Kocaeli University / European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Lecturer Dr. Nimet ÇAKIR
Lecturer Dr. Çağlar PEHLİVAN

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Establishes the relationship between finance and psychology in general.
2) inancial Markets, defines the behavior patterns of customers.
3) Behavioral Models of Financial Markets explains.
4) Efficient Market Model to explain.
5) Customers' Behavior in Financial Markets and explains the results found for the process.

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

		Program Competencies
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Learning Outcomes
	1	Middle	Middle	Middle	High	No relation	No relation	High
	2	Middle	High	High	No relation	No relation	No relation	High
	3	Middle	High	High	High	No relation	No relation	High
	4	No relation	High	High	High	No relation	No relation	High
	5	Middle	High	High	High	No relation	No relation	High

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Work Psychology.

Course Contents

Empirical findings and efficient markets, rational individuals, can not explain enough to show that the behavior of financial markets. In this course, seeking new opportunities for research with a view to the financial markets, alternative theories of psychology will be used to produce. The course, mental reasoning and choice, self-control, and intertemporal choice, and the accuracy of the assumptions of the economy, excessive reactions of investors, financial analysts and experimental economics issues being examined.

Weekly Schedule

1) Explained the basic concepts of behavioral finance and behavioral finance will be introduced.
2) Emergence and development of behavioral finance approach.
3) Given information about the Efficient Market Hypothesis.
4) Price Anomalies will be informed about.
5) Attributing Trends and excessive self-confidence will be informed about.
6) Over-reliance on the information and examples will be given the illusion.
7) Benefit Trust Relationship Approach and discussed.
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Investors will be informed about the judicial mistake.
10) Investors tend to react Overreaction will be examined and insufficient.
11) Relation with Investors Traded markets will be examined.
12) The Relationship Between Price Changes will be examined with the market investor.
13) The Impact of General Economic Indicators Market Investors will be examined.
14) The Impact of General Economic Indicators Investors tend to optimism and the market will be examined.
15) General evaluation.
16) Final examination

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Demonstration
5) Modelling
6) Role Playing
7) Group Study
8) Simulation
9) Brain Storming
10) Case Study
11) Problem Solving

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade	50%
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade	50%
Total	100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required

Course Unit Title	Course Unit Code	Type of Course Unit	Level of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	ECTS Credits
Investor Psychology	MPP222	Elective	Associate degree	2	Spring	4