Academic Year: | 2018/9 |
Owning Department/School: | Department of Economics |
Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
Period: |
- Semester 2
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Assessment Summary: | CW 20%, EX 80% |
Assessment Detail: |
- Coursework (CW 20%)
- Exam (EX 80%)
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Supplementary Assessment: |
- ES30096 - Resit Examination (where allowed by programme regulations)
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Requisites: |
Before taking this module you must take ES20011 AND ( take ES20012 OR take ES20070 )
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Description:
| Aims: To provide students with the ability to critically analyse the value of assets in stock and derivatives markets, the strategic behaviour of investors, and decision making in asset management.
Learning Outcomes: At the end of the unit students should:
* Understand how stocks and derivatives are valued in markets
* Be able to assess how participants learn and act on information optimally
* Be able to analyse the management of asset portfolios.
Skills: Problem solving, abstraction, modelling of real-world situations, recognising strategic behaviour by market participants.
Content: Asset pricing models, derivatives pricing, learning in financial markets, asset management approaches,
| Before taking this module you must take ES20070
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Programme availability: |
ES30096 is Optional on the following programmes:
Department of Economics
- UHES-AFB03 : BSc(Hons) Economics (Year 3)
- UHES-AAB03 : BSc(Hons) Economics with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- UHES-AKB03 : BSc(Hons) Economics with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UHES-AFB04 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Mathematics (Year 3)
- UHES-AAB04 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Mathematics with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- UHES-AKB04 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Mathematics with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UHES-ACB04 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Mathematics with Combined Placement and Study Abroad (Year 4)
- UHES-AFB01 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Politics (Year 3)
- UHES-AAB01 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Politics with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- UHES-AKB01 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Politics with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UHES-ACB01 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Politics with Combined Placement and Study Abroad (Year 4)
- UHES-ACB03 : BSc(Hons) Economics with Combined Placement and Study Abroad (Year 4)
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