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DIGITAL CURRENCY AND PAYMENT SYSTEM COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
ECF362 DIGITAL CURRENCY AND PAYMENT SYSTEM 5 3 3 5

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY

Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 Reading the sources, observation,examples from daily life MONEY AND MONEY STANDARTS: An Economy without Money (A Barter Economy), Basic Properties of Money, Monetary Standarts, Bimetallism, Monometallism, Gresham’s Law, Functions of Money. Lecture, question response method, and discussion
2 Reading the sources, observation,examples from daily life FROM PAST TO PRESENT PAYMENT SYSTEMS Lecture, question response method, and discussion
3 Reading the sources, observation,examples from daily life ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS I: Objectives and Contents of Electronic Payment Systems; Evolution of Electronic Payment Systems, Conditions which Electronic Payment Systems Need to Have, The Information Age and the Role of Internet in Electronic Payment Systems, ECommerce and Payment Systems Lecture, question response method, and discussion
4 Reading the sources, observation,examples from daily life ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS II: Classification of Electronic Payment Systems, Payment Instruments of Electronic Payment Systems, Card-based Payment Systems Lecture, question response method, and discussion
5 Reading the sources, observation,examples from daily life ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS III: Card-based Payment Systems (continued) Lecture, question response method, and discussion
6 Reading the sources, observation,examples from daily life ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS IV: Card-based Payment Systems (continued) Lecture, question response method, and discussion
7 Reading the sources, observation,examples from daily life ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS V: Internet-based Payment Systems, Advantages and Disadvantages of Electronic Payment Systems Lecture, question response method, and discussion
8 - MID-TERM EXAM -
9 Reading the sources, observation,examples from daily life THE PRESENT SITUATION OF ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS IN TURKEY Lecture, question response method, and discussion
10 Reading the sources, observation,examples from daily life DIGITAL CURRENCY SYSTEMS AND BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY I: The Historical Background, Blockchain Technology: Security System and Fields of Application Lecture, question response method, and discussion
11 Reading the sources, observation,examples from daily life DIGITAL CURRENCY SYSTEMS AND BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY II: Independent Digital Currencies (Bitcoin and Subcoins), Alternative Usage Areas of Digital Currencies (Smart Contracts, ICO, Tokens etc.) Lecture, question response method, and discussion
12 Reading the sources, observation,examples from daily life DIGITAL CURRENCY SYSTEMS AND BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY III: The Working Mechanism of Digital Currencies: The Bitcoin Case Lecture, question response method, and discussion
13 Reading the sources, observation,examples from daily life DIGITAL CURRENCY SYSTEMS AND BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY IV: Benefits and Risks of Digital Currencies Lecture, question response method, and discussion
14 Reading the sources, observation,examples from daily life THE PERSPECTIVE ON DIGITAL CURRENCIES IN THE WORLD Lecture, question response method, and discussion
15 Reading the sources, observation,examples from daily life THE PRESENT SITUATION OF DIGITAL CURRENCY SYSTEMS IN TURKEY Lecture, question response method, and discussion
16 - FINAL EXAM -
17 - FINAL EXAM -