FIN460 : Contemporary financial issues

Department

Department of Financing and Banking

Academic Program

Bachelor in Finance and banking

Type

Compulsory

Credits

03

Prerequisite

FIN367

Overview

The study of the course aims to introduce the student to investment management in terms of its concept, importance, objectives and evaluation, and knowledge of local and foreign investments of all types, fields, purposes and methods of evaluation, as well as defining investment and its objectives, types and negotiable indirect investment tools, and identifying the risks it is exposed to and the main indicators for measuring its quality with focus To study contemporary issues related to investment management, what are the investment tools traded in the financial markets, and investment decisions.

Intended learning outcomes

A. Knowledge and understanding:

  • Introducing students to contemporary local, regional and international financial and banking issues.
  • Introduce the student to the reasons behind the emergence and occurrence of these issues.
  • Familiarize the student with the implications of these issues, whether financial or banking.
  • Introducing the student to the treatments and methods that have been adopted and used in order to overcome them or mitigate their effects.
  • The student knows how to benefit from these issues and problems in the banking financial sector.

B. Mental skills:

  • Develop the student's ability to identify contemporary local, regional and international financial and banking issues.
  • Develop the student's ability to understand the reasons behind the occurrence of these financial and banking crises and problems.
  • Develop the student's ability to identify the implications of these issues.
  • Develop the student's ability to identify the ways that have been used to overcome them.
  • Students acquire how to analyze these problems.

C. Scientific and professional skills:

The student gets to work in a group.

  • Creating a spirit of cooperation among students in the scientific research process.
  • The student analyzes the problems and their causes and draws conclusions from them.
  • That the student diagnoses the resulting and consequential effects of these issues.
  • That the student understand the solutions and treatments used to solve these problems.

D. General skills:

  • Encouraging dialogue and discussion.
  • Developing the student's ability to use study and research to identify contemporary financial problems.
  • Developing the student's problem-solving skills and enabling him to keep up to date with what is new in this subject.
  • Connecting the student with relevant institutions.
  • The student's ability to deal with the work environment to face financial crises.

Teaching and learning methods

  1. Study lectures.
  2. Case studies and practical applications.
  3. Various exercises on the contents of the course.
  4. Diversity in questions and activating panel discussions to develop comprehension.

Methods of assessments

  1. Written midterm exam {closed book}.
  2. Oral exam.
  3. Scientific activities (eg writing a report or making a presentation).
  4. Written final exam.

Course content

Number of hours

scientific subject

Week

6

Concepts about contemporary banking financial issues.

1-2

9

Crises and local financial and banking issues.

3-4-5

9

Regional financial and banking crises.

6-7-8

9

Financial crises, global banking issues.

9-10-11

9

Problems and obstacles facing the transformation of traditional commercial banks into Islamic banks.

12-13-14

Portfolio theory (FIN361)
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)