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Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus
(name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)
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NA
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Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address
and signature) and Office Hours:
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Dr. Armanda Tola atola@epoka.edu.al
, Fridays (8:30 - 12:00)
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Second Course Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email
address and signature) and Office Hours:
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NA
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| Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: |
NA
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| Language: |
English
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| Compulsory/Elective: |
Compulsory
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| Study program: (the study for which this course is offered) |
Bachelor in Banking and Finance (3 years)
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| Classroom and Meeting Time: |
Fridays
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| Code of Ethics: |
Code of Ethics of EPOKA University
Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline"
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| Attendance Requirement: |
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| Course Description: |
This course is designed to guide students on the preparation for the final comprehensive exam to be organized during the final semester of the bachelor studies. The courses that are part of the final comprehensive exam are the core courses in the study program. The students need to prepare throughout the final semester. The selected core courses address the objectives of the study program and as such the students are required to address the specific program objectives in the comprehensive exam.
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| Course Objectives: |
This course does not aim to provide additional substantive material or methodological toolkit, the way typical graduate courses do. Its goal is rather to test students on the different courses/disciplines, they attended throughout their bachelor studies. Final Comprehensive Exam contains 70 questions out of a pool of 350 questions which students will be provided with throughout the course. The exam will be graded according to the proportions decided by the department prior to the exam. Students will be graded from FF to AA in accordance with their results shown in the exam. Passing grade is DD, as in other courses. The grade taken from the exam will affect the student GPA.
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BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE
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| 1 |
Financial Management
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| 2 |
Loan Management and Credit analysis
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| 3 |
Multinational Finance
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| 4 |
Accounting
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| 5 |
Corporate Finance
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| 6 |
Public Finance
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| 7 |
Principals of Banking
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| 8 |
Statistics
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| 9 |
Financial Markets and Institutions
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| 10 |
Econometrics
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Topics |
| 1 |
Presentation. Introduction to the Course- The structure and contents of the Final Comprehensive Exam. will be explained to the students. The exam will be composed of multiple choice and problem solving/open questions. The evaluation will be 70% based on multiple choice questions and 30% based on problem solving/open questions. The multiple-choice questions will be distributed to the students without the answer options. Regarding open questions, only the title of the topic where the questions are going to be based on, will be given to the students. |
| 2 |
Question Booklet Delivery- A pool of questions will be provided to the students, from various courses: Principles of Banking, Statistics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Public Finance, Financial Accounting, Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Financial Management, Multinational Finance, Financial Institutions and Markets, Loan Management and Analysis, Financial Econometrics and Comparative Banking |
| 3 |
Practical Session/Exercises- Exercises and review of chapters from the courses: Principles of Banking and Statistics I and II. |
| 4 |
Self-evaluation - The student might test his/her knowledges through multiple question sample from the courses: Principles of Banking and Statistics I and II. |
| 5 |
Practical Session/Exercises-Exercises and review of chapters from the courses: Microeconomics and Macroeconomics. |
| 6 |
Self-evaluation - The student might test his/her knowledges through multiple question sample from the courses: Microeconomics and Macroeconomics. |
| 7 |
Practical Session/Exercises- Exercises and review of chapters from the courses: Public Finance; Financial Accounting I and Financial Accounting II. |
| 8 |
Self-evaluation - The student might test his/her knowledges through multiple question sample from the courses: Public Finance; Financial Accounting I and Financial Accounting II. |
| 9 |
Practical Session/Exercises- Exercises and review of chapters from the courses: Fundamentals of Corporate Finance; Financial Management and Multinational Finance. |
| 10 |
Self-evaluation - The student might test his/her knowledges through multiple question sample from the courses: Fundamentals of Corporate Finance; Financial Management and Multinational Finance. |
| 11 |
Practical Session/Exercises - Exercises and review of chapters from the courses: Financial Institutions and Markets and Loan Management and Analysis |
| 12 |
Self-evaluation - The student might test his/her knowledges through multiple question sample from the courses: Financial Institutions and Markets and Loan Management and Analysis. |
| 13 |
Practical Session/Exercise- Exercises and review of chapters from the courses: Financial Econometrics I and Comparative Banking. |
| 14 |
Review for Final comprehensive exam - During this week students might address their final questions and extra teaching seances might be provided to those that have difficulties from the professors of the respective courses. |
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Program Competencies |
Cont. |
| Bachelor in Banking and Finance (3 years) Program |
| 1 |
The students gain the ability to look at the problems of daily life from a broader perspective with an increased awareness of the importance of moral/ethical considerations and professional integrity in the workplace. |
5 |
| 2 |
They develop their knowledge and understanding of banking and finance including concepts, theories, and analytical tools that serve both in national and international markets. |
5 |
| 3 |
They gain an understanding of the role of financial management in business firms and the essentials of corporate finance and further develop their knowledge in the field. |
5 |
| 4 |
They are able to apply valuation models to estimate the price of different financial assets, measure risk and describe the risk-return tradeoff. |
5 |
| 5 |
They are provided with the knowledge and understanding of the regulatory framework and functioning of banking system and central banking as well as international banking system. |
5 |
| 6 |
They are able to understand and use fundamental economic theories and tools to solve economic problems in banking and financial services industry. |
5 |
| 7 |
They have the ability to develop and utilize accounting, financial and economic data as well as other information to solve different business problems by making use of basic mathematical and statistical models. |
5 |
| 8 |
They are expected to develop their numerical and IT skills as well as knowledge of databases in order to address the significant development in the delivery and use of financial services known as FinTech. |
5 |
| 9 |
They develop their ability to think critically, do research, analyze, interpret, draw independent conclusions, and communicate effectively, both individually and as part of a team. |
5 |
| 10 |
They are provided with opportunities to acquire the necessary skills and competencies to develop professionalism in the banking and financial services industry or to move on to further study within the discipline. |
5 |
