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| Unit | INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES |
| FINANCE (PhD) | |
| Code | MG1822 |
| Name | Research Methods and Financial Ethics |
| Term | 2018-2019 Academic Year |
| Term | Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 8 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Doktora Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Doç. Dr. EMRAH ARIOĞLU |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
The objective of this course is to help students to understand the research mehtods and contemporary issues in ethics in a financial context in order to help them become novice researchers and prepare them for future research experiences.
Course Content
In this course; research methods, research ethics and essential points in both writing and presenting the research projects will be discussed in general.
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Understand the general concepts of ethics in business and ethics in finance |
| LO02 | Learn about the nature of applied research and the iterative process of research writing |
| LO03 | Find out about the research methodologies and select appropriate research designs |
| LO04 | Learn how to organize the literature review and references of a research project |
| LO05 | To be able to collect the data for the research project and analyze them econometrically |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the basic theoretical models for finance function | 3 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Lists and identifies the theories that will contribute to the development of scientific methods and tools used in finance | 4 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Investigates how to model theorems in finance field and how to associate these models with the the quantitive decision making techniques | |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains how to interpret the findings as a result of the application of statistical and theoretical models used in financial management methods. | 4 |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Creates sufficient knowledge to find a solution to the problems that might arise | |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Contributes to the applied business management by following the basic steps of the methods used in finance | 5 |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Achieves optimal results using techniques that help to increase the financial efficiency | 5 |
| PLO08 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Encourages taking responsibility, claiming the lead and working effectively in a team and / or individually. | |
| PLO09 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Keeps track of the latest developments in the field as a recognition of the need for lifelong learning and constant renewal | |
| PLO10 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Utilizes scientific sources in the field, collect the data, synthesizes the obtained information and presents the outcomes effectively | |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Has a good command of Turkish, as well as at least one another foreign language in accordance with the requirements of academic and work life | |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Implements new research methods that will contribute to the development of the finance field | 5 |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Develops new guidelines for the financial managers’ decision making processes by researching on sub-disciplines of the finance field. | 4 |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Designs appropriate financial approaches, applications and methodologies in accordance with the business sector and the market in which they operate |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Framework for Ethics and The Field of Financial Ethics | Reading the 1st chapter of Ethics in Finance and lecturer's own course materials | |
| 2 | Issues Involving Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Sustainability, Socially Responsible Investing and Share Holder Activism, and Stakeholder Theory. | Reading the 4th, 5th and 6th chapters of Ethics in Finance and lecturer's own course materials | |
| 3 | Major Cases of Financial Fraud: Enron,Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers, HSBC Money Laundering and etc | Readings as Assigned: Case studies of ethics scandals | |
| 4 | Science, Scientific Research, and Therories in Scientific Research | Reading the 1st and the 2nd chapters of Research Methodology and 1st-4th chapters of Social Science Research | |
| 5 | Overview of the Research Process: Research Characteristics, Requirements, Topics, and Questions | Reading the 1st phase of the 2.and the 6th chapters of Research Methodology and the 5-6th chapters of Social Science Research | |
| 6 | Organizing Literature Review and Conceptual Framework | Reading the 3rd chapter of Research Methodology | |
| 7 | Resarch Design: Selecting the Appropriate Methodolgy, Qualitive and Quantitive Analysis | Reading the 7-8th chapter of Research Methodology and 13-15th chapter of Social Science Research | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | studying for exam | |
| 9 | Data Collection: Interviews, Focus Groups, Observation and Ethnography, Document and Text Analysis | Reading the 9th chapter of Research Methodology and 9-12th chapter of Social Science Research | |
| 10 | Data Collection II and Research Ethics | Reading the 14th chapter of Research Methodology and 16th chapter of Social Science Research | |
| 11 | Data Analysis: Introduction to Statistical/Econometric Software Packages for the Social Sciences | Reading the 15th and 16th chapters of Research Methodology and 13-15th chapter of Social Science Research | |
| 12 | Writing the Research Projects: Tables, Appendix, Abstract, Conclusion | Reading the 17th chapter of Social Science Research | |
| 13 | Writing the Research Projects: Refrences | Reading the 17th chapter of Social Science Research and APA Manuals | |
| 14 | Writing the Research Projects: Refrences-II | Reading the 17th chapter of Social Science Research and APA Manuals | |
| 15 | Presenting the Research Proposal Orally and Using PowerPoint | Readings: As assigned and Lecturer's own course materials | |
| 16 | Term Exams | studying for exam | |
| 17 | Term Exams | studying for exam |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 9 | 126 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 197 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 7,88 | ||
| ECTS | 8 ECTS | ||