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ECON203 Banking and Finance

Updated: 29 April 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus B - Internet access required
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus B - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites ECON101 or ECON102
Co-requisites None
Restrictions ECON222 or ECON303 or ECON322 or ECON405
Notes None
Combined Units ECON303 - Banking and Finance
ECON405 - Banking and Finance
Coordinator(s) Brian Dollery (bdollery@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

It provides an introduction to the operation of the banking and finance industry in Australia, and discusses some of its current policies and controversies, such as financial deregulation and prudential control.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Financial Markets, Institutions and Money
ISBN: 9781742167473
Kidwell, D.S., Brimble, M., Beal, D. and Willis, D., John Wiley 2009
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
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1-3
Assignment 2 20% 2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1-3
Final Examination 2 hrs 60%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1-3

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. understand the Australian financial system; to assess critically its performance;
  2. demonstrate an ability to analyse public policies;
  3. understand monetary policy and its impact on the banking system in the financial sphere.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
An introductory command of banking and finance will be achieved through knowledge presented in the teaching and learning activities associated with the unit. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
 True
3 Global Perspectives
 True
4 Information Literacy
 True
6 Problem Solving
 True True
   

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