PORTFOLIO THEORY AND EQUITY ANALYSIS
- Course
- ACFN505 - PORTFOLIO THEORY AND EQUITY ANALYSIS
- Department
- Accounting and Finance - English - Master
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 6
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Boren SARGON
- Prerequisite
- -
Course Description
The aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge of portfolio management concepts such as Markowitz Portfolio Selection Process, Efficient Frontiers, Capital Asset Pricing Model and Arbitrage Pricing Theory. This course will enhance the student’s critical thinking as well as knowledge of specific techniques in the investment process, the global market investment decision, efficient capital market, stock market inefficiencies (anomalies), behavioral finance, variables that forecast stock returns, quantitative optimization methods based on stock return forecasting models and mean-variance analysis, equity style management, transaction costs, quantitative optimization methods based on stock return forecasting models and mean-variance analysis and measuring the performance of active portfolio managers.
PORTFOLIO THEORY AND EQUITY ANALYSIS
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Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | The Asset Allocation Decesion |
| Week 3 | the Global Market Investment Decision |
| Week 4 | Security Markets: Organization and Operrations |
| Week 5 | Security Market Index |
| Week 6 | Efficient Capital Market |
| Week 7 | Portfolio Management |
| Week 8 | Midterm Exam |
| Week 9 | Asset Pricing Models |
| Week 10 | Multifactor Models of Risk and Return |
| Week 11 | Analysis Of Financial Statement Analysis |
| Week 12 | Security Valuation Principles |
| Week 13 | Macroanalysis and Microvaluation of the Stock Market |
| Week 14 | Industry Analysis |
| Week 15 | Final Exam |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Reily and Brown, Analysis of Investments and Management of Portfolios,Cengae Learning (International Edition) 10th Edition
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Program Outcomes
- P01 PO1: Endowed with the ability to evaluate self-learning needs adapted to the principle of lifelong learning.
- P02 PO2: Established a general knowledge of economics sufficient to conduct independent and original research on economic issues and suggest relevant economic policies to solve both microeconomic and macroeconomic problems.
- P03 PO3: Reached the required knowledge and skills; to understand the foundations, basic framework, and complexity of economic theories; to recognize the contribution and limitations of traditional theories; to explore modern economic theories and modeling of more complex situations; and to apply introduced theories in a discussion of research interests.
- P04 PO4: Engaged in scientific inquiry, critical thinking, using quantitative and qualitative methods to demonstrate the ability to analyze and make recommendations for complex contemporary economic issues.
- P05 PO5: Demonstrated the development of critical thinking and scientific reasoning skills with an attention to ethical aspects of data analytics, and been aware of acting in accordance with the ethical standard of scientific research and professional work.
- P06 PO6: Been equipped with the ability to plan, take responsibility in economic projects individually or within a team for economic decision making for a variety of economic concepts in national and global environment.
- P07 PO7: Endowed with the ability to communicate and explain effectively economic arguments both in oral and written ways to those with scholar knowledge and non-experts.
- P08 PO8: Been able to apply economic theory and methods in real life situations which is of primary importance to generate relevant economic policies and conduct economic research.
- P09 PO9: Developed an ability to conduct economic research and write a thesis connecting the theory and empirical conditions with particular attention to ethical perspectives and social responsibilities.
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