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This course provides students with an understanding of the financial system by introducing students to the reasons for, and nature of, financial markets and financial institutions, before moving on to explore the need and importance of regulation, investigate the causes and consequences of the recent 2008 Global Financial Crisis, and discuss future reform.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course is designed to
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 9 | Feedback Weeks | 11 | |
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The test is for examining students’ understanding of basic concepts and their ability to apply the knowledge to real world analysis. Some MCQs may involve short calculations. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of financial markets, products, services, and regulation |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Demonstrate the knowledge and understand of the financial institutions, and the ability to evaluate its regulation |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of theories of financial intermediation and evaluate the need for regulation. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 70 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 9 | Feedback Weeks | 11 | |
| Feedback | Word Count | 5000 | ||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Reflection | Evaluate | Demonstrate the awareness of and the ability to critically analyse the causes and consequences of financial crises |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Demonstrate the awareness of, and the ability to critical evaluate the central issues of financial markets, banking and regulation |
There are no assessments for this course.
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Reflection | Evaluate | Demonstrate the awareness of and the ability to critically analyse the causes and consequences of financial crises |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of theories of financial intermediation and evaluate the need for regulation. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Demonstrate the knowledge and understand of the financial institutions, and the ability to evaluate its regulation |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Demonstrate the awareness of, and the ability to critical evaluate the central issues of financial markets, banking and regulation |
| Conceptual | Understand | Demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of financial markets, products, services, and regulation |
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