Information Package / Course Catalogue
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Theory: 0
Prt.: 0
Credit: 0
Lab: 0
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Objectives of the Course

Course Content

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Learning Outcomes
1.Analyzes the investment environment, financial markets, and market participants.
2.Evaluates the risk-return trade-off and applies the portfolio construction process.
3.Performs valuation of securities such as stocks and bonds.
4.Develops various investment strategies and measures portfolio performance.
5.Analyzes how derivatives are used in portfolio management.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management - Prof. Dr. Mehmet BAHA KARAN, Gazi Kitabevi
2.Bolak Mehmet, Portfolio Analysis in Capital Market Securities, Beta Publishing
3.Konuralp Gürel, Capital Markets, Analysis, Theories and Portfolio Management, Alfa Publications.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Investment Environment and Market Participants
Week 2 - Theoretical
Securities Exchanges and Borsa Istanbul
Week 3 - Theoretical
Portfolio Risk and Return
Week 4 - Theoretical
Efficient Frontier, Variance-Covariance and Portfolio Selection
Week 5 - Theoretical
Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)
Week 6 - Theoretical
Factor Models and Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT)
Week 7 - Theoretical
Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Stocks and Valuation Methods
Week 9 - Theoretical
Bonds and Fixed Income Securities
Week 10 - Theoretical
Practical Applications on Stocks and Bonds
Week 11 - Theoretical
Financial Statement Analysis for Portfolio Management
Week 12 - Theoretical
Portfolio Management Strategies (Active and Passive)
Week 13 - Theoretical
Futures Contracts and Their Use in Portfolios
Week 14 - Theoretical
Measuring Portfolio Performance
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination133134
Final Examination135136
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)126
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026