BAS381 PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE
| Course Code: | 3160381 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | Business Administration (International Joint Program) |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
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| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Exposing the students with basic concepts of Finance.
Equipping future businesswoman and businessman with tools of financial management, for successful management of businesses they will be a part of.
Course Content
This course addresses the theory and practice of financial management -the generation and allocation of financial resources. It provides students with grounding in the basic concepts of finance, including the time value of money, the role of financial markets, asset valuation, capital budgeting decisions, portfolio theory, asset pricing, and the risk-return tradeoff.
Prerequisite: ACCT 212 Managerial Accounting
Course Learning Outcomes
- Understand the financial environment, and identify the major influences on the financial markets.
- Understand the concept of financial risk, and its relation to financial returns.
- Calculate the time value of money.
- Identify major categories of financial vehicles, such as bonds and stocks, and carry out basic valuations of those securities.
- Understand the capital structure of a firm.
- Conduct basic financial statement analysis and financial planning.
- Understand long-term and short-term financial decisions of a business
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | They are knowledgeable in the areas of professional ethics and responsibility. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | They are capable of utilizing their knowledge and skills efficiently in global and multicultural contexts. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | They are knowledgeable in the issues of environment, social responsibility, social justice, quality and cultural values. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | They have a creative, innovative and critical perspective. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | They attain advanced level of knowledge in the functional areas of business administration such as strategic management, marketing, accounting, finance, organization management, human resources, and operations management. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | They are capable of identifying and analyzing legal, environmental and social factors, which influence the basic functional areas of the business administration. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | They understand and implement rational, systematic and scientific approaches effectively in problem solving and decision-making processes. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | They are capable of applying, analyzing, synthesizing and evaluating the knowledge they have in diverse fields efficiently. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | They are capable of transferring information by using efficient verbal and written communication techniques. | ✔ | |||
| 10 | They are capable of performing professional communication effectively also in English. | ✔ | |||
| 11 | They know the methods of performing efficient teamwork. | ✔ | |||
| 12 | They are capable of following the contemporary techniques, scientific and technological developments in their fields and are able to conduct research and studies in order to develop their business administration related knowledge, skills, and competences. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution