FIN267 : Banking operations and policies

Department

Department of Financing and Banking

Academic Program

Bachelor in Finance and banking

Type

Compulsory

Credits

03

Prerequisite

FIN261

Overview

This course is concerned with enabling the student to get acquainted with the various banking operations and their concepts in commercial banks, and helping the student to choose among the strategies and policies that contribute to achieving the goals of commercial banks, as well as introducing the student to developments in the banking business.

Intended learning outcomes

A. Knowledge and understanding:

  • To familiarize the student with bank deposits and their development, current accounts and clearing.
  • To familiarize the student with bank loans and credit facilities.
  • The student discusses letters of guarantee and bank transfers.

B. Mental skills:

  • The student should be able to understand the banking operations that take place in commercial banks.
  • That the student be able to differentiate between strategies and policies that contribute to achieving the objectives of the bank.
  • The student should be able to study the problems facing banking operations and draw conclusions for them.

C. Scientific and professional skills:

  • That the student use modern methods in commercial banks.
  • That the student masters the professional skills in the field of specialization to serve the labor market.
  • The student collects information and data related to banking operations.

D. General skills:

  • The student should be able to use computer skills in banking operations.
  • The student should be able to understand and correct misconceptions about banking operations.
  • That the student be able to solve banking and financial problems and make decisions.

Teaching and learning methods

  1. Lectures.
  2. discussions and assignments.
  3. Research paperwork.

Methods of assessments

  1. Midterm exam 20%
  2. Research paper 10%.
  3. Activity 10%.
  4. Final exam 60%.

      Course content

      Number of hours

      scientific subject

      Week

      6

      Bank deposits and their development, current accounts and clearing.

      1-2

      3

      commercial papers.

      3

      3

      Stock portfolio management.

      4

      3

      Liquidity management.

      5

      3

      Liabilities management.

      6

      3

      Documentary Credits.

      7

      6

      Letters of guarantee and bank transfers.

      8-9

      3

      Foreign exchange banking operations.

      10

      6

      Operations for liaison with external correspondents.

      11-12

      6

      Developments in the banking business.

      13-14

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      Audit and control of banks (FIN465)
      Various insurance (FIN464)
      Re Insurance (FIN463)
      Finance and real estate investment (FIN462)
      Contemporary financial issues (FIN460)
      Quantitative methods in finance (FIN369)
      Takaful insurance (FIN368)
      Financial indicators and investment funds (FIN367)
      International investment (FIN366)
      Financial derivatives (FIN365)
      Securities and currencies analysis (FIN364)
      Advanced corporate finance (FIN363)
      Investment evaluation (FIN362)
      Corporate finance (FIN360)
      Financial analysis and forecasting (FIN269)
      Financial institutions (FIN268)
      Banking operations and policies (FIN267)
      Financial markets (FIN266)
      Islamic financing and investment formulas (FIN265)
      Fundamentals of Islamic banking (FIN264)
      Insurance basics (FIN263)
      Financial policies (FIN466)
      International Finance (FIN467)
      Financial management (FIN260)
      Strategic financial analysis (FIN468)
      Banking marketing (FIN469)
      Planing peincipals (PLA170)
      Financing Principles (FIN160)
      Accounting Principles I (ACC 130)
      Principles of Accounting II (ACC131)
      Investing basics (FIN262)
      Banking basics (FIN261)