ØABED2300 The Economics of Banking Course description

In this course we will study the role of commercial and investment banks in a country like Norway. As highlighted by the recent financial crisis, a well-functioning banking system is crucial for any modern economy and a crisis in the banking sector can have widespread consequences. We will first address questions like: why do we have banks? What is the role of banks? We will then turn our attention to the ways banks are managed; we will consider liquidity management, risk management, and credit rationing. Finally, the course will cover recent trends in the banking industry, including securitization, deregulation and globalization.

Emnet er ekvivalent (overlapper 10 studiepoeng) med LO124D.

Teaching comprises a combination of lectures, workshops and practical exercises. The students work independently in groups (maximum 3 people) and individually on specific issues in the field of visualisation.

None.

Portfolio assessment subject to the following requirements:

• group work (maximum 3 people, written submission of 3,000-5,000 words)
• individual work (written submission of 3,000-5,000 words)

One overall grade is awarded for the portfolio. Both parts of the portfolio must be awarded a grade E or better for a student to successfully pass the course.

The exam result can be appealed.

In the event of resit and rescheduled exams, another exam form may also be used or a new assignment given with a new deadline. If oral exams are used, the result cannot be appealed.

There will be 3 individual hand-in assignments that must be approved before the student can sit in the final exam. If an assignment is not approved on the first attempt, the student will be allowed to resubmit the assignment once. The teacher will give information regarding deadlines for handing in the assignments.

All.

Grade scale A-F.

Two internal examiners. External examiners are used regularly.

An external grader will grade the exam together with the internal grader.

In the written exam, a selection of at least 25% of the exam papers will be assessed by two examiners. The grades awarded to exam papers assessed by the external and internal examiner will be used to determine the level of all exam papers.