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Undergraduate Course: Investment and Securities Markets (BUST10032)

Course Outline
SchoolBusiness School CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaBusiness Studies Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe valuation of equity shares and fixed interest investments: theories of the term structure of interest rates; the behaviour of stock market prices and the principles involved in constructing portfolios.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Principles of Finance (BUST08003)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting students should have at least 3 Business Studies/Management courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.


Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
CentralLecture1-5, 7-11 15:00 - 17:00
First Class Week 1, Thursday, 15:00 - 17:00, Zone: Central. Robson Building Lecture Theatre, 15 George Square
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:00
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
CentralLecture1-5, 7-11 15:00 - 17:00
First Class Week 1, Thursday, 15:00 - 17:00, Zone: Central. Robson Building Lecture Theatre, 15 George Square
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding

On completion of the course students should:
a) be aware of the concepts and tools employed in institutional investment and securities markets;
b) have gained an understanding of the current issues and debates relating to topics covered in the course;
c) have a knowledge of academic research methods relating to investment and securities markets;
d) be able to discuss critically the contribution of financial market theory to the institutional investment process.

Cognitive Skills

On completion of the course students should be able to:
a) demonstrate that they can follow complex lines of arguments;
b) demonstrate that they can write answers to essay-type questions.
Assessment Information
Final Examination 70%; Coursework 30%.
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
Coursework 50%; One Essay (min 3,000 words) 50%.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Transferable skills Not entered
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Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsISM
Contacts
Course organiserMr Ismail Gucbilmez
Tel: (0131 6)50 3016
Email: U.Gucbilmez@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Caroline Hall
Tel: (0131 6)50 8336
Email: Caroline.Hall@ed.ac.uk
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