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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / EFTZ-513 - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE (MA-WITHOUT THESIS)

Code: EFTZ-513 Course Title: PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department ECONOMICS AND FINANCE (MA-WITHOUT THESIS)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer EDA KÖSE (edakose@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Teaching of the calculation of portfolio risk and return, traditional and modern portfolio management theory, asset pricing models, portfolio management strategies and measure the performance of the portfolio.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can explain the basic principles of modern portfolio theory. PO-1 have ability on considering the basic items of Money, Banking and Financial System and the treatment process of these items.
PO-6 understand the relationship between the financial theories and financial markets.
PO-10 command pricing and diversification of financial assets as well as risk management.
PO-15 recognize the financial market tools, create and manage portfolios that will provide the highest return at a certain risk level.
Examination
LO-2 Can explain asset pricing models. PO-5 know basic concepts in various subjects of finance (banking, foreign trade, factoring, leasing operations, financial markets and stock exchange operations, risk manegement, credit management and corporate finance).
PO-6 understand the relationship between the financial theories and financial markets.
PO-10 command pricing and diversification of financial assets as well as risk management.
Examination
LO-3 Can apply portfolio management strategies, Can measure the performance of a portfolio. PO-5 know basic concepts in various subjects of finance (banking, foreign trade, factoring, leasing operations, financial markets and stock exchange operations, risk manegement, credit management and corporate finance).
PO-6 understand the relationship between the financial theories and financial markets.
PO-10 command pricing and diversification of financial assets as well as risk management.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Calculation of portfolio risk and return, traditional and modern portfolio theory, asset pricing models, behavioral finance, portfolio management strategies and measure the performance of the portfolio.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Financial Markets and Securities Lecturing, case study, report preparation
2 Efficient market hypothesis Lecturing, case study, report preparation
3 Risk and sources of risk Lecturing, case study, report preparation
4 Calculating portfolio risk and return Lecturing, case study, report preparation
5 Traditional and modern portfolio theory Lecturing, case study, report preparation
6 Traditional and modern portfolio theory Lecturing, case study, report preparation
7 Efficient portfolios. Lecturing, case study, report preparation
8 mid-term exam
9 Capital Asset Pricing Model Lecturing, case study, report preparation
10 Capital Asset Pricing Model Lecturing, case study, report preparation
11 Factor models Lecturing, case study, report preparation
12 Arbitrage Pricing Model (APM) Lecturing, case study, report preparation
13 Behavioral finance Lecturing, case study, report preparation
14 Portfolio management strategies Lecturing, case study, report preparation
15 Measuring portfolio performance Lecturing, case study, report preparation
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 M. Baha Karan, Yatırım Analizi ve Portföy Yönetimi, Gazi Kitabevi, Ankara, 2004
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 4 14 56
       b) Search in internet/Library 4 12 48
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 4 4 16
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 4 4 16
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 180