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IEC 560 - Selected Topics in Islamic Economics and Finance

Graduate Education Institute · Islamic Economics and Finance (English) · Master

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Metin TOPRAK

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to introduce students 
1-financial system and financial institutions in general and 
2-Islamic context of the financial system in particular. 
Through this course, students will have knowledge of the 
3-products, 
4-regulations, 
5-procedures, 
6-actors, 
7-beneficiaries and 
8-national and international regulatory authorities, 
9-information resources and databases in Islamic finance, 
10-and will have the ability to access and analyze this information and databases. 
At the end of this course, students will be able to 
final outcome: evaluate the outlook of Islamic finance both qualitatively and quantitatively.

Course Content

The content of this course covers; 
Financial system and financial institutions in general and Islamic context of the financial system in particular. Through this course, students will have knowledge of the products, regulations, procedures, actors, beneficiaries and national and international regulatory authorities, information resources and databases in Islamic finance, 
and will have the ability to access and analyze this information and databases.  
 

Core Area Distribution

(31) Social and Behavioural Science%50 (34) Business and Administration%20 (38) Law%20

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionExercise and PracticeCase StudySelf studyProject Based Learning (Including Field Work)

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkOral ExamPerformance Assignment ( Lab / Workshop / Field Work / Seminar / Presentation / Completion Study / ThesisProject / Design

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16348
Out of Class Study Period14342
Midterm188
Quiz000
Assignment14456
Practice14228
Final11010

Course Schedule

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