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Course Unit Title Course Unit Code Type of Course Unit Level of Course Unit Year of Study Semester ECTS Credits
Financial Public Relations HIT113 Elective Master's degree 1 Fall 5

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Prof. Dr. Nihal TAŞOĞLU

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Knows about financial communication.
2) Recognizes financial stake holders.
3) Informed about financial products and marketing of these products.
4) Recognizes dynamics determined to investor relations.
5) Recognizes financial communication tools.

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

  Program Competencies
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Learning Outcomes
1 High High High Middle Middle Middle No relation No relation No relation
2 No relation No relation High Middle Middle Middle Middle No relation No relation
3 No relation No relation High Middle Middle Middle Middle No relation No relation
4 No relation No relation High No relation High High High No relation No relation
5 No relation No relation Middle No relation Middle No relation No relation No relation No relation

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Marketing communications

Course Contents

The content of this course is Financial public relations, financial target audience, financial media in Turkey and communication techniques using with shareholders.

Weekly Schedule

1) Finance Financial products and services
2) Financial public relations Investor relations
3) Financial stake holders
4) Financial communication tools
5) preparing annual reports Meetings with investors Press relations with financial media.
6) Relationship between reputation management and financial performance
7) Mid-term examination
8) Managing financial crisis.
9) Stock market and regulatory agencies
10) Social Accountability and financial stake holders.
11) Press conference and road-shows
12) Differences between public sector and private sector regarding investor relations.
13) Usind internet and new media in investor relations.
14) Stock market and investor relations in Turkey.
15) Stock markets and investor relations in developed countries
16) Final examination

Recommended or Required Reading

1- Alison Theaker, Halkla İlişkilerin El Kitabı, İstanbul: MediaCat Yay. 2008
2- Kelly, K.S., Laskin, K.V., & Rosenstein, G.A.(2010). Investor Relations: Two-Way Symmetrical Practice, Journal of Public Relations Research, 22(2):182–208, DOI: 10.1080/10627261003601630
3- Laskin, A.V. (2011). How Investor Relations Contributes to the Corporate Bottom Line, Journal of Public Relations Research, 23(3):302–324, DOI: 10.1080/1062726X.2011.582206

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Modelling
6) Role Playing
7) Group Study
8) Case Study
9) Problem Solving


Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade

20%

Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade

80%

Total

100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required