ECO713 : Money and banking

Department

Department of Financing and Banking

Academic Program

Master in Finance and Banking

Type

Elective

Credits

03

Prerequisite

Overview

The Money and Banking course develops the basic concepts of money and banking and explains the different ways of analyzing money and banks, the impact that monetary operators have on money and banks, and the impact that monetary operators have on the general economy. The course also explains the economic problems related to cash investments, financial management related to money and banks, monetary integration and managing financial risks related to money and banks. The course also deals with the forms of money, banks, financial money, the monetary financial market, financial management related to money and banks, monetary investments, and managing financial risks related to money and banks.

Intended learning outcomes

a. Knowledge & understandingA.1 Knowledge of the nature of money, its origin, development, and its importance in economic activity, in addition to understanding the development of monetary systems prevailing in the global economy and how the value of currency can be determined internationally.A.2 Understanding the economic behavior of the banking sector operating within the country and its contribution to moving the economy forward.A.3 The ability to know and calculate the money supply and liquidity index within the economy.A.4 The ability to understand exchange rates and know the economic effects of currency fluctuations on the standard of living and economic well-being.B. Mental skillsB.1 The ability to analyze and predict.B.2 The ability to think logically and rationally about monetary economic problems and their causes.B.3 The ability to employ theoretical knowledge and use it in a practical way that contributes to the interpretation and solution of monetary economic problems efficiently and effectively.B.4 The ability to compare different critical models and theoriesT. Practical & professional skillsC. 1 That the student distinguish between monetary and commodity economic activity and how to determine the value of the monetary unit within the economy.C.2 That the student diagnoses all economic problems resulting from the wrong practice of the state's monetary policies and the mechanism of their remedy.C.3 The student should have the ability to study the banking system and judge its efficiency and effectiveness in performing its functions to the fullest.C.4 The student should have the ability to calculate the total money supply at the level of the economy, as well as calculate the monetary base and its components.w. Generic and transferable skillsD.1 The skill of communicating with colleaguesD.2 The skill of working within a specific time frame to solve specific problemsD.3 Language skills and the ability to expressD.4 Interaction and positive participation

Teaching and learning methods

• ................... Lectures ...............................• ................... Research .............................. ..• .................. Discussion panels ..............................• ....................self education......................

Methods of assessments

Evaluation Methods Evaluation Duration Evaluation Weight Percentage Observations1 written test 3 hours 25 25% 2 weekly homework / 10 10% 3 Continuous formative assessment (periodic) / 5 5% 4 Final written exam 3 hours 60 60% 5 discussions6 practical test 7 Add additional rows as needed Total 100 Score 100%

Course content


Money and payment systems

monetary systems and rules

monetary theories (classical theory of money)

Keynesian theory of money

Modern monetary theory

Money and financial markets

Financial instruments

midterm exam

financial institutions

Banking system and credit management

central banks

commercial banks

Monetary policy

Money and inflation

Money and exchange rates