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INDEPENDENT UNIVERSITY,BANGLADESH

School of BusinessBBA Program Course Outline

Semester Course

Code

Course Title Section

Spring ‘14 FIN 401 Banking and Finance 02

Instructor: Hasibul Alam Chowdhury Office Hours: By appointment

Office: BC 2006

Phone: 0194-3716295

Email: hac1983@gmail.com

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course will introduce to students the core concepts of banking and financial

institutions. Principles of banking are examined with emphasis on a) the regulatoryenvironment b) performance evaluation of banks c) asset-liability management

techniques used and d) the financial instruments used and offered by banks. At the

conclusion of this course, student should be able to recognize financial systems in the

economy and the role of banks in it.

PREREQUISITE (IF ANY): 

Students are required to complete FIN301 before taking this course.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

  To understand financial system of an economy

 To understand the role of central banks in implementing the monetary policy in aneconomy

  To know the impact of banking system on the corporate financing decisions

  To know the different financial institutions and their instruments

TEXT BOOK:

Mishkin, Frederic S., and Eakins, Stanley G. “Financial Markets and Institutions” 6th Edition.(Pearson)

RECOMMENDED REFERENCE TEXT:

Rose, S. Peter & Hudgins, C, Sylvia “ Bank Management & Financial Services” 7th Edition

(2008), McGraw Hill

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY: Adopting unfair means, be it in the exam hall or when writing your cases and projects, will

not be tolerated. Plagiarism is cheating and you will be penalized if you fail to properly quote

or cite the work of others. Please consult me should you be in any confusion regarding how to properly quote sources. No late submissions will be accepted. I would remind you that IUB

has very strict policies regarding makeup for missed tests and exams. These are only allowedin documented cases of unavoidable circumstances. Remember, attendance is important. You

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need to inform me of any foreseeable absences and submit a written application if you miss

more than three consecutive classes.

COURSE PLAN:

Sl. Topics Text/

Reference

Link

1 Overview of the Financial System Chapter 2

2 Why do Financial Institutions Exist Chapter 15

3 Structure of Central Banks and Federal Reserve System Chapter 7

4 Banking and the Management of Financial Institutions Chapter 17

Midterm Exam 

5 Asset-Liability Management Techniques and HedgingAgainst Risk

Chapter 7(Bank Mgt)

6 Commercial Banking Industry: Structure and Competition Chapter 18

7 Banking Regulation Chapter 20

8 Risk Management in Financial Institutions Chapter 24

Final Exam 

COURSE EVALUATION:

 No. Weight

Class Attendance and Participation 05%

Quiz 2<3 15%Assignments ~ 10%

Presentations 10%

Midterm Exam 1 30%Final Exam 1 30%

Total 100

GRADING POLICY: 

The following scheme should be followed in assigning final grade for the course.

Grade Percentage Grade Percentage

A 90 and above C 60 to less than 65

A- 85 to less than 90 C- 55 to less than 60

B+ 80 to less than 85 D+ 50 to less than 55

B 75 to less than 80 D 45 to less than 50

B- 70 to less than 75 F Less than 45

C+ 65 to less than 70