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Undergraduate Course: Introduction to Financial Markets (BUST08029)

Course Outline
SchoolBusiness School CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe course aims to develop a student's understanding of the basic principles of finance. It builds on the introduction to finance provided in the Foundations of Business course. The course has a quantitative slant, and is designed to give a theoretical introduction to financial markets.

The course looks at the way assets are valued in financial markets. It considers interest rates and the pricing of fixed-income bonds; stock market prices and returns; stock market risk and the influence of risk on the pricing of shares; and the characteristics and pricing of financial futures and options.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Principles of Finance (BUST08003)
Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 20, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 8, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 166 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 80 %, Coursework 20 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Coursework 20%, final exam (80%)

The coursework will consist of a one hour multiple choice test to be held in Week 8. The final examination will be of two hour duration. The exam paper will be divided into two sections: Section A (compulsory, 80%) will consist of multiple choice questions. Section B will consist of one compulsory question (20%).
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Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:00
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
On completion of the course, students should be able:
a) to describe the main financial assets and how they may be valued
b) to discuss critically the contribution of finance theory to financial practice.

Cognitive Skills
On completion of the course, students should be able:
a) to demonstrate that they can work in a tutorial group to analyse a financial problem using concepts covered in the lectures
b) to demonstrate that they can solve simple problems in finance

Key Skills
On completion of the course, students should:
a) have been encouraged to develop their written skills through the degree examination
b) be able to demonstrate an ability to solve numerical problems through tutorials and the degree examination
c) be able to communicate effectively in a tutorial group.

Subject-Specific Skills
On completion of the course, students should:
a) be aware of the techniques and insights relevant to the valuation of financial assets
b) be aware of the uses and limitations of these techniques and insights.

Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Maria Michou
Tel: (0131 6)50 8341
Email: Maria.Michou@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Anastasija Mezecka
Tel: (0131 6)51 5251
Email: Anastasia.Mezecka@ed.ac.uk
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