Study plan

متطلبات الجامعة الاجبارية Credit hours: 23 Courses: 10
Course No Course Name Credit hours Course Description
4001 Arabic Language 3 This course covers a various number of linguistic issues in Arabic language. It aims to provide the student with a high level of skills and practices that would contribute to promote his language abilities either spoken or written.
4002 Islamic Culture 3 This course is designed to emphasize a group of principles and thoughts that affect human attitudes to life from an Islamic point of view. It stresses the direct relationship between man and Allah, and aims at improving this life by liberating the human
4320 Modern History of Palestine 3 This course aims to introduce the student to the history of Palestine and the events it was subjected to since the second half of the nineteenth century until the end of the British Mandate over Palestine, including the late Ottoman era, then the First World War, and what happened to the events, when the British Mandate was imposed on Palestine, and Britain’s continuous attempts to find a homeland An alternative for the Jews in Palestine and the subsequent popular resistance to these attempts.
8200 Effective English Language Use 3 This course is designed to acquaint students with the process of writing, and the mechanisms of proofreading and revision so that the focus is on the mechanics of writing and development, such as cause and effect and comparison and classification and deal
8239 Skills for Life 2 he transition from high school to university can be a challenge for many students. Learning expectations are different. The student must play a more effective role in the learning process and assume greater responsibility, and he must adapt to the new learning culture very quickly. This course is designed to assist the student in the transition process more easily and to increase and develop important life skills related to the student's personal behaviors, so that he is better prepared for his academic and professional career. This course focuses on self-awareness, personal growth, and building positive relationships with others. Through these skills, along with the desire and dedication to learn, and the desire to help others, a student can be successful at the university, able to make significant contributions to his family, employers, societies and the world at large
8991 Computer Skills 3 This is an introductory course to computing and programming. It covers a wide variety of topics, including an introduction to computing, computer types and components, computer networks and the Internet, security and privacy, and computers for medical applications. It also covers programming principles, with a focus on critical thinking and problem-solving techniques. Topics covered in the lab include Moodle, MS Office, code.org, and scratch framework for creating medical presentations.
8992 Computer Skills LAB 1 This lab will focus on making the students familiar with MS Office (including MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint), and Flowchart.
8996 English A2 0 This course is designed to help minor university students with the beginner A1 and A2 levels improve their English Language proficiency in the four skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) to reach the pre-intermediate level (B1) as benchmarked by the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). It places the students and their needs at the center of the learning process by ensuring that they encounter the most relevant and useful language at the right point in their learning. The English A2 course is rich in practical activities as it provides students with a wide variety of listening, speaking, and writing tasks that motivate them, address their language needs, develop their skills, and help them to become confident users of the English language. It also integrates students with using technology to serve their educational purposes, by means of Google Classroom and Cambridge One Learning Management System to watch purposeful educational videos and carry out online tasks and homework to increase their exposure to the language.
8997 English B1 3 This course is a continuation to course English A2. It is designed to help minor university students with the beginner A2 level improve their English Language proficiency in the four skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) to reach the pre-intermediate level (B1) as benchmarked by the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). It places the students and their needs at the center of the learning process by ensuring that they encounter the most relevant and useful language at the right point in their learning. The English B1 course is rich in practical activities as it provides students with a wide variety of listening, speaking, and writing tasks that motivate them, address their language needs, develop their skills, and help them become confident users of the English language. It also integrates students with using technology to serve their educational purposes, by means of Google classroom and Cambridge One Learning Management System to watch purposeful educational videos and carry out online tasks and homework to increase their exposure to the language.
8999 Entrepreneurship 2 Its course is designed to help students consider becoming job innovators rather than just job seekers. It is an introduction to the practice of entrepreneurship and an opportunity for participants to consider their preparation for an entrepreneurial career and more advanced training in entrepreneurship. It covers the nature of entrepreneurship, different types of career opportunities, identifying local entrepreneurs, assessing entrepreneurial trends and identifying potential challenges and risks that entrepreneurs may face.
متطلبات البوليتكنك الاختيارية Credit hours: 3 Courses: 18
Course No Course Name Credit hours Course Description
4308 Hebrew Language 3 Designed to study the basic Hebrew language skills. Students will learn listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in Hebrew. The relation between Hebrew and other languages will also be high lighted.
4321 Development in the Arabic World 3 This course covers the following topics: the economy, social status and civil in the Arab world, the analysis of the situation of the Arab at the international level, the principles of development, the characteristics of Arab integration, the fundamental
4322 Contemporary Problems 3 This course discusses the fundamental problems humanity face. These problems affect people as individuals or groups in terms of the social economic, political or health aspects, and which, in turn, affect their happiness.
4323 French Language 3 Designed to study the language and culture of French speakers. Students will develop rudimentary listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in French, and will study cultural, geographical, and historical aspects of French and other French – speaking
4325 Spanish Language 3 Designed to study the language and culture of Spanish speakers. Students will develop rudimentary listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Spanish, and will study cultural, geographical, and historical aspects of Spanish and other Spanish – spea
4326 German Language 3 Designed to study the language and culture of German speakers, Students will develop rudimentary listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in German, and will study cultural, geographical, and historical aspects of German and other German – speaking
4622 Democracy, Human Rights, & Human International Law 3 The course stresses the notion of democracy, its history with new applied samples in view of studying the Palestinian situation. It also emphasizes the notion of human rights and its history, in addition to the tools and mechanisms adapted to protect thes
4626 The History of Science in Arab & Islam 3 This course discusses the issue of science in Arab World before the spreading of Islam. Then it discusses the impact of Islam on science in general. The course contains several subjects, such as the science of Fiqh (Islamic law) and legislation Hadith (Pr
5385 Advanced English Language 3 This course aims to prepare students for academic study by improving their level in the field of reading speed and accuracy. Pieces containing long and complex sentences are also selected to enable students to enrich their vocabulary by knowing the meaning of the word from the context. Students are also trained to notice the apparent and implied meaning of the context. This also trains students to separate information from the text and points of view in it.
5440 Home Garden 3 This course includes the definition of home garden and its benefits, problems and objectives, design and choice of location in addition to its role in achieving food security for developing communities and building a strong family agricultural economy.
5456 Turkish Language 3 Study the basics and principles of the Turkish language, where the four language skills include reading, writing, speaking, and listening. To the level in which he is able to write correct sentences, express himself in simple words, and understand reading and listening at the level of a paragraph about things related to and surrounding him.
5975 Integrity Transparency and anti-corruption 3 The course deals with defining the concepts of integrity, transparency, and corruption, locally and globally, while showing the forms of corruption practice within the Palestinian society and its negative effects, as well as the causes that lead to it, whether political, social, economic, partisan, historical, or external and other factors. In addition to identifying ways to confront it in order to reach good governance, whether at the level of official governmental or private institutions.
8011 Palestinian prisoners movement 3 This course deals with the captive movement from multiple aspects, the most important of which is the cultural aspect. The development of the captive movement was divided into four stages, the first being the stage of cultural repression (1967-1972), the stage of struggle and rebellion (1972-1980), the stage of prosperity (1980-1991), and the stage of fluctuation 1992. The process of struggle development, the state of ups and downs in the struggle of the captive movement, and there is a stage of the criterion of resistance activity for the Palestinian people, the degree of revolutionary violence against the occupier and its reflection on prisons, and there is a stage of detention periods according to the cases of central prisons and the events and cases of progress and decline
8237 Psychology 3 The course deals with the principles of psychology, general psychological laws of human behavior, and the goals of psychology in terms of knowing the factors and variables that govern behavior, understanding it, predicting it and judging it by addressing the general topics of psychology
8989 Physical education 3 The course addresses the concept of physical education, and its historical development, and its relationship with other sciences. The course also aims to familiarize students with physical fitness and its components, training loads, and recovery methods. It examines the effects of training on the body’s functional systems, posture, and related deformities. Furthermore, it covers balanced nutrition, investigates obesity and underweight issues, and explores the role of physical activity in the prevention and treatment of sedentary lifestyle diseases and epidemics. The course also discusses common sports injuries, osteoporosis, and misconceptions about physical activity.
30197 Work in the Digital Age 3
30198 Sustainable Business Development 3
30199 Sustainable Entrepreneurship 3
متطلبات الكلية Credit hours: 23 Courses: 8
Course No Course Name Credit hours Course Description
4015 Methods of Scientific Research 2 Science and its objectives, scientific thinking, concepts and fields of scientific research, human knowledge, the library and its role in research and knowledge, methods of scientific research (historical method, descriptive method, procedural method, experimental method), research problem, research plan, research hypotheses, samples.
4247 Principles Of Micro-Economics 3 The course aims to introduce students to the theories and concepts of microeconomics, and includes themes: economic problem, economic systems, supply and demand and market equilibrium, elasticities, consumer and enterprise, costs and production in the sho
4502 Principles Of Accounting 1 3 This course aims to introduce students to the accounting cycle of a sole proprietorship. Throughout the course, the nature of accounting and its fundamental theories, which underpin financial principles and procedures, are discussed. It also covers the processing of financial transactions, including recording, classifying, and categorizing, as well as year-end adjusting entries.
4503 Intr. to Management 3 The course aims to familiarize students with the fundamental administrative functions and enhance their ability to comprehend and understand the challenges imposed on organizations by the surrounding environment. It emphasizes the concept and significance of the human element and its role in the organization's success, through the study of planning and organizing functions.
4541 Introduction to Information Systems 3 The course aims to introduce students to information systems, their importance, and role in organizations and the business community. The course covers topics such as the concept and types of systems, modern trends in information systems, an introduction to e-commerce and the global dimension of information systems, problem-solving methods, and decision-making.
4543 Principles of Marketing 3 This course aims to introduce students to the basic concepts and new trends in marketing, the primary focus in this course on the study of consumer behavior and building Profitable Marketing relationships and analyzing the marketing environment by conduct
5029 Introduction to Statistics 3 This course aims to provide students with skills related to analyzing quantitative and qualitative information/data. These skills include analysis using charts, descriptive and inferential methods as well as sampling. This course seeks to help students utilize these skills in business decision making.
8221 English for Business 3 This course aims to help students achieve good competence in English in the workplace. This course focuses on reading, listening, speaking, and writing for learners who need to understand and express basic business and economic concepts. It covers the most important areas of management, production, marketing, finance, and macroeconomics. Drawing on this textbook, instructors will provide students with opportunities to discuss ideas and issues with other students (in pairs or small groups), and to develop and defend their own point of view. With a particular focus on the listening activities provided in this textbook, speaking skills will also be enhanced through initiating discussions around the audio texts presented during lectures, and sometimes in the academic Facebook group that relies on the flipped classroom method adopted as a recent trend in higher education.
متطلبات الدائرة Credit hours: 15 Courses: 5
Course No Course Name Credit hours Course Description
4246 Principles of Accounting 2 3 This course is a continuation of the concepts and techniques covered in Accounting Principles I. In addition, the students study the accounting issues related to partnerships & corporations .this course emphasize in more detailed the accounting issues r
4248 Principles Of Macro-Economics 3 The course aims to introduce students to the principles of macroeconomic, encourage students to think analytically and how to apply what you learn on the situation of different countries, as well as to introduce students to the various economic theories.
4284 Principles of Finance 3 The course focuses on the study of financial theory, safety analysis, investment portfolio planning and management, time calculation, value of money, working capital, long-term assets and long-term financing, and the cost of capital. The course also aims to inform the student of the importance of the impact of financial management on the value and reputation of the institution, using knowledge of financial matters. The student is expected to use the principles of financial management to maximize the value of the institution.
4544 Business Communication 3 The course aims to help students study business and human communication theories and effective reading and listening techniques. Nonverbal symbols are also discussed. Students will be taught skills in how to conduct an effective interview
4820 Business Math. 3 "This course covers mathematical aspects needed to understand and solve mathematical problems encountered in business and finance. Specific topics include real numbers and sets, algebraic functions and relations, linear and quadratic equalities and inequalities, exponential and logarithmic functions, systems of linear and quadratic equations, vectors and matrices, determinants and matrix inversion."
متطلبات التخصص الاجبارية Credit hours: 48 Courses: 18
Course No Course Name Credit hours Course Description
4271 Business Law 3 The student learns the elements and applications of law in commerce and business. It contains topics such as contracts, organization, sales, and commercial institutions, and the student learns the elements of commercial law and how to apply them.
4762 Intermediate Accounting 1 3 This course is the first in a two course sequence (Intermediate Accounting I and Intermediate Accounting II) that provides for the preparation and understanding of financial information. Topics include accounting theory and practice, the conceptual framework of United States (U.S.) generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), recognition of economic transactions, the preparation and analysis of financial statements and the related disclosures. Intermediate Accounting I focuses on the role of accounting as an information system and the measurement, recognition, presentation, and disclosure of economic transactions focusing on the following: basic financial statements, time value of money, cash and receivables, inventories, property, plant, and equipment, depreciation and impairment, and current liabilities and contingencies.
4763 Intermediate Accounting 2 3 The course focuses on financial accounting in Corporations. It provides knowledge in the following topics: Corporation formulation, issuing Shares, shares types, Dilutive securities and Earnings per share, Dividends policy and treatment, issuing bonds, bonds types, accounting on investment, revenue recognition, preparing comprehensive financial statements for Corporation, Corporation liquidation, accounting for Pension Funds, Accounting for Lease, accounting changes and errors analysis and presentation and disclosure in financial reporting. The course is IFRS based. Also it includes practical applications
5478 Financial Statements Analysis 3 This course aims to provide the students with a theoretical and practical understanding of the use of financial statement information from a user perspective such as equity investors, debtholders, financial analysts, and managers. The course examines the impact of different accounting choices on accounting numbers. Students will develop skills in analyzing financial statements for decision-makers.
5480 Accounting Information Systems 3 THIS COURSE AIM to provide the student with concepts related to system definition and components as well as database concepts and design using REA diagram. revenue cycle and expenditures cycle. internal control concepts and framework ( COSO).
5481 Advanced Financial Accounting 3 this course aims to provide the student with the basic concepts related to business mergers and acquisitions wither the condonation is executed by assets purchase or purchase of equity, and the elimination entries needed to prepare consolidated financial statements to eliminate any intercompany transactions related to inventory or non current assets with wholly owned or less than wholly owned subsidiary and with differential or not. in addition, the students are introduced to basic concepts of dealing with foreign currency transactions.
5482 Auditing 1 3 The course is designed to provide in-depth study of auditing principles, concepts, and practices as it applies mainly to business and investors. Further, it will provide the student with a working knowledge of auditing procedures and techniques, standards, ethics and legal environment, statistical audit tools as well as audit reports.
5483 Auditing2 3 This course applies the concepts from Audit I to the audit of sales, cash receipts, and the related income statement and balance sheet accounts. The appropriate audit procedures for accounts in the sales and collection cycle are related to internal control and audit objectives for tests of controls, substantive tests of transactions, and tests of details of balances in the context of both the audit of financial statements and audit of internal control over financial reporting. Students also learn to apply audit sampling to the audit of sales, cash receipts, and accounts receivable.
5484 Tax Accounting 3 This course aims to provide students with the depth understanding for tax accounting issues, it provides a survey of the Palestinian income tax laws and regulations. Such as Calculate taxable profit from industrial and commercial activities, Calculate taxable income from salaries, wages and retirement pensions, value added tax, and customs.
5487 International Accounting Standards 3 This course aims to introduce the student to international accounting standards. The course focuses on clarifying and presenting international bodies and their efforts in preparing and issuing accounting standards for use in the process of preparing and publishing financial statements. The course also included a detailed explanation and clarification of the international accounting standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.
5488 Computer Accounting Application 3 This course reviews a program for accounting and management Which deals with several accounting topics from an applied point of view, as it includes applications related to general accounting and bookkeeping, the cash and check system, the fixed assets system, and the handling of inventory, buying and selling operations. It includes applications related to cost accounting, administrative and tax accounting, financial statement analysis and government accounting
5489 Research Seminar 1 This is a foundation level accounting seminar that provides an overview of methodology used in accounting research. Topics include the research process, principles of research design, implementation and evaluation of accounting research. Literature in areas such as accounting experiments, financial market research and agency problem research is reviewed and discussed with a focus on the methodology used.
5499 Special Topics in Accounting 3 this course cabers the following subjects: segment reporting, SEC requirements, forensic accounting, and creative accounting.
5578 Managerial Acct. 3 This course is the applications of cost accounting course and related techniques to help manager make better decision. Emphasis is placed on the control and analysis and use of Accounting data. Topics include: CVP analysis. Preparing budgets and variance analysis, responsibility accounting, pricing decisions, relevant information concept, balanced scorecard, and customer profitability
5821 Cost Accounting 1 3 1This course includes the concept, foundations, and principles of cost accounting, its objectives, components, and the classification of these elements, the foundations for distributing indirect/overhead costs, determining the overhead allocation rates, as well as an explanation of basic cost systems such as the job costing, process costing, and activity-based costing systems.
5822 Cost Accounting 2 3 1This course includes the concept, foundations, and principles of cost accounting, its objectives, components, and the classification of these elements, the foundations for distributing indirect/overhead costs, determining the overhead allocation rates, as well as an explanation of basic cost systems such as the job costing, process costing, and activity-based costing systems.
8303 Practical Training 1 1 This course seeks to train the student to the practical and theoretical aspects studied within the curriculum plan.  This course qualifies the student for the real challenges in the workplace.
8304 Practical Training 2 1 This module aims to provide students with 1. a practical context for the academic material presented in their programme providing links between the theory and practice of accountancy 2. an opportunity to develop personal and professional skills, including written and spoken presentation skills, team-working, and time management. 3. relevant work experience which will enhance their CV and graduate employability 4. State the objectives they intend to meet during the work placement, including the development of core competencies 5. Describe and assess progress toward meeting those objectives 6. Think critically, analytically, and evaluatively about the placement, identifying areas for improvement in future work experience 7. Use oral and written communication skills to an appropriate professional standard
متطلبات التخصص الاختيارية Credit hours: 15 Courses: 19
Course No Course Name Credit hours Course Description
4268 Strategic Mang. & Dec. Making 3 This course will introduce students to business strategy and the strategic management process. It seeks to enhance their understanding of the theories and practice of strategy. Students will be able to learn why, and how, companies make strategic decisions in the context today's complex and dynamic world of business. Students will be introduced to various strategic analysis frameworks and learn how these can be used to help organizations better understand their strategic position and formulate feasible and suitable growth and competitive strategies. Based on a sound understanding of the theories, students will be required to apply the concepts through the use of innovative strategic planning teaching and case study material
4280 Managerial Economics 3 This course aims to introduce students to the application of economic theory and methodology to decision making problems faced by private, public, and not-for-profit institutions. Topics covered will include: optimization techniques, demand analysis, estimation of demand, business and economic forecasting, production economics, cost analysis, price, output, and strategy in different types of markets.
4586 Applied Statistics 3 This course introduces students with basic inferential statistics including point and interval estimation, hypothesis testing, correlation, and regression analysis. The course is intended to provide students with understanding of how to apply inferential course statistics to business decision.
5465 Project appraisal 3 The course seeks to introduce students to the principles and theoretical foundations related to feasibility studies, project evaluation and their importance, and to identify their components, components and various stages. It also seeks to shed light on the economic, financial and technical data that must be provided to those studying the feasibility of investment projects, the sources of those data and how to access them. The course is also concerned with analyzing or evaluating economic projects from the point of view of the private sector and the national economy.
5476 Islamic Economics 3 This course includes an introduction to the various economic systems as an introduction to introducing the student to the characteristics and objectives of the Islamic economic system, the economic problem in Islam, types of ownership, the role of the state in economic activity, financial and monetary policies in Islam, distribution issues, types of companies, Islamic banks and Islamic models in development.
5479 Accounting for financial Institutions 3 "The Accounting for Financial Institutions course aims to provide the student with the skill of financial operations in commercial banks by introducing him the accounting framework in it and how to conduct the accounting treatment of operations that take place in different departments such as the accounts department, guarantees, bills of exchange, letter of credits, and others. It is provided with many practical examples of all financial operations that take place in banks
5486 .Accounting for Governmental & non – Profit Org. 3 Introduces fund accounting as used by governmental and nonprofit entities. Stresses differences between accounting principles of for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. Describe the basic principles of accounting used in government and nonprofit organizations. Explain the eight major classes of funds and two account groups used by government. Have a working knowledge of the budgetary systems used for financial planning control in government and nonprofit organizations. Explain the differences in accounting principles used between government and nonprofit organizations from those used by for-profit organizations.
5490 Financial Markets 3 This course aims to develop students understanding of the basic principles of financial markets and provides an introduction how assets are valued and traded in those markets. It also considers exchange rates, interest rates and the pricing of bonds; and the characteristics and pricing of financial futures and options.
5491 Financial Risk Management 3 This course examines modern techniques for managing financial risks. The course will cover measurement techniques for different types of financial risks (equity, fixed income, currency, commodity) and instruments.
5493 Corporation Governance 3 This course introduces the role of governance practices protecting investor, protection of shareholders, lowers the cost of capital due to better risk mitigation. Topics include the role and responsibilities of shareholders (principals), the boards of directors (the principals' representatives), and the executive management (agent) and compensation policies, board of directors’ structure and practices, corporate disclosure and transparency, and the value of the shareholder vote. The course looks into corporate pyramidal structures, hostile takeovers, and the failure of the market for corporate control.
5494 Investment Management 3 تعرف على الأسواق والأدوات المالية واستراتيجيات الاستثمار. تطبيق النماذج القياسية للاقتصاد المالي على مشاكل تحسين المحفظة ، والتنويع ، والتحصين ، وإدارة المخاطر.
5495 International Accounting 3 this course focuses on the development of IFRS by IASB and the challenges the board needed to deal with. the differences between countries in their own accounting standards, and the causes of these differences (economic, legal, cultural...).
5497 Accounting Cases and Problems 3 This course focuses on problem solving in accounting related positions. The course is designed to test students’ knowledge of accounting material and their ability to apply that knowledge in real-world scenarios.
5794 Business Ethics and social responsibility 3 This course intend to provide the students with the Social Responsibility & Business Ethics issues as knowledge and away of thinking , topics to be covered : the responsibility towards the environment, society, community, individuals, work environment, business ethics dilemmas such as ( write and wrong , privacy, credibility,…) Topics to be spliced by the instructor , students should conduct researches related to these issues, sublime reports and present them at classes.
8090 Financing And Project Support 3 Students will have an opportunity to learn about fundraising, as well as philanthropy more broadly. This introductory course will examine the range of ways to raise funds from government, individuals, foundations and corporations. The importance of stewardship, program evaluation, and the role of the board and staff in developing effective fundraising strategies will be addressed.
8772 Python Programming 4 "It covers the basics of programming in Python including variables, expressions, loops, conditions, lists, strings, functions, and standard and file I/O in a hands-on fashion. It also covers, at an introductory level, some Object-oriented programming aspects like classes, modules and packages. Students will acquire algorithmic thinking and debugging skills via solving a multitude of programming exercises in-class and as homework assignments. Other important common programming practices like naming rules, commenting and handling errors will also be highlighted."
8940 Introduction to FinTech 3
8941 Corporate Finance 3 "This course presents the theory and practice of corporate finance. It covers the instruments and practices of the corporate finance with close reference to the relevant theories and current issues. This course is designed to cover the topics such as capital budgeting, cost of capital, present value, valuing stocks, capital market efficiency, and valuemaximization. On successful completion of this course, all students will have developed knowledge and understanding of: Corporate Form of Organization & Corporate Governance, Brief Overview of Capital Budgeting, Capital Markets and Capital Structure, Debt Policy, Payout Policy, Corporate Valuation & Mergers/Acquisitions, Credıt and Inventory management, Cash and liquidity management. Also, This is a two pronged course. The first part covers analyses of the time value of money. This part includes illustrations with specific reference to current cases regarding the management of cash. The second part deals with the procedures and instruments that prevail in the relationship between the firm and money and capital markets. Particular attention is devoted to the stock exchange including regulations pertaining to initial public offerings and listings. Also, this course will give the students detailed information about capital budgeting, capital market line, security market line, risk and return, cost of capital, financial leverage and capital structure policy (i.e. long-term financial policy) and short-term financial planning."
8942 Money and Banking 3 "This course is designed to explain the importance of money and banking to economic activity. This course offers a systematic analysis of monetary theories and the financial system. Apart from exposing students to different approaches in monetary analysis, the course places a special emphasis on the up-to-date analysis of how information costs affect financial structure and monetary policy. The course will cover the structure and importance of the financial system, the functions of money, behavior of interest rates, financial structure and asymmetric information, bank management and regulation, debates on macroeconomic and monetary policies, the targets and instruments of monetary policies, the transmission mechanism of monetary policy and its effectiveness, money and inflation, rational expectations and its applications."