Investments and Capital Markets
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 36 hours
2020 teaching periods
Hawthorn
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Aims and objectives
Offered - Semester 2 2018
This unit provides students with an understanding of the different sources of funding available in capital markets and the types of financial institutions operating in these markets. Students will learn how to determine the most appropriate forms of financing for individuals and organisations, understand the factors that affect conditions and prices in financial markets and how to interpret financial concepts reported in the media.
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the structure and functions of financial markets
2. Critically analyse the mechanisms that operate within the Australian and International capital and financial markets
3. Critically analyse choices of financing available to individuals, small business and corporations
4. Apply problem solving methodology to the operation of equity and debt markets and demonstrate how conditions and prices are determined in major financial markets
5. Communicate proficiently in professional practice to a wide variety of audiences and operate as an effective member of a diverse team
Courses with unit
This unit is part of the Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship (AGSE) suite of coursesUnit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
Block Mode:
This unit will be delivered in block or intensive mode. Block mode may consist of blended, intensive and immersive teaching, which can include full day teaching and weekend teaching requirements – as specified in the Unit Outline.
Student workload:
For all teaching and learning structures (both face to face and online), students are expected to spend an average of 150 hours per unit in total over the duration of the study period
This includes all:
This unit will be delivered in block or intensive mode. Block mode may consist of blended, intensive and immersive teaching, which can include full day teaching and weekend teaching requirements – as specified in the Unit Outline.
Student workload:
For all teaching and learning structures (both face to face and online), students are expected to spend an average of 150 hours per unit in total over the duration of the study period
This includes all:
- Scheduled teaching and learning events and activities (contact hours timetabled in a face-to-face teaching space) and scheduled online learning events (contact hours scheduled in an online teaching space), and
- Non-scheduled learning events and activities (including directed online learning activities, assessments, independent study, student group meetings, and research)
- Read all prescribed materials and/or view videos in preparation for each class
- Attend and engage in all scheduled classes (face to face or online)
- Start assessment tasks well ahead of the due date, and submit assessments promptly
- Read / listen to all feedback carefully, and consider it for future assessment
- Engage with fellow students and teaching staff (don’t hesitate to ask questions)
Assessment
Test - Individual 30% - 40%
Assignment and Presentation 1 - Group30% - 40%
Assignment and Presentation 2 - Group 20% - 40%
Assignment and Presentation 1 - Group30% - 40%
Assignment and Presentation 2 - Group 20% - 40%
General skills outcomes
- Teamwork skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analysis skills
- Communication skills
- Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
- Ability to work independently
Content
- Introduction to money and financial markets
- The banking sector and non-bank financial intermediaries
- Regulation of financial intermediaries
- Sources of finance - short, medium and long term; international debt markets
- The share market as a source of equity for corporations
- Government debt, monetary policy and the payments system
- Interest rate determination and forecasting
- Interest rate risk management
- Implications of emerging technologies and Financial Services business models.
Study resources
- Reading materials and references.
Reading materials
Students are advised to check the unit outline in the relevant teaching period for appropriate textbooks and further reading.
References
Textbook ; Kidwell, D., Brimble, M., Basu, A., Lenten, L., and Thompson, D., 2013, Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 3rd Edition, John Wiley and Sons Australia, Limited.
Students will also be provided with links to finance and economics related websites, relevant Australian Government websites and other databases.
Students will also be provided with links to finance and economics related websites, relevant Australian Government websites and other databases.