Module Content

• Financial markets and financial system 
• Types of financial instruments 
• Time Value of Money  
• Bonds, Types, Pricing and Yields  
• Asset-Backed Securities  
• Fixed Income Risk and Return 
• Credit analysis for corporate bonds 
• Sovereign and non-sovereign government bonds 
• Evaluation of Stocks 

Teaching Methods

The module is delivered by means of a weekly 1hr lecture and a 1hr seminar/workshop. In this way, students are introduced to theory, which they will then have to study and assimilate on their own time until next week’s practical workshop/seminar, where they will be offered discursive and/or computational exercises which will invite them to demonstrate an ability to practice the theory they got introduced to over the previous week.

Students are expected to engage with pre-set discursive and computational exercises prior to each workshop. Lecture slides, lecture notes and seminar questions/exercises are available to the students on Blackboard. Students are required to develop an understanding of the topic area by studying the lecture notes prior to attempting and practicing the questions in the workshop.

As part of this module, students will draw on and enhance graduate attributes of planning, communication, literacy and analysis which will aid their employability in the financial management sector.

Assessment Methods

This module is assessed through a two Written Examinations (30% and 70%)