Undergraduate Course: Investment and Securities Markets (BUST10032)

Course Outline
School	Business School	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate)	Availability	Available to all students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	The 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.
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: Principles of Finance (BUST08003)	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	Visiting students should have at least 3 Business Studies courses (including at least one Finance course) at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 20, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Revision Session Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 172 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 70 %, Coursework 30 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Final Examination 70%; Coursework 30%. Visiting Student Variant Assessment Coursework 50%; One Essay (min 3,000 words) 50%.
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Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)			2:00

Academic year 2014/15, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 20, Revision Session Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 174 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Final Examination 70%; Coursework 30%. Visiting Student Variant Assessment Coursework 50%; One Essay (min 3,000 words) 50%.
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No Exam Information

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.

Reading List
None

Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills	Not entered
Keywords	ISM

Contacts
Course organiser	Dr Ufuk Gucbilmez Tel: (0131 6)50 3016 Email: U.Gucbilmez@ed.ac.uk	Course secretary	Ms Caroline Hall Tel: (0131 6)50 8336 Email: Caroline.Hall@ed.ac.uk