Postgraduate Course: Introduction to Banking (CMSE11168)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 15 |
| Home subject area | Common Courses (Management School) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course provides foundation knowledge that is required to 1. give students a broad understating of the roles of banks and the structure of the banking industry in different countries as relevant information in its own right and 2.to provide background information that is needed for students to benefit most from courses taken in semester two. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Knowledge and Understanding
After successfully completing the course the student will
&·have a knowledge and understanding of the roles and functions of different types of banks, of the functions of a central bank, of the structure of the banking industries in the EU, US and of common features of banks in emerging markets and of the corporate governance of banks;
&·have a knowledge and understanding of a bank&©s balance sheet and of how a bank manages its liquidity and its capital ;
&·have a knowledge of corporate governance arrangements in banks and of ethical issues in banking
2. Cognitive Skills
On completion of the course a student will be able to
&·compare the structures of banking systems between different economies;
&·explain the structures of banking industries;
&·explain the functions of different types of banks including central banks;
&·explain overseas diversification decisions by banks.
3. Transferable skills
During the course a student will develop skills to
&·analyse a banks&© balance sheet;
&·evaluate legislations relating to banks;
&·evaluate the financial performance of a bank; explain, in simple terms , how to manage the assets, liabilities and liquidity of a bank.
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Assessment Information
Exam, 2 hours, 70%
Assignment: 30%;
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Syllabus |
Lecture 1
Role of banks, theories of financial intermediation, current issues in banking
Lecture 2
Types of banking: retail, private, corporate, investment, Isalamic,. International banking: entry and international banking services.
Lecture 3
Functions of a central bank, monetary policy, independence debate. The Banks of England, the European Central Bank, the Federal reserve.
Lecture 4
A bank&©s balance sheet and income structure: a retail bank&©s balance sheet, an investment bank&©s financial statements. Bank performance.
Lecture 5
Asset and liability management, liquidity management, capital adequacy, off-balance sheet business, loan sales and securitization..
Lecture 6
Structure and performance of the UK banking industry. The UKK payments system.
Lecture 7
Structure of the EU banking industry, deregulation, developments in retail banking, technological developments. Structural feature of new EU member states.
Lecture 8
Structure of the banking industry in the US depository and savings institutions, US payements systems, balance sheet features of US banks and performance. The structure of the banking industry in Japan, payment systems and balance sheet features.
Lecture 9
Structural features of banking in emerging and transition economies, bank crises.
Lecture 10
Corporate governance in banks, effects on performance. Ethics in banking.
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Jonathan Crook
Tel: (0131 6)50 3802
Email: j.crook@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Samantha Rice
Tel: (0131 6)51 5332
Email: Samantha.Rice@ed.ac.uk |
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