FIN4017H Capital Markets

Academic Year 2021/2022

Learning Outcomes At the end of module, students should be able to:
· Describe the following financial securities: equities, bonds, and foreign exchange products.
· Describe the operations of equity, bond and foreign exchange markets.
· Explain the use of portfolio theory in capital markets.
· Describe the applications of portfolio theory.
· Describe the theory and applications of asset pricing models.
· Develop research skills including data analysis and reviewing of literature.

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Learning Outcomes:

At the end of module, students should be able to:

· Describe the following financial securities: equities, bonds, and foreign exchange products.

· Describe the operations of equity, bond and foreign exchange markets.

· Explain the use of portfolio theory in capital markets.

· Describe the applications of portfolio theory.

· Describe the theory and applications of asset pricing models.

· Develop research skills including data analysis and reviewing of literature.

Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

20

Specified Learning Activities

60

Autonomous Student Learning

80

Total

160

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Examination: Examination 2 hour End of Trimester Exam No Graded No

60

Assignment: Main Assignment Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No

40


Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring Yes - 2 Hour
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

General feedback is provided to students on all their submitted assessment components.

Name Role
Mr Neil Caraher Tutor
Thomas Chan Tutor
Ms Sarah Kelly Tutor

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