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At the end of this course you should be able to:
1. Explain the role of banks in today’s economic environment
2. Discuss liquidity and capital management policies and how they interact
3. Explain efficient approaches to managing the bank’s assets
4. Understand the dynamics of financial crises and their effects on economic activity
5. Analyse the performance of a bank
6. Discuss the importance of bank regulation and identify the dangers that arise in a regulated system
The course outline is available on Brightspace.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Specified Learning Activities | 26 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 70 |
Total | 120 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Group Project: Prepare a 7 minute video presentation for the Board of Bank of Ireland plc. The presentation will be on a topic that will be advised to your group during the semester. Details in Brightspace. | Week 11 | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Multiple Choice Questionnaire: A Brightspace quiz that tests some of the general knowledge of the module content. The quiz will contain MCQ type questions and some calculation questions. | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 10 |
Essay: A 1,700 word essay (±10%) on a title of your choice. A topic list for your essay will be advised during the semester (via Brightspace). | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 50 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Feedback on the Group Assignment will be given prior to submission via in-class Q&A and after class discussion. Time after class will be limited as I have another lecture ater FIM.