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1. COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course aims at equipping students with:
- Knowledge about financial markets, including assets, participants, valuation,…
- Knowledge about financial institutions, including industry, balance sheet, management, performance…
- Calculation skills regarding valuations, risk, sensitivities…
- Competency in professional English, especially in financial markets and financial institutions
2. COURSE CONTENTS
No.
Content
Time Allocation
Contribute to CLO
Hour(s) on the class
Essays, exercise,
Assignments...
Self-study with teacher’s tutorials
Lecture
Practice, Seminar…
1
Chapter 1. Overview of Financial markets and Institutions
2
1
1.5
5.5
1,2,6
2
Chapter 2: Interest Rates
2
1
1.5
5.5
1,2,4,5,6,8
3
Chapter 2: Interest Rates (cont.)
2
1
1.5
5.5
1,2,4,5,6,7,8
4
Chapter 3: Money Markets
2
1
1.5
5.5
1,2,4,6,8
5
Chapter 3: Money Markets (cont.)
2
1
1.5
5.5
1,2,4,5,6,8
6
Chapter 4: Bond Markets
2
1
1.5
5.5
1,2,4,6,8
7
Chapter 4: Bond Markets (cont.)
2
1
1.5
5.5
1,2,4,5,6,7,8
8
Chapter 5: Mortgage Markets
2
1
1.5
5.5
1,2,4,6
9
Chapter 6: Stock Markets
2
1
1.5
5.5
1,2,4,6,8
10
Chapter 6: Stock Markets (cont.) and Mid-term exam
2
1
1.5
5.5
1,2,4,5,6,7,8
11
Chapter 7: Derivatives Markets
2
1
1.5
5.5
1,2,4,6,8
12
Chapter 7: Derivatives Markets (cont.)
2
1
1.5
5.5
1,2,4,6,8
13
Chapter 8: Commercial Banks
2
1
1.5
5.5
1,3,4,6
14
Chapter 9: Other Depository and Investment Institutions
2
1
1.5
5.5
1,3,4,6
15
Chapter 10: Other Financial Institutions
2
1
1.5
5.5
1,3,4,6
Total
30
15
22.5
82.5
3. COURSE ASSESSMENT
- Score ladder: 10
- Type of assessment
Form
Content
Criteria
CLO
Proportion
Formative
Attendance
Attendance check
1-4,8
10%
Summative
Midterm test
Chapters 1-5
Written Exam (On or Offline)
1,2,5-8
30%
Final exam
The whole course
Written Exam (On or Offline)
1-8
60%
Total:
100%
Note:
Formative assessment could be under the following possible contributions:
- Class attendance check
- Minute- test
- Presentation (group work or individual task)
Written exam could be in any or the combination of the followings:
- Short form and/or multiple-choice tests
- Short answer test
- Essay
- Performance test
- Written report
- Projects
- Case studies