Contemporary Issues in Banking and Finance

Unit code: BEO3001 | Study level: Undergraduate
Credit points
12
(Generally, 1 credit = 10 hours of classes and independent study.)
Location
City Campus
Prerequisites
Must have completed at least 3 Banking and Finance, or Finance specialisation units.
(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Overview
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Overview

Study the capstone unit Contemporary Issues in Banking and Finance to further develop your professional values, ethics and attitudes.

You will learn about management skills and knowledge relevant to a contemporary banking and finance environment. The applied nature of this unit develops a range of transferable skills of value in your employment after graduation.

  • Sessions will focus on topics that are at the forefront of both industry and academic literature. Gain greater understanding of the banking sector through:
  • case studies
  • journal articles
  • specialist expert speakers who work in the field.

Key areas covered include:

  • bank risk management
  • governance
  • competition issues
  • bank failures
  • financial technology adoption such as digital banking
  • bank influence on the real and green economies.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. Assess the role of banks in the economic process in terms of their functioning and operation;
  2. Analyse the practice of modern banking in a financial technological environment comprising cryptocurrencies and digital banking;
  3. Critically evaluate key financial risks faced by banks and critically analyse different approaches to risk management;
  4. Exercise judgement skills to evaluate the causes of bank failures and argue the importance of micro and macro prudential regulation in their mitigation; and,
  5. Critically reflect on the ethical dilemmas and challenges in the practice of contemporary banking in the real and green economies.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment type: Presentation
|
Grade: 20%
Case study presentations on contemporary banking issues (Group)
Assessment type: Assignment
|
Grade: 30%
Case study research report on contemporary banking issues (Group)
Assessment type: Test
|
Grade: 50%
Final online in-class assessment on contemporary banking issues

Other locations

For students studying at Liaoning University
Assessment type: Presentation
|
Grade: 20%
Case study presentations on contemporary banking issues (Group)
Assessment type: Assignment
|
Grade: 30%
Case study research report on contemporary banking issues (Group)
Assessment type: Examination
|
Grade: 50%
Final examination

Required reading

Selected readings will be made available via VU Collaborate.

As part of a course

This unit is not compulsory for any specific course. Depending on the course you study, this unit may be taken as an elective.

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