Postgraduate - UnitBFF5050 - Global banking institutions and issues

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Banking and Finance
Offered	Caulfield First semester 2014 (Day) Caulfield Second semester 2014 (Day)

Synopsis

Topics include history of international banking; international financial system and its major players; regulations and interaction with public policy; world debt; foreign exchange markets; lending and investment criteria; the Australian international banking sector.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

develop skills in understanding of the role of international banking within the international financial, derivatives and regulatory markets
develop an international banking perspective by contrasting different banking and finance systems in other countries
develop an ability to work in a team by completing a group report that requires a written synthesis of the contributions of team members and presentation of the report in the class
develop oral presentation skills by participation in discussions during tutorials
develop academic skills by preparing an individual assignment based on empirical studies that requires research using the web and print reference materials
demonstrate in an individual summative assessment task the acquisition of a comprehensive understanding of the topics covered by BFF5050.