EPOKA UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE INFORMATIONCourse 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
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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 |