi, Ali CEYLAN - Turhan KORKMAZ
2.Yatırım ve Portföy Analizi, Özer ERTUNA
3.Portfolio Management, Theory and Applications, James FARRELL
4.Investment Analysis and Management, Clark FRANCIS
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction: Finance Concepts
Week 2 - Theoretical
Investment Background: Securities and Markets
Week 3 - Theoretical
Statistical Concepts
Week 4 - Theoretical
Combining Indiv. Sec. İnto Portfolios
Week 5 - Theoretical
Finding the Efficient Set
Week 6 - Theoretical
Factor Models
Week 7 - Theoretical
Asset Allocation
Week 8 - Theoretical
Index Portfolio Models
Week 9 - Theoretical
Index Portfolio Models
Week 10 - Theoretical
Capital Asset Pricing Model
Week 11 - Theoretical
Arbitrage Pricing Theory
Week 12 - Theoretical
Measuring Portfolio Performance
Week 13 - Theoretical
Portfolio Management Strategies
Week 14 - Theoretical
International Portfolio Management
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Individual Work101230
Midterm Examination19110
Final Examination114115
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
5
3
3
3
5
3
3
OÇ-2
3
3
5
3
3
5
5
2
4
OÇ-3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
OÇ-4
3
5
3
3
3
5
3
3
4
OÇ-5
3
3
3
3
5
3
3
3
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026