International Trade and Business (English)
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: ITB312
Course Name: Investment Analysis & Project Management
Semester: Spring
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: English
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Compulsory Courses
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üy. KADRİ ÖZGÜNEŞ
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. Öğr. Üy. Levent Sümer Dr. Öğr. Üy. Gülsüm Gökgöz
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: The purpose of this course is teaching students how to prepare feasibility reports of investment projects, evaluating the projects from technical and economic perspectives and manage them by following international project management standards including the PMI methodology
Course Content: Definition of investment, feasibility, financial aspects of investment analysis, project management tools and techniques

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Knows how to plan, coordinate, control and organize various projects.
1) Evaluates alternative investments financially
2) Conducts market analysis, marketability analysis, cost analysis, risk analysis
3) Performs feasibility with different methods

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Finals Week
1) The Aim of the Course and the Content
1) Quality & Risk Management
2) Introduction to Investments
3) Feasibility and the methods of preaparing feasibility
4) Market analysis, marketability analysis, cost analysis, risk analysis
5) Case Studies
6) Case Studies
7) Project Presentations
8) Project Management Organizations
9) Integration and Scope Management
10) Time and Cost Management
11) Quality and Risk Management
12) HR and Communication Management
13) Procurement and Stakeholder Management
14) Final Project Presentations
15) Finals Week
16) Finals Week

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Lecture notes
References: Bodie, Zvi, Alex Kane, and Alan J. Marcus ("BKM"). Investments. 5th Edition. McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002.

P. Bernstein. Capital Ideas: The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street. New York: Free Press, 1992.

Sarıaslan h. (2014), Yatırım Projelerinin Hazırlanması ve Değerlendirilmesi: Planlama - Analiz - Fizibilite, Siyasal Kitabevi; 7. baskı (3 Temmuz 2014)

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) Has a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on international business and trade by the use of social sciences and mathematics, 2
2) Possess the knowledge and skills related to different functions and interactions of international business and trade. 1
3) Possess the knowledge and skills to interpret the data, concepts and ideas in the field of international business and trade with scientific and technological methods. 1
4) Use different theoretical approaches to understanding and solving various business and trade problems. 1
5) Explains the competitiveness of the countries with the requirements of international competition and interprets the functioning of the actors and regulatory structures in the international environment. 1
6) Understands the value of developing new trade projects and generating strategies within international market needs.
7) Solves complex business and global trade problems by using various statistical techniques and numerical methods and makes analyzes by using statistical programs effectively.
8) Uses a foreign language at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education.
9) Develops teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship skills.
10) Possess the knowledge of universal ethical values, social responsibility and sufficient legal and regulatory knowledge.
11) Develops positive attitudes related to lifelong learning and identifies individual learning needs and carries out studies to correct them.
12) Students will be able to communicate their ideas and solutions both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms.
13) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Using License required by the field.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Has a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on international business and trade by the use of social sciences and mathematics, 2
2) Possess the knowledge and skills related to different functions and interactions of international business and trade. 1
3) Possess the knowledge and skills to interpret the data, concepts and ideas in the field of international business and trade with scientific and technological methods. 1
4) Use different theoretical approaches to understanding and solving various business and trade problems. 2
5) Explains the competitiveness of the countries with the requirements of international competition and interprets the functioning of the actors and regulatory structures in the international environment. 1
6) Understands the value of developing new trade projects and generating strategies within international market needs. 2
7) Solves complex business and global trade problems by using various statistical techniques and numerical methods and makes analyzes by using statistical programs effectively. 1
8) Uses a foreign language at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education. 1
9) Develops teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship skills. 1
10) Possess the knowledge of universal ethical values, social responsibility and sufficient legal and regulatory knowledge. 1
11) Develops positive attitudes related to lifelong learning and identifies individual learning needs and carries out studies to correct them. 1
12) Students will be able to communicate their ideas and solutions both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms. 1
13) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Using License required by the field. 1

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments 2 % 20
Presentation 1 % 15
Project 1 % 25
Final 1 % 40
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 56
Presentations / Seminar 2 16
Project 4 16
Homework Assignments 8 16
Final 3 21
Total Workload 125