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 Academic Year: | 2018/9 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Economics |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 20%, EX 80% |
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| Requisites: | Before taking this module you must take ES50114 |
| Description:
| Aims: The aim of this unit is to provide students with an overview of investment and trading decisions in financial markets. Learning Outcomes: By the end of this unit, the student should be able to: * Assesses the investment decisions of individuals; * Evaluate the efficiency of markets; * use a range of techniques to value stocks; * Analyse trading strategies in financial markets. Skills: Intellectual Skills * the facility to apply subject-specific knowledge into a range of complex situations; TFA * a critical awareness of current issues and frameworks in financial markets; F * the ability to acquire and analyse data, information and situations; to evaluate relevance and validity, and to synthesise it in the context of financial markets problems; FA Professional Practical Skills * evaluate the current standing of theories and empirical evidence; TFA * operate effectively both independently as well as within teams and assume leadership roles where appropriate; FA * be self-directed and able to act autonomously in planning and implementing. F Transferable/Key Skills * ability to conduct in-depth research into financial markets problems. FA Personal/Interpersonal * the facility to communicate including presenting and marketing themselves and their ideas. FA Content: Efficient markets, Investment decisions, asset allocation, stock valuation, trading strategies. |
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ES50122 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:Department of Economics
ES50122 is Optional on the following programmes:Department of Economics
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