Financial Institutions and Markets

Course: Financial Institutions and Risk Management

Structural unit: Faculty of Economics

Title
Financial Institutions and Markets
Code
ОК12
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5
Learning outcomes
PR1. Utilize the fundamental principles of finance, banking, and insurance in conjunction with research and management tools for professional and scientific activities. PR4. Seek, process, systematize, and analyze information necessary for solving professional and scientific tasks in the field of finance, banking, and insurance. PR17. Identify vectors of innovative development in the financial services market and directions and features of applying innovative financial platforms.PR18. Apply interdisciplinary and specific research methods aimed at understanding applied aspects in behavioral finance.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Basic knowledge in the field of finance according to the "Entrance Examination Program for the educational-professional program 'Financial Institutions and Risk Management.'" Proficiency in elementary skills of mathematical modeling, forecasting, methods of economic analysis, and working in Excel.
Course content
This course is dedicated to the study of theoretical and practical principles of financial institutions' functioning in the money market and capital market of the country's economy. Students should acquire an understanding of modern methods for studying financial markets and institutions, as well as the development of strategies for financial institutions used in international and domestic practices. The course is structured based on contemporary Western and domestic financial literature.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The aim of the discipline is to systematically develop in future professionals a knowledge base of the fundamental principles of theory and practice in the functioning of financial institutions and markets. It aims to prepare master's degree students who will have a strong command of methods for studying and forecasting the trends in the money market and capital market.
Assessment methods and criteria
The assessment is conducted using a modular-rating system, which involves a two-level evaluation of the material learned. The theoretical preparation (40%) is assessed through oral presentations, questioning, testing, and evaluation, while the practical preparation (60%) is assessed through the completion of creative analytical and computational tasks, as well as presentations. The semester score is determined by the points obtained by the student in the process of mastering the material from all topics within the content modules and completing all the specified tasks.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Department of Insurance, Banking and Risk Management
Faculty of Economics

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Insurance, Banking and Risk Management
Faculty of Economics