| AF6002 |
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE AND RESPONSIBLE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
|
This module is designed for business students to develop a non-technical
understanding of the key aspects of corporate financial theory and practice.
The
module covers the core aspects of raising capital and determining financing,
though
to investing capital in major corporate decisions, and finally returning
value to
shareholders.
Specifically you will study in the module Sustainable Value Management, Stock
Market
Efficiency, Capital Asset Pricing Model, Portfolio Theory, International Cost of
Capital, Capital Structure Decisions, Dividend Policy, Corporate Valuation and
International Merger & Acquisition activity.
The module has a focus on business responsibility of all of those areas,
concentrating
on professional codes of conduct in areas such as the banking industry,
accounting and
similar finance areas, and the types of dilemmas that graduates could face in
professional practice.
This module will help you develop as a critical and reflective practitioner. In
the
module you will become more aware of the issues that responsible businesses face
when
attempting to implement financial concepts and theories into practice. |
CORE, 20 Credits |
| AF6003 |
BANKING RISK 1
|
In this module, you will learn and examine the banking risk faced by banks
and
financial institutions. This module takes you through the specific areas of
credit
and market risks within the context of the relevant regulatory
framework
The Basel Accords and draws on case study material provided by high profile
banks and
financial institutions. You will be expected to develop an understanding of the
nature
of credit and market risks, its measurement models and management issues. The
module
will cover:
• A typology of risk in banking and financial institutions –
definitions, types,
and its
importance as well as discussions on on certainty, risk and uncertainty.
• The nature and significance of market risk
• Measuring market risk through Value-at-Risk (VaR) models
(variance-covariance,
historical simulation and Monte-Carlo simulation models), back-testing,
stress-testing,
bootstrapping, expected shortfall and other regulatory models.
• Market risk regulatory framework using the Basel Accords. • Credit
decision-making and
credit risk in consumer and industrial loans.
• Measuring credit risk through credit scoring models, credit VaR models
(Creditmetrics,
Creditrisk+).
• Credit risk regulatory framework using the Basel Accords.
• Counterparty Credit Risk (CCR) in derivatives and credit valuation
adjustment
(CVA).
|
CORE, 20 Credits |
| AF6007 |
BANKING RISK 2
|
In this module, you will examine the interest rate, liquidity and
operational
risks face by banks and financial institutions.
You will also learn the measurement and management aspects of these banking
risks
with the help of case studies within the banking and
finance institutions.
Further, a key aspect of the module is to determine why an effective fraud risk
assessment framework is essential to the banking and financial institutions.
You will be developing and communicating an effective fraud risk assessment
framework.
Prominent real life financial disasters would also be examined to demonstrate
how these
issues can impact upon banking and financial institutions.
The module will cover:
• Interest rate risk – the level and movement of interest rates, the
sources of
interest
rate risk, the risk and term structure of
interest rates.
• Interest rate risk measurement models- repricing gap, maturity and
duration
models.
Regulatory requirements and Asset-Liability Management.
• Liquidity risk – sources, measurement models.
The Basel 3 regulations on liquidity risk management.
• Operational risk – sources, measurement models. Regulatory
implications and
operational risk management.
• Fraud risk assessment and execution. Managing fraud risk and misconduct
in a
global
and digital banking environment. |
CORE, 20 Credits |
| HR0388 |
ACADEMIC AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT
|
You will learn advanced academic skills such as how to use structured
approaches
to read, note-making, research and writing,
transferable skills to ensure academic success in all your other academic
modules
and enabling you to conduct a critical literature review of
employability, graduate marked place informed by career theory.
Then using advanced research skills, theory and self-assessment tools you will
learn how
to and choose and apply for a relevant job role and career path,
in turn enhancing your employability and transferable academic skills. Finally,
you will
conclude the module by designing a complete set of
graduate application tools for the job role and career chosen and will
experience a
number of recruitment exercises such as interviews,
group exercises and self-branding and presentation to further develop your
employability, academic performance and career management skills.
The module will be concluded with a theoretical session and a number of
practical
exercises designed to develop your self-confidence and employability. |
CORE, 20 Credits |
| NX0328 |
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN BUSINESS
|
On this module, you will learn about critical thinking and reflection, and
doing
so, you will develop the necessary critical skills to perform both
of these effectively as a learner in higher education. You will learn about
the
necessary academic skills required to undertake a critical review of
existing literature on a contemporary issue within the business and
management
disciplines
On completing this, you will be able to perform a critical literature review on
a
subject appropriate to your degree programme.
Here, you will be introduced to the module, before identifying how to select a
contemporary issue within business and management.
You will learn about the development of critical thinking and what is meant by a
literature review as well as the importance of being able to write a
literature review. You will learn how to get started in this development by
searching
for sources and developing essential research skills including
reviewing literature and critical evaluation, before going onto develop your own
critical literature review which represents the module assessment. |
CORE, 20 Credits |
| NX0329 |
SUPPORTING STUDY
|
This is a non-credit bearing module, and forms an extension to the 120
module
credit points on your top-up programme.
The module is designed to provide a greater understanding understanding of
academic
expectations for your direct entry into the final year and to
support you in the transition process of your learning experience
The aim of the module is to facilitate the development of your independent
learning over
the one-year programme.
Induction and on-going personal support activities are to be phased in line with
the
academic development and the need to support the delivery of
programme modules. On completion of this module, you should be able to complete
the
process of transition directly to the final year.
This will include your personal and academic development activities. You will
also be
able to seek learning resources and study support,
including academic and social integration. |
CORE, 0 Credits |
| SM0382 |
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
|
You will learn how organisations can compete successfully in economic terms
while
managing their corporate, social and environmental responsibility.
At the end of the module you will learn to critically evaluate the factors which
underpin an organisation’s success (or otherwise) in managing the
triple bottom line and will have learned how to use appropriate frameworks to
analyse
research material and draw useful conclusions. |
CORE, 20 Credits |