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AFM232 Financial Instruments and Markets

Updated: 29 April 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
16 September 2010 17 September 2010 Non-Mandatory
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Erkan Yalcin (eyalcin@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

A unit of lectures and tutorials which builds on the principles of finance introduced in AFM231. The unit focus includes: financial instruments and markets; the domestic financial system; money, share and bond markets; foreign exchange; swaps, futures and options; and overseas finance and investment.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Financial Markets and Institutions in Australia
ISBN: 9780733971433
Valentine, T., Ford, G., Edwards, V., Sundmacher, M. and Copp, R., Pearson Education 2nd ed. 2006
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 20% 2000
Assessment Notes
Qualitative and quantitative questions
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1 - 3 GA: 1,3 and 6
Online Test 20% 2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1 - 3 GA: 1, 3 and 6
Final Examination 2 hrs 60%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1 - 4 GA: 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. apply basic financial economic theory to explaining the workings of the domestic and international financial systems;
  2. describe the institutional framework for financing economic activity and the operation of the domestic money and capital markets and of their linkages with global financial markets and the financial products that are available and their applications;
  3. demonstrate a working knowledge of the institutions that promote the efficient operation of the global financial system and analyse the effects of changes in the private financial system on economic activity;
  4. demonstrate a basic understanding of financial risk management and the instruments applied to manage financial risk.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
An introductory command of the financial economic discipline will be achieved through knowledge presented in the lectures, tutorial work and through assessment tasks. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Written communications skills are assessed and practiced in the assignment work and are practiced in online communications. 		True True
3 Global Perspectives
The unit content provides students with a global perspective and context in financial economics. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Practiced through assignment preparation, use of Internet, blackboard etc. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
The unit supports the student to develop lifelong learning by encouraging intellectual interest and critical thinking, particularly in financial economics. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Assessments are focused on problem solving skills in financial economics 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Students are encouraged to appreciate aspects of social responsibility in relation to financial economics. 		True True
8 Team Work
Students are encouraged to practice teamwork in broad terms e.g. in tutorials and in on-line discussions. 		True
   

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