Module Descriptors
FINANCIAL SERVICES
ACCT40187
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 4
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Syed Zaidi
Email: Syed.Zaidi@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- Report weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
An appreciation of the Financial Services sector and the role the sector plays.
Reference will be made to the need for the sector to maintain accountability for its own actions and the actions of its clients.
Commercial and Investment Banks, the Stock Exchange, pension funds and equity providers are amongst the organisations that will be studied: reference will be made to the moral and legal obligations of these providers, illustrated by recent events within the Financial Services Sector.
Reference will be made to the need for the sector to maintain accountability for its own actions and the actions of its clients.
Commercial and Investment Banks, the Stock Exchange, pension funds and equity providers are amongst the organisations that will be studied: reference will be made to the moral and legal obligations of these providers, illustrated by recent events within the Financial Services Sector.
Module Additional Assessment Details
A report of not more than 1500 words - 100% testing all learning outcomes.
An individual report of not more than 1500 words which requires students to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the roles played by organisations within the Financial Sector. The report will also require students to show an appreciation of the ethical conflicts; the customer expectations and the problems caused by differing objectives within the sector.
An individual report of not more than 1500 words which requires students to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the roles played by organisations within the Financial Sector. The report will also require students to show an appreciation of the ethical conflicts; the customer expectations and the problems caused by differing objectives within the sector.
Module Learning Strategies
The learning strategy for the module requires students to commit 150 learning hours (including assessment). There will be 36 hours of class support and 114 hours of independent and self directed study.
Learning support material will be provided for the module. Students will be encouraged to provide (contemporary) press cuttings.
Tutor Lead
Student Centred
Guest speakers may be invited.
Learning support material will be provided for the module. Students will be encouraged to provide (contemporary) press cuttings.
Tutor Lead
Student Centred
Guest speakers may be invited.
Module Resources
The University Library and Learning Resources
The module website
Electronic data bases such as EBSCO
BBC news and business web sites
Newspaper web sites
Brochures and booklets published by financial service providers
The module website
Electronic data bases such as EBSCO
BBC news and business web sites
Newspaper web sites
Brochures and booklets published by financial service providers
Module Texts
"Quality" newspapers such as The Daily Telegraph and The Guardian.
Financial Times (Library) (The FT is available to students on a concessionary rate)
Heffernan, S (2005) Modern Banking, John Wiley & Sons Ltd. (ISBN 0-470-09500-8)
Skinner, C (2007) The Future of Banking: In a Globalised World. (ISBN 0-470-5134-6)
Financial Times (Library) (The FT is available to students on a concessionary rate)
Heffernan, S (2005) Modern Banking, John Wiley & Sons Ltd. (ISBN 0-470-09500-8)
Skinner, C (2007) The Future of Banking: In a Globalised World. (ISBN 0-470-5134-6)