University College of the Cayman Islands

Bachelors Degree

2004-2005

 

COURSE TITLE:    FIN 302 Financial Markets & Institutions

WEB SITE:               www.rohanchambers.com/Courses/FIN302/index.htm

SEMESTER:            Two

PREREQUISITE:    FIN 301

LECTURER: Rohan Chambers
Email: rchambers@ucci.edu.ky
Personal web site: www.rohanchambers.com

      


 

  1. GENERAL COURSE OBJECTIVES*

      At the end of this course the student will be able to:

  

  1. COURSE MATERIALS AND SCHEDULE

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Notes (Power Point Slides) - (the relevant chapter from the text is in the brackets) -

Tutorial Q & A

Online Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

 Supplemental articles/web sites

The links with require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them. If you do not have this software click below:

1 The Role of Financial Markets and Institutions(1) - Jan 31

Q and A

Online MCQs -

Feb 7

 
2 Money Markets(6) - Feb 2

Q and A

Online MCQs - Feb 7

 
3 Bond Markets(7) - Feb 9* Q and A

Online MCQs - Feb 14

4

Mortgage Markets(9) - Feb 16

Q and A

Online MCQs - Feb 21

5

Stock Markets

  1. Offerings and Investor Monitoring (10) - Feb 23

Q and A

Online MCQs - Mar 2

  1. Stock Valuation and Risk (11) - Feb 28

Q and A

Online MCQs - Mar 2

 
6 Commercial Bank Operations(17) - Mar 9 Q and A

Online MCQs - Mar 14

7 Mutual Fund Operations(24) - Mar 16 Q and A

Online MCQs - Mar 21

8 Securities Operations(25) - Mar 23 Q and A

Online MCQs - Mar 28 #

9 Insurance Operations(26) - Mar 30 Q and A

Online MCQs  - Apr 4

10 Pension Fund Operations(27) - (Web-based) - Apr 6 Q and A

Online MCQs - Apr 11

* - This is Ash Wednesday.  A replacement class will therefore be scheduled on either Feb 10th or Feb 11th.

# - This is Easter Monday. The replacement class is scheduled for Mar 29th

Note - The mid-semester exam is scheduled for Monday, March 7th, 2005.

 

  1. TEACHING APPROACH

    Lectures will be the forum for the introduction and general discussion of each topical area. Students are required to obtain the lecture notes from the course's web site (see above & below) and bring them to the lectures. To assimilate the information more readily and in turn enhance better quality discussions, students are advised to read the relevant notes prior to attending the lecture at which it will be discussed. I will assume that this has been done.

    Tutorials will follow 1 week after each lecture and will be the forum for students to cement the material covered in those lectures. Such tutorials will consist of computational problems, essays and cases taken from tutorial sheets. These tutorial sheets are available from the course's web site but a limited amount will also be copied and made available in class. Again, students must prepare all questions prior to attending tutorials, as this is the only way to be successful in this course. The tutors will assume that this has been done.  

       

     

  1. ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES *
Type Date /Due Date Topics Length Format Weight (%)
Mid - semester Monday, March 7th, 10:00am - 12:00pm 1 - 5 2 hours

MCQs + short answers

20%
Coursework Continuously TBA TBA TBA 30%
Final Exam TBA 6-10 TBA MCQ + Essay/Probems 50%

    * - More details on these assessments will be provided throughout the course and are all subject to change.

 

 
  1. TEXTBOOKS AND REFERENCES