Module detail

SHE level	11
SCQF credit points	15
ECTS credit points	7.5
Module code	MMN330198
Module Leader	Sanjukta Brahma
School	Glasgow School for Business and Society
Subject	Finance
Trimester	A (September start), B (January start), A (September start)

Summary of content

The module aims to develop a critical awareness of the financial risks inherent in financial markets and analyse the products which are used to manage these risks. The module will be split into 3 sections.
The first section will consider portfolio theory as an introduction to risk, risk aversion, capital allocation between risky assets and risk-free assets and then look at the optimal risky portfolio.
Section 2 will build upon this by analysing the Capital Assets Pricing Model and Arbitrage Pricing Theory.
Section 3 will then move onto an analysis of the financial products utilised concentrating on options, futures, swaps, and securitisation.

Module details

In alignment with the GCU SfL, and the general aims of both the MSc International Banking and Finance programme, the learning outcomes of this module are delivered within a context of encouraging responsible leadership, an international perspective, and professionalism, through engaging students in the analysis, research, and discussion of contemporary, real-life issues. For students other than distance learning students, contact will normally be two hours of lectures and one hour of seminar each week.

Lectures will be used to highlight the key issues in a specific topic and point the way towards relevant journal articles and other appropriate literature. Students will be then expected to prepare for following week 's seminar on each topic by engaging in literature searches, undertaking relevant reading, and preparing responses to discursive and, where necessary, computational questions. In some cases, students will be asked to prepare work in advance of the lecture to facilitate a more interactive approach to the lecture, providing the basis for deepening professional skills, knowledge and understanding.

Seminars will be conducted in workshop format providing the opportunity for student led and group task learning, with the aim of enhancing to enhance intellectual, critical, and analytical skills, as well as common good attributes of leadership and responsibility.

In the case of Distance Learning students, course materials will include interactive prompts and opportunities for reflection to allow the students to identify and engage with important learning points and issues arising in the course material. Module tutors will also make use of podcasts to emphasise important issues and learning points or explain problematic issues that arise either face-to-face or online, to all students.

Extensive use will be made of VLE, Computer Labs and the Bloomberg terminals to enhance the learning experience and engagement of all students on the module. One purpose of the VLE i

Module structure

Activity	Total hours
Lectures	22
Tutorials	0
Practicals	0
Seminars	11
Independent Learning	79
Assessment	38
Placement	0

Assessment methods

Component	Duration	Weighting	Threshold	Description
Course Work001		50	45	Mid-term class test
Course Work002		50	45	End-of-term class test

Academic essentials

Financial Securities and Portfolio Analysis

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