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On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

1	To understand important financial economic principles
2	To apply financial economic principles to solving problems
3	To develop analytical skills
4	To develop both independent learning and group work skills
5	To develop verbal and non-verbal communication skills
6	To understand the broader social consequences of financial economic decisions making

Hunt B., Terry C. (2011), Financial Institutions and Markets, 6th Edition, Cengage Learning

A number of links will be posted on MyUni as additional reading material. In addition, the following texts are all valuable useful supplements to our required text.

Bodie Z., Merton R., Cleeton D, (2009) Financial Economics, 2nd edition, Pearson International Edition

Viney C. (2011), Financial Market Essentials, McGraw Hill 最新糖心Vlog

Valentine et al. (2011), Fundamentals of Financial Markets and Institutions in 最新糖心Vlog, Pearson

All of the material related to the course, e.g. tutorial questions, lecture slides, practice questions, a practice examination paper and the full details of each assessment task will be available on MyUni.

To encourage collaborative learning, the course will also make heavy use of discussion boards on the MyUni webpage.

There will be separate forums for each component of the course and students are strongly encouraged to use these forums for questions. The forums will be monitored regularly and managed by the lecturer-in-charge.

The purpose of the forums is to encourage student’s collaborative learning and provide all students with equal access to information related to the course.

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The course is based on the problem solving approach to learning.

Throughout the seminars and tutorials there will be a continuing emphasis on:
 
Phase 1: Concrete Situation

Identification of a real world case study or realistic scenario.

Phase 2: Definition

Understanding the issues and defining the question of interest.

Phase 3: Abstract conceptualisation

Explain how the issues can be addressed using the tools of financial economics. Proposition of economic tools that can be applied to help answer the question.

Phase 4: Implementation

With the help of appropriate theory, choose an 'optimal' solution.

The 最新糖心Vlog expects full-time students in a 12 week semester to devote a total of at least 12 hours per week over a 12 week period to their studies. Students in this course are expected to attend all lectures and assigned tutorials scheduled throughout the semester.

It is expected that students will devote the equivalent of at least 144 hours of learning activities per week over the period of this course if they expect to receive a pass mark.

Lectures, tutorials and independent and small group learning are all essential components of the learning activities on this course. Your active participation in each element of the course is required, if you are to be successful.

Tutorials are particularly - the communication skills developed in tutorials by regularly and actively participating in discussions are considered to be most important by the School and are highly regarded by employers and professional bodies.

There will be an emphasis on group discussions, and active learning in small groups throughout the tutorials. In addition,participants will be encouraged to contribute to on-line discussions.

The schedule of the lectures, tutorials and readings is as follows. References fo Hunt and Terry refer to our required text.


Week 1 
26 June
Introduction to Finance and Financial Systems
Reading: Chapter 1 (Hunt and Terry)
Lecture 1, 10am-12noon
Tutorials (Tutorial 1) 2-4pm
Lecture Notes and Tutorial Problems should be downloaded from MyUni prior to class.

Week 2
27 June
Interest Rates and Financial Intermediaries
Reading: Chapter 3 (Hunt and Terry)
Lecture 2, 10am-12noon
Tutorials (Tutorial 2) 2-4pm
Lecture Notes and Tutorial Problems should be downloaded from MyUni prior to class.

Week 3
28 June
Allocating Resources Over time (Part 1)
Reading-uploaded resource on Myuni
Lecture 3, 10am-12noon
Tutorials (Tutorial 3) 2-4pm
Lecture Notes and Tutorial Problems should be downloaded from MyUni prior to class

Week 4
30 June
Allocating Resources Over time (Part 2)
Reading-uploaded resource on Myuni
Lecture 4, 10am-12noon
Tutorials (Tutorial 4) 2-4pm
Lecture Notes and Tutorial Problems should be downloaded from MyUni prior to class.


Week 5
1 July
Household Saving and Investment Decisions
Reading-Chapter 5 of Bodie, Cleeton and Merton (provided - book now out of print)
Lecture 5, 10am-12noon
Tutorials (Tutorial 5) 2-4pm
Lecture Notes and Tutorial Problems should be downloaded from MyUni prior to class.

Week 6
7 August 
Introduction to Markets and Principles of Market Valuation
Reading: Chapter 5 (Hunt and Terry) Lecture 6, 10am-12noon
Tutorials (Tutorial 6) 2-4pm
Lecture Notes and Tutorial Problems should be downloaded from MyUni prior to class.


Week 7
8 August
The Bond Market
Reading: Chapter 8 (Hunt and Terry)
Lecture 7, 10am-12noon
Tutorials (Tutorial 7) 2-4pm
Lecture Notes and Tutorial Problems should be downloaded from MyUni prior to class.

Week 8 
10 August
The Share Market
Reading: Chapter 9 (Hunt and Terry) - some references will also be made to Cha.10.
Lecture 8, 10am-12noon
Tutorials (Tutorial 8) 2-4pm
Lecture Notes and Tutorial Problems should be downloaded from MyUni prior to class.

Week 9
11 August
The Money Market
Reading: Chapter 7 (Hunt and Terry)
Lecture 9, 10am-12noon
Tutorials (Tutorial 9) 2-4pm
Lecture Notes and Tutorial Problems should be downloaded from MyUni prior to class.

Week 10
12 August 
The Foreign Exchange Market (and differences between the 最新糖心Vlogn and Singaporean systems)
Reading: Chapter 11 (Hunt and Terry)
Lecture 10, 10am-12noon
Tutorials (Tutorial 10) 2-4pm
Lecture Notes and Tutorial Problems should be downloaded from MyUni prior to class.

To gain a pass mark in this course, at least 50 per cent must be obtained overall. There are no separate requirements for individual assessments.

Daily tutorial tests:	30%
Small group assignment (maximum of 4 participants per group):	20%
Final examination:	50%

To gain a pass mark in this course, at least 50 per cent must be obtained overall. There are no separate requirements for individual assessments.

Tutorial Tests 30%:

Students will be asked to complete a brief mutliple choice test, to solve a short problem or to provide a short written answer to a question in each tutorial across the course. The mark awarded will be based on the best 8 (from 10) of these in-course assessments.

Due Date: The final 10 minutes of each tutorial. Grades will be provided within 24 hours.

Group Assignment 20%:

The format of the group assignment should be a report. A group needs to consist of two to four members. The assignment will relate to a current issue in finance, and your report will demonstrate evidence of active, small group discovery.

The small group discovery experience which forms part of the overall assessment is a group assignment, which must be completed in groups of 2-4 students, contributing 20% to the maximum overall grade of each participant.
 
Full details of this assignment will be provided on MyUni on the day of the first lecture. Late submission of the Group Assignment will be penalised with 10 percent per day.

Due Date: 31st July, midnight.

Final Examination 50%:

There will be a two hour final examination for this course which will be held during the examination period. You will be advised of the date, time and venue in due course.
 
A mock exam will be published on MyUni.

The Group Assignment should be submitted on-line via MyUni by 12 midnight on 31 July.

Late submission will be penalised by the loss of 2% of the 20% available per day - in other words, by the loss of 10% of the maximum mark which can be awaded for the assignment, per day.

Instructions on submission will be provided on MyUni during the first week of the course.