BE610-5-FY-KS:
Introduction to Banking
2019/20
Essex Business School
Kaplan Singapore
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 5
Current
Thursday 03 October 2019
Friday 26 June 2020
15
09 January 2020
Requisites for this module
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BE632
BSC N420JS Accounting and Finance,
BSC N420NS Accounting and Finance,
BSC N390JS Banking and Finance,
BSC N390NS Banking and Finance
This module is an introduction to both theoretical and practical issues related to the modern banking business. The module begins with an overview of the role and genesis of the financial system and the nature of financial intermediation. It covers the main characteristics and types of banks (e.g. commercial and mutual, retail and wholesale) and analyses recent trends and developments in relation to both domestic and international banking markets.
The module also explores the main items contained in banks' financial statements and discusses main risks of banking, with particular reference to elementary risk management techniques. Special attention is paid to central banking and the rationale for bank regulation at both national and international levels.
The aim of this module is to introduce basic concepts of banking, to provide students with an understanding of the role of financial intermediation and to overview the tools of analysis of banking activities. Special attention will be paid to regulatory issues.
On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
1. Explain the differences between banks, other financial intermediaries and financial markets
2. Explain the role and functions of central banks
3. Analyse and interpret basic banks' financial statements, identify banking risks and elementary risk management techniques
3. Critically evaluate why banks need regulation and distinguish between the different types of regulation
Upon successful completion of the module, students should also be able to:
1. Improve your research skills through the use of Google Scholar search platform
2. Develop your critical thinking through the use of recent article journals
3. Improve your data analytical skills through the analysis of publicly available banking data
4. Improve awareness of recent developments in the banking sector
No additional information available.
1 two-hour lecture per week for ten consecutive weeks. You are expected to do relevant reading and preparation before the lecture. It is strongly recommended that you also do additional reading to supplement the lecture material.
- Casu, Barbara; Girardone, Claudia; Molyneux, Philip. (2015) Introduction to banking, Harlow: Pearson.
- Barbara Casu; Claudia Girardone; Philip Molyneux. (2015) Introduction to banking, Harlow: Pearson.
- Mishkin, Frederic S. (c2006) The economics of money, banking, and financial markets, Boston: Pearson/Addison Wesley. vol. The Addison-Wesley series in economics
- Howells, P. G. A.; Bain, K. (2005) The economics of money, banking and finance: a European text, Harlow: Financial Times/Prentice Hall.
- Frederic S. Mishkin. (2016) The economics of money, banking, and financial markets, Harlow: Pearson Education Limited.
- M. J. Buckle; John L. Thompson. (2004) The UK financial system: theory and practice, Manchester: Manchester University Press.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course. The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students. Further reading can be obtained from this module's reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Additional coursework information
The in-class assessment consists of two (2) short mini-tests taking place in the lectures. The average of the results from the two mini-tests will constitute the above in-class assessment mark.
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Jose Linares Zegarra, email: jmlina@essex.ac.uk.
Jose Linares-Zegarra, Geng
E: ebsugcol@essex.ac.uk
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Dr Athanasios Verousis
The University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Senior Lecturer in Accounting & Finance
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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