Curricular information is subject to change.
On completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Describe the following financial securities: equities, bonds, and derivative products.
2. Describe the operations of equity, bond and derivative markets.
3. Explain the use of portfolio theory in investment management
4. Describe the applications of asset pricing models eg. CAPM, Black-Scholes.
5. Analyse and evaluate the investment process
6. Create and deliver an investment process
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Specified Learning Activities | 50 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 50 |
| Lectures | 24 |
| Total | 124 |
Not applicable to this module.
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participation in Learning Activities: You will be rewarded for your participation & for the quality of contribution in class. Active participation in the inclass discussion will improve everyone’s learning. | Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4 | Pass/Fail Grade Scale | No | 15 |
No |
| Assignment(Including Essay): Learning journal | Week 12 | Graded | No | 45 |
No |
| Group Work Assignment: Portfolio Challenge: Manage an investment portfolio. Full details on Brightspace. | Week 10 | Graded | No | 40 |
No |
| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
|---|---|
| Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Not yet recorded.