Course Title: Financial Markets and Institutions

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Financial Markets and Institutions

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
BAFI1002	City Campus	Undergraduate	625H Economics, Finance and Marketing	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2006, Sem 2 2006, Sem 1 2007, Sem 2 2007, Sem 1 2008, Sem 2 2008, Sem 1 2009, Sem 2 2009, Sem 1 2010, Sem 1 2011, Sem 2 2011, Sem 1 2012, Sem 2 2012, Sem 1 2013, Sem 2 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 2 2014, Sem 1 2015, Sem 2 2015, Sem 1 2016, Sem 2 2016, Sem 2 2017, Sem 1 2018, Sem 2 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 2 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 2 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 2 2021, Sem 1 2022, Sem 2 2022, Sem 1 2023, Sem 2 2023, Sem 1 2024
BAFI1004	Kolej Metropolitan	Undergraduate	625H Economics, Finance and Marketing	Face-to-Face	Offsh 1 09, Offsh 3 09
BAFI1005	Singapore Inst of Management	Undergraduate	625H Economics, Finance and Marketing	Face-to-Face	Offsh 1 09, Offsh 1 10, Offsh 1 11, Offsh1 12, Offsh3 12, Offsh1 13, Offsh3 13, Offsh1 14, Offsh3 14, Offsh1 15, Offsh3 15, Offsh1 16, Offsh3 16, Offsh3 17, Offsh1 18, Offsh3 18, Offsh1 19, Offsh3 19, Offsh1 20, Offsh3 20, Offsh1 21, Offsh3 21, Offsh1 22, Offsh3 22, Offsh1 23, Offsh3 23, Offsh1 24
BAFI2046	Hong Kong Management Associatn	Undergraduate	625H Economics, Finance and Marketing	Internet	Offsh1 13
BAFI2112	Open Learning Australia	Non Award	625H Economics, Finance and Marketing	Distance / Correspondence	OUASP1UG19, OUASP3UG19, OUASP1UG20, OUASP3UG20, OUASP1UG21, OUASP3UG21
BAFI3182	RMIT University Vietnam	Undergraduate	625H Economics, Finance and Marketing	Face-to-Face	Viet3 2011, Viet1 2012, Viet2 2012, Viet1 2013, Viet2 2013, Viet3 2013, Viet1 2014, Viet2 2014, Viet3 2014, Viet1 2015, Viet2 2015, Viet3 2015, Viet1 2016, Viet2 2016, Viet3 2016, Viet2 2017, Viet3 2017, Viet1 2018, Viet2 2018, Viet3 2018, Viet2 2019, Viet3 2019, Viet1 2020, Viet2 2020, Viet3 2020, Viet1 2021, Viet2 2021, Viet3 2021, Viet2 2022, Viet3 2022, Viet1 2023, Viet2 2023, Viet3 2023, Viet1 2024
BAFI3230	RMIT Vietnam Hanoi Campus	Undergraduate	625H Economics, Finance and Marketing	Face-to-Face	Viet3 2019, Viet1 2020, Viet2 2020, Viet3 2020, Viet1 2021, Viet2 2021, Viet3 2021, Viet1 2022, Viet2 2022, Viet3 2022, Viet1 2023, Viet2 2023, Viet3 2023, Viet1 2024

Flexible Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
BAFI3227	OUA CSP	Undergraduate	625H Economics, Finance and Marketing	Internet	OUACSP2021 (All)
BAFI3235	Shanghai Uni of Int Bus & Econ	Undergraduate	625H Economics, Finance and Marketing	Face-to-Face	OFFSe12019 (CXX)
BAFI3235	Shanghai Uni of Int Bus & Econ	Undergraduate	625H Economics, Finance and Marketing	Face-to-Face	OFFSe12020 (CXX)
BAFI3235	Shanghai Uni of Int Bus & Econ	Undergraduate	625H Economics, Finance and Marketing	Face-to-Face	OFFSe12021 (CXX)
BAFI3235	Shanghai Uni of Int Bus & Econ	Undergraduate	625H Economics, Finance and Marketing	Face-to-Face	OFFSe12022 (CXX)
BAFI3235	Shanghai Uni of Int Bus & Econ	Undergraduate	625H Economics, Finance and Marketing	Face-to-Face	OFFSe12023 (CXX)
BAFI3235	Shanghai Uni of Int Bus & Econ	Undergraduate	625H Economics, Finance and Marketing	Face-to-Face	OFFSe12024 (CXX)

Course Coordinator: Di Mo

Course Coordinator Phone: +61399255250

Course Coordinator Email: di.mo@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Melbourne Campus (Building 80)

Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment via email

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None.

 

Course Description

Financial Markets and Institutions introduces you to the financial markets environment in which business organisations operate. The course presents an overview of the financial system and its various financial markets, instruments and institutions. You will investigate the nature and role of the main financial markets as well as the role of regulatory bodies in the financial system. Within this framework, the course is practically-based and enables you to critically analyse problems in real-life treasury dealing situations using live data. Students collaborate in small teams during those simulation sessions and report on the simulated trading activities.

 

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

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On successful completion of this course you will be able to:

CLO1: Identify the nature and key components of financial systems domestically and globally to apply in diverse contexts.

CLO2: Examine the nature, role and determinants of the structure and level of interest rates in economics and financial contexts.

CLO3: Analyse the characteristics and functions of the main financial intermediaries and the role of regulatory bodies in financial systems in a global context.

CLO4: Evaluate the operations of the foreign exchange market including the nature and determinants of exchange rates and relevant investment strategies.

CLO5: Explore the main features and propositions of capital markets, institutions and securities including debt securities, equity and derivative products.

CLO6: Consolidate collaboratively the key components that constitute the activity in financial markets and a simulated trading environment.

 

Overview of Learning Activities

To achieve the objectives of the course students must participate in various learning activities:  

• Reading of, and note taking from, distributed material and recommended text.
• Completion of distributed tutorial/feedback questions.
• Attendance at, and participation during, scheduled classes, workshops/tutorials.
• Participation in individual learning activities including regular access to canvas.
• Students are expected to conduct their own readings before attending the classes and workshop.

The materials presented in the classes may be different from the materials students download from Canvas in terms of information format, breadth and depth. The materials used in the classes are specifically designed to explain and demonstrate key concepts and may not include all the details.

 

Overview of Learning Resources

• MyRMIT
• Thomson Reuters Eikon (RTF)
• A number of External Links are found on the Learning Hub. Secondly, other External Links are categorised into three major sections:

1. Daily Newspapers and Business Magazines
2. Financial Markets
3. International Finance Associations

Various learning resources are available online through MyRMIT Studies\Canvas. The lecture notes and workshop notes are posted on Canvas.

Resources are also available online through RMIT Library databases and other facilities. Visit the RMIT library website for further details. Assistance is available online via our chat and email services, face to face at our campus libraries or via the telephone on (03) 9925 2020.

Additional resources and/or sources to assist your learning will be identified by your course coordinator and will be made available to you as required during the teaching period. 

 

Overview of Assessment

The assessment tasks, their weighting and the course learning outcomes to which they are aligned are as follows:

Assessment Task 1: 10%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 3

Assessment Task 2: 40%
Linked CLOs: 1, 4, 6

Assessment Task 3: 50%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or in online forums through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.