PROJECT FINANACE AND RISK MANAGEMENT
- Course
- BUSN637 - PROJECT FINANACE AND RISK MANAGEMENT
- Department
- Business Administration - English - PhD
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 8
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
Course Description
This course will teach students how to analyze and manage the risks of major investment projects through project financing techniques. The risk management techniques will include the study of modern international project financing and security arrangements. The design and application of real options will be applied in the evaluation of investment projects. The course will also cover both the theory as well as applications of the theories to various projects. The students will be required to complete several computer-based assignments.
PROJECT FINANACE AND RISK MANAGEMENT
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Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to Project Finance |
| Week 2 | Elements of Project Finance |
| Week 3 | Financial Ratios in Corporate Finance |
| Week 4 | Debt Service Coverage Ratios and Modelling of Cash Flow Waterfall/Cascade |
| Week 5 | Risk Analysis & Management |
| Week 6 | Midterm Exams |
| Week 7 | Midterm Exams |
| Week 8 | Principles of Contracting, Risk Sharing and Risk Reduction |
| Week 9 | Statistical Foundations for Analysis of Risk and Uncertainty |
| Week 10 | Parameterization of Risk Variables and Evaluating the Results of a Monte Carlo Simulation |
| Week 11 | Application of Crystal Ball Software (Computer Lab) |
| Week 12 | Project Finance and Managing Project Risks and Security Arrangements |
| Week 13 | Public Private Partnerships |
| Week 14 | Project Contractual Structures and Term Sheets |
| Week 15 | Final Exam |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Henderson, John W. and Terry S. Manness, The Financial Analyst’s Deskbook, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1989.
- 02 Mun, Johnathan, Applied Risk Analysis: Moving Beyond Uncertainty in Business, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2004.
- 03 Finnerty, John D., Project Financing, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 2007.
- 04 E.R. Yescombe, Principles of Project Finance, Academic Press, 2002. E.R. Yescombe, Public–Private Partnerships Principles of Policy and Finance, ButterworthHeinemann, 2007
Learning Outcomes
- L01 To adapt professional skills in the field of project finance. SOLO 4
- L02 To identify risk associate with the investment projects. SOLO 2
- L03 To apply theory and analyse the risks SOLO 4
- L04 To apply simulation risk analysis. SOLO 3
- L05 To count the best and riskfree options SOLO 3
- L06 To integrate technology tools for their studies, research, workplace and transferring their knowledge. SOLO 4
Program Outcomes
- P01 1. To be able to examine the basic problems in the field of Accounting and Finance with scientific methods, to interpret and evaluate the data.
- P02 2. Muhasebe ve Finans alanındaki problemlere ilişkin uygulamada karşılaşılan karmaşık sorunları çözmek için bireysel ve grup üyesi olarak sorumluluk alabilmek ve çözüm üretebilmek.
- P03 3. To be able to critically evaluate the knowledge and skills acquired in the fields of Accounting and Finance, to determine learning needs and to carry the learning process to an advanced level.
- P04 4. To inform experts or non-experts on financial issues, to share their ideas and problems and solution methods by supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data.
- P05 5. To be able to interpret and evaluate the discussions on the theoretical aspects of Accounting and Finance.
- P06 6. To be able to identify regional and global problems that directly or indirectly affect financial issues, to develop solutions and strategies based on evidence and research.
- P07 7. To be able to define, evaluate and interpret the classical and current theories of accounting and finance policies and strategies, differences and relationships between them.
- P08 8. To have social, scientific and ethical values in the collection, interpretation, announcement and application of data in the field of accounting and finance and to assimilate these values.
- P09 9. To be able to follow, understand, interpret and analyze the changing trends in accounting and financial activities in the world at an advanced level, and apply innovation and innovative working principles.
- P10 10. To be able to set goals and take initiatives to achieve them, to be creative and open to criticism and to have professional competencies at an advanced level.
- P11 11. To have an advanced level of foreign language to follow and use the information in the field and to communicate with colleagues.
- P12 12. To have advanced computer software and hardware knowledge required by the field of Accounting and Finance, and to be able to use information and communication technologies at an advanced level.
- P13 13. To be able to use theoretical and practical knowledge gained in the field of Accounting and Finance at an advanced level.
- P14 14. To be able to benefit from other fields that form the basis of financial policies and to understand the interaction between these disciplines.
Po-Lo Matrix
| LO | P01 | P02 | P03 | P04 | P05 | P06 | P07 | P08 | P09 | P10 | P11 | P12 | P13 | P14 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |