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Course unit code
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V.1.8
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Course unit title
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Financial Markets, Financial and Credit Institutions
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Name(s), surname(s) and title of lecturer(s)
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Olga S. Belomyttseva
associate professor
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Level of course
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Master
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Semester
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2
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ECTS credits
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3
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Working hours
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Contact hours
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28
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Self-study
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80
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Total
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108
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Work placement
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Prerequisites
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The students’ knowledge and skills correspond to the learning outcomes of the Bachelor’s Degree level. The students must know Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Mathematical Modelling, Finance, Accounting, Economic Analysis. Studying this course requires that the students have already acquired the necessary knowledge, skills and competence from such courses from the Master’s curriculum as Actual Problems of Finance, Mathematical Provision of Financial Solutions.
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Language of instruction
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Russian / English
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Objectives of the course
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Learning outcomes
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A student’s assessments methods
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1) ability to understand the nature of financial markets and financial instruments
2) ability to justify behavior strategy of economic agents in various financial markets based on an analysis of financial and economic risks
3) ability to implement financial instruments in practice
4) ability to develop tools for research in the field of financial markets, and carry out analysis of the results and data packaging for financial reviews, reports and scientific publications
5) ability to identify and study relevant scientific problems in the field of financial markets
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Exam, test, problem resolving report
Exam, class presentation
Research work, class presentation, case-study
Exam, research work, problem resolving report
Exam, research work, class presentation
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Teaching methods
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Lectures, seminars, team projects and oral presentations, case-study, tests, internet/excel exercises, writing a paper
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Course unit content
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Course objective
The course is to provide the students with fundamental knowledge in financial markets as well as financial and credit institutions. The students will also gain a practical understanding of financial markets’ structure and will be qualified to efficiently accomplish the tasks of a specialist employed in the field of finance.
Gained knowledge and skills:
- Understanding of the current situation in financial markets;
- Ability to process, analyse, and interpret financial information;
- Ability to estimate and interpret financial indicators;
- Ability to make financial decisions.
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List of Topics
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Topic title
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Contact hours
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Assignments and independent study hours
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Financial markets and financial instruments
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4
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10
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Financial institutions
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4
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10
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Debt security markets
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4
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10
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Equity markets
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4
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10
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Derivatives markets
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4
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10
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Financial markets innovations
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4
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20
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Russian financial market
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4
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10
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28
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80
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Assessment requirements
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attendance at lectures and seminars, planning and preparation of a problem solving report, research work, in-class presentation
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Assessment criteria
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Exam, test, problem resolving report, research work, class presentation
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The composition of final accumulative mark
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Exam [ 60 ]
Test [ 10 ]
Problem resolving report [ 10 ]
Research work [ 10 ]
Class presentation [ 10 ]
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Author of the course
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Olga S. Belomyttseva
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