Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs):
A. Knowledge and Understanding
A1. Concepts and Theories:
Critical awareness of the major theoretical tools and theories of banking and finance, and their relevance and application to theoretical and practical problems, their assumptions and weaknesses, and ability to propose alternatives.
A2. Contemporary Trends, Problems and Research:
A critical understanding of the principal theories, principles and concepts.
Knowledge and understanding of the ways in which the banking and finance discipline developed, including a range of established techniques of enquiries or research methodologies.
A3. Professional Responsibility & Ethics:
Demonstrate adherence to and knowledge of the professional, regulatory and legal responsibilities of a financial practitioner in the field of Banking and Finance. Assimilate best practices involved in the management of financial institutions.
B. Subject-specific skills
B1. Problem Solving Skills:
Use a wide range of the principal quantitative and qualitative techniques to solve problems related to banking and finance subjects.
B2. Modeling and Design:
- Use variance skills and practices which are specialized and advanced at the forefront of the subject of
banking and finance.
- Execute a defined project of research, investigation and identify / assess the relevant outcomes
B3. Applications of Methods and Tools:
Conduct statistical and numerical analysis and use statistical packages to present and analyse data effectively.
C. Critical-Thinking Skills
C1. Analytic Skills:
Record and analyse complex financial and banking information, critically evaluate arguments and evidence using specific banking and finance tools, and draw reasoned conclusions.
C2. Synthetic:
Draw reasoned conclusions, be they theoretical or empirical, based on evidence drawn from financial evaluations (especially where the latter are conflictual or incomplete)
C3. Creative:
Undertake critical reflection to foster independent learning and demonstrate the ability to use self-reflection as a platform to improve performance by developing and adopting new strategies which meet specified goals in the context of theories of finance and risk management.
D. General and Transferable Skills (other skills relevant to employability and personal development)
D1. Communications Skills:
Develop communication skills, including the ability to present quantitative and qualitative information together with analysis, arguments, commentary orally as well as in written form and in a style appropriate to different intended audiences.
D2. Teamwork and leadership:
Develop experience of working effectively and efficiently with a group as a leader or as a member.
D3. Organizational and Developmental Skills:
Develop a capacity for independent and self-managed learning, as well as a programme of original research into banking or finance topics.
D4. Ethics and Social Responsibility:
Demonstrate the ability to use academic, enterprise and employability skills in both scholarly and work – based environments; assuming social responsibility in employment and conducting international and local businesses according to ethical and moral norms.