2015/16 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
LUBS3640 Advanced Finance
20 creditsClass Size: 180
Module manager: Prof. Charlie Cai
Email: X.Cai@lubs.leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2015/16
Pre-requisites
| LUBS2205 | Corporate Finance |
This module is mutually exclusive with
| LUBS3110 | Capital Market Theory |
Module replaces
LUBS3110 Capital Market TheoryThis module is approved as a discovery module
Module summary
Advanced Finance is a capstone module building upon skills and knowledge developed in levels 1 and 2Objectives
This module aims to provide students with knowledge of topical issues in advanced finance & investment and the analytical tools required for advanced financial decision making in capital markets.Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the module students will be able to:
- Explain the essential principles of advanced finance & investment
- Critically evaluate topical developments in advanced finance using appropriate analytical tools and discuss some of the more challenging and contentious issues in the discipline
- Critically appraise the application of theoretical models within a business and investment environment
Skills outcomes
Upon completion of the module students will be able to:
Transferable
- Work constructively within groups
- Produce accurately written work to a deadline
- Apply advanced computational and analytical skills in a business context
Subject Specific
- Apply mathematical and statistical skills to problem solving scenarios
- Apply knowledge of current theory and appropriate analytical tools to solve complex financial problems
Syllabus
Indicative content
Introduction to Capital Markets
Analysing Securities
Analysing Bonds
Analysing Derivatives
Applied Portfolio Management
Portfolio management project
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Lecture | 22 | 1.50 | 33.00 |
| Practical | 5 | 1.00 | 5.00 |
| Seminar | 5 | 1.00 | 5.00 |
| Independent online learning hours | 20.00 | ||
| Private study hours | 137.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 43.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 | ||
Private study
Students are required to undertake specified pre-reading and question preparation in advance of the classes based on the material introduced in the lectures. This includes some online pre-reading and formative questions. Students are also required to conduct substantial independent research on an area of current academic debate.Opportunities for Formative Feedback
- Students will be able to monitor their progress through fortnightly seminars and practicals. Model answers and answers and marking schemes for workshop and past examination papers against which students can assess their own performance;- Formative feedback is provided half way through the course in form of a mock exam. The results of the mock exam do not contribute to the final mark but provide the student with a benchmark for their understanding of the material covered. Solutions for the mock exam to allow students to assess their performance.
Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Group Project | 2500 word group report | 30.00 |
| Report | 1'000 word individual project report | 20.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 50.00 | |
Resit by 3 hour written exam
Exams
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 1 hr 30 mins | 50.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 50.00 | |
Resit by 3 hour written exam
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 23/02/2017
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