ECON 3511 - Money, Banking and Financial Markets III
North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2017
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code ECON 3511 Course Money, Banking and Financial Markets III Coordinating Unit Economics Term Semester 2 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 3 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Incompatible ECON 3035 & ECON 7114 Assumed Knowledge ECON 1012 & ECON 1009 Assessment Typically a mid-semester test, assignments, tutorial participation & final exam Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Nicolas Groshenny
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Identify the economic principles underlying the operation of financial intermediaries.
- Explain how central banks conduct monetary policy.
- Use models to analyze monetary and macroeconomic issues.
- Conduct a theoretical analysis of real-world issues and phenomena.
University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Deep discipline knowledge
- informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies
- acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1
- accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)
1,2,3,4 Critical thinking and problem solving
- steeped in research methods and rigor
- based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development
- demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment
1,2,3,4 Teamwork and communication skills
- developed from, with, and via the SGDE
- honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies
- encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning
1,2,3,4 Career and leadership readiness
- technology savvy
- professional and, where relevant, fully accredited
- forward thinking and well informed
- tested and validated by work based experiences
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
- Compulsory: "Modeling Monetary Economies, 4th Edition," by Bruce Champ, Scott Freeman and Joseph Haslag, published by Cambridge University Press. I will follow that textbook closely. You can buy it at the University bookshop.
Recommended Resources
Online Learning
Lectures are recorded. However regular attendance is crucial and compulsory. -
Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
Lectures (2 hours per week) supported by tutorials (1 hour per week).Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
Students are expected to devote an average of 12 hours per week to this course:
- Lectures: 2 hours
- Tutorials: 1 hour
- Independant Study (includes preparation for tutorials, mid-semester and final exam): 9 hours
Learning Activities Summary
Teaching & Learning Activities Related Learning Outcomes Lectures 1,2,3 Tutorials 1,2,3,4
The course outline provided below is tentative and subject to changes.
1) A simple model of money demand
2) A simple model of inflation
3) A simple model of exchange rates
4) The Phillips curve and Lucas critique
5) Modeling liquidity and financial intermediation
6) Modeling Bank risk
Specific Course Requirements
Students are expected to actively participate in all lectures and tutorials.Small Group Discovery Experience
Not available for this course in 2014. -
Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
Assessment Task Due Date/ Week Weighting Length (word linit) Learning Outcomes Tutorial Participation (individual) Week TBA 20% N/A 1,2,3,4 Midterm Exam Week TBA 30% N/A 2,3 Final Exam Week TBA 50% N/A 1,2,3,4 Total 100% Assessment Related Requirements
Students must obtain an overall grade of 50% to pass the course. This does not mean that students have to achieve 50% for each and every assessment task or for the final examination; but the sum of all assessment tasks must equal or exceed 50%.Assessment Detail
Midterm
- The mid-term exam covers the material that has been discussed during the lectures and tutorials up to the date of the
mid-term exam. - There will be no retake or supplementary exam for the mid-term exam. Any student who misses the mid-term exam, for whatever reason, will have his/her final exam mark reweighted to count 80% towards the final course grade.
- The marks for Tutorial Participation is determined by 2 components:
a. Active participation;
b. Quality of written solution to weekly tutorial assignments
The final exam is a closed-book 3-hour examination.
The date of the final examination date will be advised by the University.Submission
No information currently available.
Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
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Student Feedback
The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.
SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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Student Support
- Academic Integrity for Students
- Academic Support with Maths
- Academic Support with writing and study skills
- Careers Services
- International Student Support
- Library Services for Students
- LinkedIn Learning
- Student Life Counselling Support - Personal counselling for issues affecting study
- Students with a Disability - Alternative academic arrangements
- YouX Student Care - Advocacy, confidential counselling, welfare support and advice
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- Intellectual Property Policy
- IT Acceptable Use and Security Policy
- Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment Policy
- Reasonable Adjustments to Learning, Teaching & Assessment for Students with a Disability Policy
- Student Experience of Learning and Teaching Policy
- Student Grievance Resolution Process
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