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8553 (v.8) Banking Practice and Management 301
Area: | School of Economics and Finance |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 10987 (v.4) Accounting 100 or any previous version
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11001 (v.3) Economics (Macro) 101 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Understanding liquidity and balance sheet risk management techniques, financial markets supervision, ethical decision-making processes and policy formulation in financial institutions and current practices and issues in bank management, measuring and evaluating bank performance. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have the ability to - Judge whether a banker's actions are both ethical and within their Code of Practice. Explain the purpose of bank regulation and discuss current prudential controls applicable to banks generally, and specifically to banks in Australia. Calculate regulatory ratios and risk measures from a simplified bank balance sheet. Recognise situations where banks are exposed to financial risks and correctly suggest techniques for managing those risks. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | ABA Banking Journal, Monthly. Australian Financial Review. The Daily - Bank Marketing Journal, US Monthly. Banking Strategies, US Monthly. Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Banking and Financial Services (Formerly, The Australian Banker), bi-monthly. Journal of Retail Banking, quarterly. Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (2000), Prudential Supervision of Banks. Prudential Statements, www.apra.gov.au (accessed 30/1/2001). De Lucia R. and Peters J. (1998), Commercial Bank Management, 4thed, Sydney, LBC Information Service. Hempel, G.H., Coleman, A.B., and Simonson, D.G. Bankd Management, Text and Cases. Latest edition, New York, Wiley. Reserve Bank of Australia, Bulletin, Monthly, Sydney, Reserve Bank of Australia. |
Unit Texts: | Saunders, A., and Cornett, M.M., (2003), Financial Institutions Management. A Risk Management Approach. Boston, Irwin McGraw-Hill. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Bank Simulation 30%. Final Examination 50%. Mid Semester Test 20%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 81101 Banking and Finance | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Supplemental | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | Y | | 2004 | Informatics Group S'pore | Term 4 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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