Form C4
Heriot-Watt University - Course Descriptor
1. Course
Code
C30SY
2. Course
Title
Equity Markets and Fund Management
5. School
Management & Languages
7. Delivery:
Location &
Semester
Edin
SBC
Orkney
Dubai
IDL
Collaborative Partner
Approved Learning Partner
Sem 2
Sem…….
Sem………..
Sem 2
Sem
Name…………………….....Sem..…...
Name ……………………….…
6. Course
Co-ordinator
8. Pre-requisites
C39SN Financial Derivatives or C39CE Managing Corporate Value
9. Linked Courses
(specify if synoptic)
10. Excluded Courses
None
11. Replacement Courses
Code:
10
4. Credits
15
tbc
Sem……..
None
12. Degrees for which
this is a core course
Date Of Replacement:
13. The course may be
delivered to:
3. SCQF
Level
UG only
PG only
UG & PG
None
14. Available as an Elective?
Yes
No
15. Aims
The aim of this course is to develop students’ analytical skills with regard to the key decisions in securities markets, integrated theories from related subjects and providing
the opportunity to progress generic skills.
16. Syllabus
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Utility Theory and investor Attitudes to Risk
CAPM: Review and Empirical Tests
APT and CAPM Anomalies
Stock Market Efficiency
Marketability
Market Microstructures
Insider Trading and the Impact of Accounting Information
International Equity Investment
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Form C4
Heriot-Watt University - Course Descriptor
17. Learning Outcomes (HWU Core Skills: Employability and Professional Career Readiness)
Subject Mastery
Understanding, Knowledge and Cognitive Skills
Scholarship, Enquiry and Research (Research-Informed Learning)
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Personal Abilities
Analyse critically the key corporate finance and/or securities markets
decisions and critically evaluate the financial models and techniques
on which they are based,
Students will develop a critical capacity with regard to issues in
corporate finance and control and financial markets and also to their
perception of the relationship of the subject area with other
disciplines (such as economic theory, information economics and
behavioural science). Critical exploration of the relationship between
theory and practice and the nature of knowledge within the context
of the subject area will be an integral part of the course.
Industrial, Commercial & Professional Practice
 Apply key financial models and theory to
practical problems within the cognate area
Evaluate critically major research articles written in the cognate area,
Integrate the important issues and theories within the cognate area,
critically evaluating their usefulness and significance,
Autonomy, Accountability & Working with Others
 Students will develop their abilities in disciplined
self study, work constructively in small groups
and adopt a team role in applying themselves to
a pre-set task.
Communication, Numeracy & ICT
 Oral and written communication
skills will be developed, in
particular the ability to present and
debate a viewpoint with other
colleagues in the class. Essay
writing will be an integral part of
coursework.
19. Re-assessment Methods
18. Assessment Methods
Method
Duration of Exam
Weighting (%)
Synoptic courses?
(if applicable)
Coursework
Examination
2 hours
Method
Duration of Exam
(if applicable)
30%
70%
20. Date and Version
Date of Proposal
02 February 2013
Date of Approval by
School Committee
Date of
Implementation
Version
Number
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Diet(s)