FACULTY OF BUSINESS
Department of International Trade and Finance
ITF 460 | Course Introduction and Application Information
Course Name |
New Financial Ecosystem and FinTech
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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ITF 460
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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5
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Prerequisites |
None
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Course Language |
English
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Course Type |
Elective
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Course Level |
First Cycle
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Mode of Delivery | face to face | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | Lecture / Presentation | |||||
Course Coordinator | ||||||
Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
Assistant(s) |
Course Objectives | With the development of digital banking and communication tools global financial sector is increasingly facing huge disruption. Additionally, with the change in consumer preferences, young generation will prefer mostly mobile technologies for their financial needs rather than face to face to meet. The Fintech is short for finance & technology and is a disruptive issue in the field of financial services. This course aims to provide students with the basic and intermediary level of knowledge and skills required by the Fintech as an emerging discipline. This course also aims to explore how finance is re-shaped by the advances in communication and technology. |
Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | The course contains the new financial ecosystem and the future of financial services. The course is supported by real-world cases and best-practices illustrating the themes of technology, business, and finance. These cases take an in-depth look at relevant topics to help describe and analyze the full breadth of the FinTech field. |
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Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses |
X
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Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
1 | Overview and Introduction | Lecturer’s Notes |
2 | Global Fintech Hub Report, 2018 | University of Cambridge, Judge Business School |
3 | In the Age of AI | Documentary, Frontline, PBS |
4 | Powering the Digital Economy Opportunities and Risks of AI in Finance | IMF, DP/2021/024, October 2021 |
5 | Finanacial Technology (FinTech) Ecosystem | Chapter 14 by C. C. Küçüközmen, U.B. Geyikçi, E. Saldır FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, Nobel, 2020 Eds.: U. B. Geyikçi; M. Yılmazer; T. S. Yücel |
6 | FinTech and Blockchain | Lecturer’s Notes and Selected Articles |
7 | Robo-Advisory and Digital Asset Management | Lecturer’s Notes and Selected Articles and Book Chapters |
8 | Midterm Exam | |
9 | Fintech in Turkey | Guest Speaker |
10 | Big Data and Big Data Analytics in Finance | Lecturer’s Notes and Selected Articles |
11 | Central Bank Digital Currencies and Payments System | www.bis.org, BIS Innovation Hub, www.imf.org |
12 | Recent Issues in Fintech World | Lecturer’s Notes and Selected Articles |
13 | Presentations | |
14 | Presentations | |
15 | Review of the Semester | |
16 | Review of the Semester |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Lecturer’s Notes and Selected Articles and Book Chapters |
Suggested Readings/Materials | The FINTECH Book: The Financial Technology Handbook for Investors, Entrepreneurs and Visionaries, Susanne Chishti & Janos Barberis, Wiley ISBN: 978-1-119-21887-6 Financial Management, Editors: Umut Burak Geyikçi, Mine Yılmazer, Tuğdem Saygın Yücel, Nobel Akademi Yayınları ISBN : 978625406371 The Wealthtech Book, Susanne Chishti & Thomas Puschmann Wiley, 2018 ISBN-10 : 1119362156 The suggested materials will be regularly updated. |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury | ||
Project |
1
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60
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Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exams | ||
Midterm |
1
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40
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Final Exam | ||
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
2
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100
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Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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Study Hours Out of Class |
16
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2
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32
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Field Work |
0
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Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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Portfolio |
0
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Homework / Assignments |
0
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Presentation / Jury |
0
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Project |
1
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40
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40
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Seminar / Workshop |
0
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Oral Exam |
0
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Midterms |
1
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30
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30
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Final Exam |
0
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Total |
150
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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1 | To be able to identify and analyze problems in the field of trade and finance, and to develop solutions. |
X | ||||
2 | To be able to use the theoretical and practical knowledge gained in the field of International Trade and Finance. | X | ||||
3 | To be able to analyze the developments in global markets by using critical thinking skills. | |||||
4 | To be able to analyze and interpret data in the field of finance, commerce and economics by using information technologies effectively. | X | ||||
5 | To be able to acquire knowledge about the legal regulations and practices in the field. | X | ||||
6 | To be able to foresee and define the risks that could be encountered in the field of trade and finance and to take decisions to manage such risks. | |||||
7 | To be able to acquire and use verbal and numerical skills necessary for the nature of international trade and finance program. | |||||
8 | To be able to obtain, synthesize and report the information related to the fields of trade and finance. | |||||
9 | To be able to contribute to the solution of problems as individual, team member or leader. | |||||
10 | To be able to evaluate the issues related to the field with an ethical perspective and social sensitivity. |
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11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of International Trade and Finance and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | |||||
12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of expertise. |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
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