Information Package / Course Catalogue
Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
Course Code: EFN522
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Examining principles and fundamentals of portfolio management in respect of traditional and modern portfolio management theories. In this frame learning portfolio management models and calculations for selecting best choose among different portfolios.

Course Content

Fundamentals of Portfolio Management: Investment, stock, t-bonds, funds, portfolio, portfolio management

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Şahin BULUT
Learning Outcomes
1.Valuation methods for investment and companies and examples.
2.Definition of risk, types of risk, risk measurement, methods of risk measurement
3.Measurement of return of financial assets and risks, measurement of return of portfolio
4.Students will be able to explain the relationships between facts with an analytical structure.
5.Students will be able to learn the theoretical knowledge they learned in practice in practical life.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Borsada Uygulamalı Portföy Yönetimi, Prof.Dr.Ali Ceylan
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Fundamentals of Portfolio Management: Investment, stock, t-bonds, funds, portfolio, portfolio management
Week 2 - Theoretical
Valuation methods for investment and companies and examples
Week 3 - Theoretical
Definition fo risk, types of risk, risk measurement, methods of risk measurement
Week 4 - Theoretical
Risk measurement of foreign exchange, interest, capital and futures and options alternatives
Week 5 - Theoretical
Value at Risk (VaR), models, measurement of VaR
Week 6 - Theoretical
Traditional portfolio management theory, modern portfolio management theory, similarities and differences
Week 7 - Theoretical
Markowitz portfolio management, comparisons between three different portfolio management theory
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
midterm
Week 9 - Theoretical
Measurement of return of financial assets and risks, measurement of return of portfolio
Week 10 - Theoretical
Calculation of revenue of t-bond and share
Week 11 - Theoretical
Capital Assets Pricing Model (CAPM) and practices
Week 12 - Theoretical
Arbitrage Pricing Model (APM) ve practices
Week 13 - Theoretical
Selecting best portfolio using different models
Week 14 - Theoretical
International portfolio management
Week 15 - Theoretical
Practices
Week 16 - Final Exam
final
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144398
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination114216
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
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-2
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
OÇ-3
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
OÇ-4
4
5
3
4
5
4
3
4
3
OÇ-5
3
4
5
4
3
4
5
4
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026