Last modified: 31 Jul 2023 11:19
Expand your knowledge and understanding of the banking industry.
This course provides key insights essential to an understanding of the modern banking industry. Key topics include, financial statements, bank activities, the different types of banks, management of banks, bank assets and liabilities management, bank specific issues and evolution of the banking sector.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Third Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course provides you with knowledge and understanding of the banking industry. Bank's face specific issues and have unique needs, requiring a dedicated approach which can articulate their functioning. Using both a theoretical and practical approach, this course provides key insights essential to an understanding of the modern banking industry. The course also provides essential knowledge of the actors and practices of the industry. Key topics are bank financial statements, bank activities, the different types of banks, banks’ managements, banks’ assets and liabilities management, banks’ specific issues and evolution in the banking sector. Among other topics the course includes:
By the end of this course, you will:
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback | Word Count | 1000 | ||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | To develop analytical skills through examination of the activities of banks and break down the performance measures. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | To understand and analyse the nature of bank financial statements. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | To evaluate the risk faced by banks and determine how to mitigate those risks. |
| Conceptual | Understand | To develop understanding of the role of banks within the economy which will contribute to development of critical thinking skills with respect to the bank-economy relationship. |
| Conceptual | Understand | To develop understanding of corporate governance issues in banking. |
| Conceptual | Understand | To understand the nature of competition and its implications for bank behaviour. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Research Report. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Analyse | To develop analytical skills through examination of the activities of banks and break down the performance measures. |
| Factual | Evaluate | To be able to appraise the role of central banks. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback | Word Count | 1000 | ||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Analyse | To develop analytical skills through examination of the activities of banks and break down the performance measures. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | To understand and analyse the nature of bank financial statements. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | To evaluate the risk faced by banks and determine how to mitigate those risks. |
| Conceptual | Understand | To develop understanding of the role of banks within the economy which will contribute to development of critical thinking skills with respect to the bank-economy relationship. |
| Conceptual | Understand | To develop understanding of corporate governance issues in banking. |
| Conceptual | Understand | To understand the nature of competition and its implications for bank behaviour. |
| Assessment Type | Formative | Weighting | 0 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Individual feedback provided through personal interaction with tutor. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Analyse | To understand and analyse the nature of bank financial statements. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | To develop analytical skills through examination of the activities of banks and break down the performance measures. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | To evaluate the risk faced by banks and determine how to mitigate those risks. |
| Conceptual | Understand | To develop understanding of the role of banks within the economy which will contribute to development of critical thinking skills with respect to the bank-economy relationship. |
| Conceptual | Understand | To develop understanding of corporate governance issues in banking. |
| Conceptual | Understand | To understand the nature of competition and its implications for bank behaviour. |
| Factual | Evaluate | To be able to appraise the role of central banks. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback | ||||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | To develop understanding of the role of banks within the economy which will contribute to development of critical thinking skills with respect to the bank-economy relationship. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | To develop analytical skills through examination of the activities of banks and break down the performance measures. |
| Factual | Evaluate | To be able to appraise the role of central banks. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | To evaluate the risk faced by banks and determine how to mitigate those risks. |
| Conceptual | Understand | To understand the nature of competition and its implications for bank behaviour. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | To understand and analyse the nature of bank financial statements. |
| Conceptual | Understand | To develop understanding of corporate governance issues in banking. |
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