COURSE INFORMATION
Course Title: MONETARY THEORY AND POLICY II
Code Course Type Regular Semester Theory Practice Lab Credits ECTS
ECO 332 B 6 3 0 0 3 6
Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: Chrysanthi Balomenou , 9:30-17:30
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: NA
Language: English
Compulsory/Elective: Compulsory
Classroom and Meeting Time: E110
Course Description: Monetary Theory and Policy II: Determining, implementing, and evaluating monetary and fiscal policy; effect on the economy, monetary targets and indicators; role of interest rates in understanding monetary policy, the effects of monetary policy on different sectors; role of fiscal policy in the economy.
Course Objectives:
COURSE OUTLINE
Week Topics
1 Introducing Money, Banking, and the Functions of Financial Markets
2 The Role of Money in the Macroeconomy
3 International economic policy and foreign exchange markets
4 Central banking
5 Functions of the financial system
6 Asymmetric information
7 The Pricing of Risky Financial Assets
8 Midterm
9 Regulatory framework of international banking
10 Understanding Foreign Exchange
11 Understanding financial contracts
12 Depository Financial Institutions
13 Money Laundering
14 The Regulation of Markets and Institutions
Prerequisite(s):
Textbook: Principles of money, banking and financial systems, Edward T. Merkel (2009)
Other References: The principles of banking, Moorad Choudhry (2012) Principles of banking law, 3rd edition, Ross Cranston, Emilios Avgouleas, Kristin van Zwieten, Christopher Hare, Theodor van Sante
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others: No
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1 Gaining knowledge about the role of money banking and financial markets in the economy.
2 Understanding how how to measure interest rates and how they behave
3 Investigation money and capital markets
4 Understanding foreign exchange focusing on fluctuations in exchange rates
COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)
No Program Competencies Cont.
Bachelor in International Marketing and Logistics Management (3 years) Program
COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
Method Quantity Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)
1
30
Project
1
20
Final Exam
1
45
Attendance
5
Total Percent: 100%
ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)
Activities Quantity Duration(Hours) Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) 16 4 64
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) 10 2 20
Mid-terms 1 12 12
Assignments 1 10 10
Final examination 1 14 14
Other 1 5 5
Total Work Load:
125
Total Work Load/25(h):
5
ECTS Credit of the Course:
6