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IEC 561 - Islamic Social Finance

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

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Mehmet BULUT

Course Objective

In this course, it is aimed to discuss the tools of Islamic finance with high social role.

Course Content

Social finance concept, zakat, charity, waqf, hisbe, inheritance.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. You will learn about the definitions and functions of Islamic social finance concepts.

Core Area Distribution

(22) Humanities%20 (31) Social and Behavioural Science%40 (34) Business and Administration%40

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionProblem Solving

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkOral ExamTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16348
Out of Class Study Period16348
Midterm11010
Quiz000
Assignment11010
Practice000
Final12020

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1IntroductionChapter 1
2World Trade: An OverviewChapter 2
3Labor Productivity and Comparative Advantage: The Ricardian ModelChapter 3
4Specific Factors and Income DistributionChapter 4
5Resources and Trade: The Heckscher-Ohlin ModelChapter 5
6The Standard Trade ModelChapter 6
7External Economies of Scale and the International Location of ProductionChapter 7
8Ara SınavChapters 1-7
9Firms in the Global Economy: Export Decisions, Outsourcing, and Multinational EnterprisesChapter 8
10The Instruments of Trade PolicyChapter 9
11The Political Economy of Trade PolicyChapter 10
12Trade Policy in Developing CountriesChapter 11
13Controversies in Trade PolicyChapter 12
14Student PresentationsReports
15ReviewChapters 8-12
16Final ExamChapters 8-12