Postgraduate Course: Financial Services and Related Skills (LAWS11249)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 15 |
ECTS Credits | 7.5 |
| Summary | To develop knowledge and understanding of the provision and regulation of financial services in a legal context, and (ii) to develop knowledge and understanding of the content and interpretation of accounts, including the regulatory framework of Solicitors' Accounts |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2020/21, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Blocks 1-3 (Sem 1-2) |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
150
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Lecture Hours 1,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 28,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 28,
External Visit Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
39 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Classwork - 100% if individual standard of 60% achieved across assignments/both parts
Failure to achieve this - Examination - 100%
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| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Financial Services and Related Skills | 3:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 3:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able to:-
o Understand the need for financial awareness and expertise
o Understand the purpose of the main areas of financial advice for companies and individuals
o Demonstrate an understanding of the global economic environment
o Explain and discuss the various forms of financial services available for clients: deposit-based, fixed interest and equity investments
o Explain and discuss the various forms of financial services available for clients: collective investment, insurance for protection and life assurance, derivatives
o Explain and discuss the various forms of financial services available for clients: mortgages
o Understand loan finance
o Explain and discuss the various forms of financial services available for clients: pensions
o Understand the process of giving financial advice to companies and individuals: tax elements
o Understand the principles a set of company accounts
o Demonstrate an ability to and practice of tax planning as it relates to private clients
o FSA
o Analyze and understand compare sets of accounts by using ratios
o Demonstrate Professional communication
o Demonstrate Team working (Investment exercise)
o Practice file and risk management
o Undertake Transactional research: the need to complete a full fact-find
o Understand the Client-Solicitor relationship
o Understand the Regulatory framework and professional standards, including guidance by the Law Society of Scotland
o Interviewing
o Demonstrate Writing and drafting
o Demonstrate Negotiation
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Laura McBrien
Tel:
Email: Laura.mcbrien@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Margaret Stewart
Tel: (0131 6)50 2004
Email: margaret.stewart@ed.ac.uk |
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