Postgraduate - UnitBFF5230 - Global financial markets

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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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 2015 (Day) Caulfield Second semester 2015 (Day) Caulfield Second semester 2015 (Evening)

Synopsis

This unit analyses the characteristics, uses and behaviour of financial markets. Topics include:

types and users of financial markets
financial crises
global risk
international ratings
international debt and equity markets
derivative markets
credit derivatives
specialised sources of international finance
regulation of international markets

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

critically analyse the structure of global financial markets
evaluate the impact of international securities and tax law on international financial markets
evaluate academic papers in terms of the application of finance theories to the international financial markets
demonstrate effective interpersonal communication skills and develop a team-orientated approach to work effectively as a team member to produce a professional quality business document solving financial market-related problems
demonstrate in an individual summative assessment task the acquisition of a comprehensive understanding of global financial markets, their products and appropriateness for the investor.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 40%
Examination: 60%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Christine Brown

Co-requisites

Students must be enrolled in course 0504, 2619, 3189, 3818, 3850 or 4412 to undertake this unit.

Prohibitions

AFF5230