Overview:
- Credits:
- 5.0
- Level:
- 3
- Semester:
- Autumn
- Subject:
- Economics
- School:
- Economics
- Coordinator:
- Professor Karl Whelan
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Curricular information is subject to change
After this course you will know how the banking system operates and how it influences the economy. You will understand what monetary policy is and how it is implemented by the major international central banks. You will understand how financial crises occur and the policies used to prevent them and deal with them. You will be able to assess various proposals for changes in central bank policies and proposals relating to banking regulation. You will be able to understand debates about how central banks should respond to various macroeconomic and financial events and be a more sophisticated consumer of commentary on macroeconomic and financial issues.
Indicative Module Content:Banks and Financial Intermediation
Banking Crises
Banking Regulation
Central Banks: The Fed and the ECB
Monetary Policy
European Monetary Union
Student Effort Type | Hours |
---|---|
Lectures | 22 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 80 |
Total | 102 |
ECON 20010 Intermediate Microeconomics & ECON 20020 Intermediate Macroeconomics
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Continuous Assessment: Weekly online MCQ quiz. | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 30 |
Examination: Final exam | 2 hour End of Trimester Exam | No | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 70 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
---|---|
Spring | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Students are entitled to request a meeting with the module co-ordinator to get feedback on their performance in tests or their written submissions. Online office hours will be held on a weekly basis during the term. Students can get feedback then or at other times by emailing the module co-ordinator.
Name | Role |
---|---|
Prachi Srivastava | Tutor |