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1. COURSE OBJECTIVES
This is a bridging course, connecting foundation courses to professional knowledge courses. This course provides basic theories of money, including: function and development of money, its impact to trade and settlement, the roles of financial institutions, especially the role of banks. Moreover, this course introduces the role of central bank to monetary policy and its impact to the society.
This is the basic theoretical financial module connecting basic theoretical modules with professional financial modules.
The module presents basic theory in finance like: what finance is, functions and nature of finance; financial system and the role of each component in the system; financial markets; time value of money, yields and risks, generalizing the main contents of financial activities in areas such as state budget, insurance, credit and corporate finance.
2. COURSE CONTENTS
No.
Contents
Time Allocation
Contribution to CLO
Hour(s) on the class
Essays, exercise,
Assignments
(3)
Self-study with teacher’s tutorials
(4)
Lecture
(1)
Practice, Seminar
(2)
1
Chapter 1. Overview of Finance and Money
3
0
1.5
6
1
2
Chapter 2: Interest Rate
1.5
1.5
0
5.25
2
3
Chapter 2: Interest Rate (cont.)
1.5
1.5
3
5.25
2
4
Chapter 3: Time value of money
3
0
0
6
3
5
Chapter 3: Time value of money (cont.)
1.5
1.5
0
5.25
3, 4
6
Chapter 3: Time value of money (cont.)
1.5
1.5
4.5
5.25
3, 4
7
Chapter 4: Financial Markets
3
0
0
6
5, 9, 12
8
Chapter 4: Financial Markets (cont.)
3
0
0
6
5, 9, 12
9
Mid – term test
0
3
1.5
4.5
10
Chapter 5: Financial Institutions
1.5
1.5
4.5
5.25
6, 10, 12
11
Chapter 5: Financial Institutions (cont.)
3
0
0
6
6, 10, 12
12
Chapter 6: Central Banks
3
0
0
6
7, 10, 11, 12
13
Chapter 6. Central Banks (cont.)
1.5
1.5
4.5
5.25
7, 10, 11, 12
14
Chapter 7. Corporate Finance
1.5
1.5
0
5.25
8, 9, 10, 11
15
Chapter 8. State Budget
1.5
1.5
3
5.25
8, 9, 10, 11
Total (hour)
30
15
22.5
82.5
3. COURSE ASSESSMENT
- Score ladder: 10
- Type of assessment
Form
Content
Criteria
CLO
Proportion
Formative
Attendance
Attendance check
1-8
10%
Summative
Midterm test
Written Exam (On or Offline)
1-12
30%
Final exam
The whole course
Written Exam (On or Offline)
1-12
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