Uluslararası Finans Lisans Diploması

ISCO:08

ISCO:08

The purpose of the International Finance Department is to train future managers and entrepreneurs to take up leadership positions in their career by focusing on the core areas of finance, business, economics, technology and social sciences, and the latest technological and financial innovations. This focus provides them with both sufficiently specialized in-depth knowledge, competence and skills to be able to operate in money markets and capital markets, and sufficient breadth for understanding the socioeconomic context in which such markets operate and evolve.

Education and training are provided through formal, open, or distance learning. Practical training is also provided in laboratories and workshops within higher education institutions, or as internships or workplace training in industry, healthcare institutions, and workplaces.

Teaching and learning methods are explained in the syllabus distributed to students in the first week of each semester. The application methods are a combination of the following:

• Lecture
• Discussion
• Question and Answer
• Observation
• Field Trip
• Team/Group Work
• Demonstration
• Experimentation
• Drill and Practice
• Case Study
• Problem Solving
• Brainstorming
• Report Preparation and/or Presentation
• Project Design/Management
• Role Playing/Dramatization
• Guest Speakers

In accordance with our Programme Learning Outcomes, we aim to educate students who:

1. Will understand the core principles of finance and to be able to apply them both nationally and internationally.
2. Will formulate solutions to finance problems by effectively using contemporary information technologies and up-to-date financial instruments.
3. Will judge the best possible outcome to problems that require ethical and social responsibility-based thinking by identifying stakeholders and weighing alternative solutions.
4. Will develop the necessary background to be able to work in multicultural and multilingual environments.
5. Will analyse the developments in financial markets by interpreting and distinguishing among the factors affecting them.
6. Will recognize management tools and models specific to multinational companies and to be able to apply them where necessary.
7. Will understand the structure of the global economic system and to be able to analyze how new developments will affect this structure.
8. Will be able to use critical thinking ability in decision-making process.
9. Will develop and demonstrate the leadership, teamwork and communication skills that may be transferred to the lifelong learning process.
10. Will interpret environmental and sustainability issues by implementing quality management processes.

Possesses the following key competencies at an advanced level.

1. Literacy competence

2. Multilingual competence

3. Mathematical competence and competence in science, technology, and engineering

4. Digital competence

5. Personal, social, and learning-to-learn competence

6. Citizenship competence

7. Entrepreneurial competence

8. Cultural awareness and expression competence

The assessment system for International Finance Department courses can include a variety of assessment methods designed to evaluate the attainment of the learning outcomes, based on instructor discretion. Yeditepe University requires that all courses, other than those especially exempt such as Internship or Projects, must have a final examination with a weight in the range of 30%-70% of the total grade. Each instructor is free to use whichever method they prefer depending on the learning outcome of the course.

The assessment types are:

• Attendance: Monitoring students’ presence in the lecture.

• Simulation / Laboratory: A type of assessment where students engage in simulated financial environments or laboratory exercises, replicating real-world financial markets.
• Application: An assessment where students apply their knowledge to real-world situations.

• Field work: Practical experience acquired outside the classroom, including activities like observations.

• Homework Assignment: A task assigned to students, typically completed outside of lecture hours, which assesses their understanding of a particular topic.

• Presentation: An oral report on a specific topic that helps students improve public speaking skills, besides increasing their understanding of the subject.

• Project: In-depth assignment where students thoroughly research a topic, generally in collaboration with other students.
• Seminar: Engaging discussion or workshop that focuses on specific topics.
• Quiz: A short assessment that tests students’ knowledge on recently covered material.
• Midterm Exam: A major assessment given in the middle of a course to evaluate how well students understand what they've learned so far.

Final Exam: A comprehensive assessment at the end of a course that includes all the topics taught.

To ensure the quality of higher education programs,

• The Council of Higher Education (YÖK) is responsible for planning, organizing, managing, and supervising the education, training, and other activities conducted at higher education institutions.
• The Council of Higher Education (YÖK) publishes "University Monitoring and Evaluation Reports" for higher education institutions annually, prepared within the framework of criteria determined by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK). Reports containing quantitative and qualitative evaluations of higher education institutions, prepared based on these reports, are shared with the public by the Council of Higher Education.
• The Council of Higher Education (YÖK) publishes the "Foundation Higher Education Institutions Report" annually, which contains academic, administrative, and financial data for foundation higher education institutions. These reports, which include quantitative and qualitative evaluations of foundation higher education institutions, are shared with the public by the Council of Higher Education.

Quality assurance for undergraduate programs in higher education is provided in accordance with the "Procedures and Principles for Ensuring Quality Assurance of Higher Education Diploma Programs":

1. Creation and Approval of Curriculum:

1.1. YÖK determines the minimum standards and criteria required for the establishment of undergraduate departments and programs in higher education institutions.

1.2. The curricula of undergraduate programs in higher education institutions and the learning outcomes that each program will provide to students are determined by the senates of higher education institutions in accordance with the fundamental principles established by YÖK on these matters.

1.3. The curricula of the National Core Curriculum are approved by the relevant Deans' Council and implemented by higher education institutions with the approval of YÖK.

2. Measurement and Evaluation: The measurement and evaluation of the learning outcomes that each undergraduate program will provide to students is carried out in accordance with the education, training, and examination regulations prepared by higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles established by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) on these matters.

3. Certification: Students enrolled in undergraduate programs receive a bachelor's degree upon successfully completing the course credits and other requirements determined by the higher education institutions.

4. Self-Assessment-External Evaluation: As part of continuous monitoring, higher education institutions enter the previous year's "Institutional Internal Evaluation Reports" into the Information System prepared by the Higher Education Quality Board (YÖKAK) at the beginning of each year. YÖKAK shares the "Institutional Feedback Report" prepared for the external evaluation of higher education institutions with the public. Furthermore, accreditation decisions made by accreditation institutions authorized or recognized by YÖKAK also demonstrate that quality assurance is provided for program qualifications. YÖKAK conducts regular review activities regarding the qualifications determined in accordance with its regulations.

Quality assurance adheres to the standards established by the University's Quality Management Coordination. Annually, during May-June, students receive email notifications about the commencement of the "Student Satisfaction Survey”.  YU quality commission generates an internal self-evaluation report each year regarding the preceding year. This involves faculty members chosen from various departments. The findings from this report contribute to the Turkish Higher Education Quality Council (YÖKAK) report designed for the Council of Higher Education. International Finance Department ensures alignment with Yeditepe University's Strategic Plan, mission, vision, values, and policies.

International Finance Department have proven its educational quality with FIBAA Accreditation (Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation). FIBAA is an internationally recognized, independent quality assurance organization that evaluates and accredits the educational quality of academic programs offered by higher education institutions. FIBAA Accreditation is a prestigious global certification that validates a university's educational programs as meeting international standards, offering high-quality education, and fulfilling the expectations of the business world. The period of accreditation is from November 27, 2024 until November 26, 2029.

Students' admission to programmes adheres to the guidelines established by the Council of Higher Education through the Student Selection and Placement Centre (YKS - University Entrance Exam). Once students submit their programme preferences to the Student Selection and Placement Centre, they are assigned to their chosen programmes based on their exam scores.

International students gain admission to relevant programs through internationally recognized exams like SAT or ACT, or they are accepted based on their high school graduation scores. Students participating in the General Academic Exchange Protocol are admitted to relevant programs based on bilateral agreements between Yeditepe University and partner universities. Cross-institutional student transfers consider both institutional and central placement scores.

• International Finance graduates have employment opportunities in a wide variety of sectors. These sectors include corporate finance and accounting departments, insurance, corporate sector firms, portfolio management companies, banking, auditing, and public and private firms such as the State Planning Organization, the Central Bank, and the Undersecretariat of Treasury.
• In addition to these positions, students who further develop their education can also assume effective roles in many other sectors, including automotive, IT, fast-moving consumer goods and services, electrical and electronics, chemicals, luxury goods and jewelry, marketing and advertising, and food.

1. Higher Education Law No. 2547

1.1. Regulation on Transfer Between Associate and Undergraduate Programs in Higher Education Institutions, Double Majors, Minors, and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfers

1.2. Regulation on the Continuation of Undergraduate Education for Graduates of Vocational Schools and Open Education Associate Degree Programs

2. Higher Education Law No. 2547 (Additional Article 35)

2.1. Regulation on Higher Education Quality Assurance and the Higher Education Quality Board

The qualification is valid at all times.