Postgraduate Course: Introduction to Banking (CMSE11168)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 15 |
ECTS Credits | 7.5 |
| Summary | This course provides foundation knowledge that is required to 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 to provide background information that is needed for students to benefit most from courses taken in semester two. |
| Course description |
The course provides an integrated overview of both theoretical and practical issues related to the modern banking business. It covers four central topics. The introductory lecture outlines the role and functions of the financial system and the nature of financial intermediation with a particular emphasis on current issues in banking. The second section covers the main activities and types of banks (e.g., retail, commercial, Islamic, global banking), it explores how to assess bank performance using the information reported in banks financial statements and it illustrates theories and practice of central banking. The third topic regards the structure of the banking systems in different countries and the corporate governance and organizational arrangements in banking. Finally, the course provides an insight on ethics in banking and professional and effective management.
Syllabus
Role of banks, theories of financial intermediation, current issues in banking
Types of banking: retail, private, corporate, investment, Islamic, International banking: entry and international banking services.
Functions of a central bank, monetary policy, independence debate.
A bank's balance sheet and income structure: a retail bank's balance sheet, an investment bank's financial statements.
Asset and liability management, liquidity management, capital adequacy, off-balance sheet business, loan sales and securitization.
Structure and performance of the UK banking industry.
The UK payments system.
Structure of the EU banking industry, deregulation, developments in retail banking, technological developments.
Structure of the banking industry in the US depository and savings institutions, US payments systems, balance sheet features of US banks and performance.
The structure of the banking industry in Japan, payment systems and balance sheet features.
Structural features of banking in emerging and transition economies, bank crises.
Corporate governance in banks, effects on performance.
Ethics in banking.
Student Learning Experience
The learning outcomes will be achieved by information imparted in lectures, by the discussions and participation in tutorials, by the process of researching information and writing the essay.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
150
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 4,
Formative Assessment Hours 4,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
117 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Exam, 2 hours, 70%
Assignment: 30%;
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| Feedback |
All students will be given at least one formative feedback or feedforward event for every course they undertake, provided during the semester in which the course is taken and in time to be useful in the completion of summative work on the course. Such feedback may be at course or programme level, but must include input of relevance to each course in the latter case.
Feedback on formative assessed work will be provided within 15 working days of submission, or in time to be of use in subsequent assessments within the course, whichever is sooner. Summative marks will be returned on a published timetable, which has been made clear to students at the start of the academic year.
Feedback will comprise individual feedback on student essays and overall exam mark feedback in the form of a report. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Introduction to Banking | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand and critically discuss the roles and functions of different types of banks
- Understand and critically evaluate the roles and functions of central banks
- Understand and critically discuss the structure of the major banking markets;
- Discuss and critically evaluate the composition of banks financial statements;
- Critically discuss corporate governance arrangements in banks and ethical issues in banking.
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Reading List
| Hudgins, S. C., Rose, P.S. (2012). Bank Management & Financial Services, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 9 edition |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Cognitive Skills
On completion of the course a student will be able to:
compare the structures of banking systems between different economies;
describe the functions of different types of banks including central banks;
illustrate the role of banking in the financial-services industry;
explain the professional decision-making and the principles of effective management in banking.
Subject Specific Skills
After completing this course, students should be able to:
analyse banks' financial statements;
assess the financial performance of a bank;
comprehend the effects of central bank policies;
evaluate legislations relating to banks;
explain the professional ethics in the banking industry. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Davide Mare
Tel: (0131 6)51 5077
Email: Davide.Mare@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Ashley Harper
Tel: (0131 6)51 5671
Email: Ashley.Harper@ed.ac.uk |
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