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Course Online Syllabus

Fall 2011

Department FINCCourse Number3321 Section Number25090
Name of Course Capital Markets
Name of Instructor Du,Jianjun

This information may not constitute all course policies; students are responsible for all course requirements established by their instructors during the semester and all institutional policies as established in the UHV student handbook.

Learning Objectives

As a result of this course, students will

  1. As a result of this course, students will Working knowledge of domestic and international financial markets - especially financial institutions, forces impacting financial markets, level and structure of interest rates, financial innovations and regulatory trends;
  2. Understanding of current domestic and international issues in the financial system, and achievement of a state of knowledge that will support critical appraisal of arguments about such issues;
  3. Understanding of the role of portfolio investment in financial organizations and conceptual and analytical tools available to manage risk; and,
  4. Understanding of the global nature of financial markets, the importance of country participants, and the role of international organizations operating in the financial markets.

Major Assignments/Exams

Weekly Quiz 20%
 
Online Discussion Participations 10%
Integrative Problems 20%
Midterm and Final Exams 50%

Required Reading

Jeff Madura, Financial Markets and Institutions, Abridged 9th Edition (Paperback),9th Edition ed., ISBN 13: 97805384824.

Recommended Reading

No additional readings have been recommended for this course.

List of Discussion/Lecture Topics

  • Be familiar with Blackboard Syllabus and Course Schedule
  • CH 1:
  • CH 2:
  • CH 4:
  • CH 5:
  • CH 6:
  • CH 7:
  • CH8:
  • Midterm Exam
  • CH 9:
  • CH 10:
  • CH 11:
  • CH 12:
  • Chapters 13 and 14 (Concepts and light calculations)
  • Chapters 15 and 16 (Concepts and light calculations)
  • Final exams