rubriruLearning Objectives Assessed
Identify the nature and key components of financial systems domestically and globally to apply in diverse contexts.
Identify the nature, role, and determinants of the structure and level of interest rates in economics and financial contexts.
Demonstrate the basic financial mathematics applied to the pricing of money and capital market instruments.
Discuss and analyze the characteristics and functions of the main financial intermediaries operating in financial systems in a global context.
Assess the operations of the foreign exchange market including the nature and determinants of exchange rates and relevant investment strategies.
Explore the main features of equity and derivatives markets from investors’ perspective.
Assessment Details
PART A: Individual Research Report (maximum 2,000 words) (45%)
As part of your development as a critical thinker within the financial sciences there is a need to understand and partake in detailed international discussions about relevant and recent issues within the financial markets. As such your task is to write a 2000-word individual research report on a topic of your choice. Your topic should have a focus on the core financial markets including bond, equity, and/or derivative markets.
Research report guide:
You should begin your research report by having consideration for contemporary issues within both the national and international financial markets – bonds, equities, and/or derivatives. You try to should identify an issue that you believe is both important and of interest to you.
In the individual research report, you should conduct your own research, which goes beyond the course materials provided to you. The aim of this assessment is to demonstrate your knowledge and critical understanding of the topic covered over the academic semester.
You should identify a core research question that would guide your exploration of the area of research interest that you have identified.
Your final product will be assessed on how well you succeed in identifying, explaining and analysing relevant issues and arguments, to produce a clear and concise paper, where issues are logically developed in a well-thought-out structure, and how well you can support your findings with the relevant evidence.
Note that your report will be conceptual in nature and will focus on providing a robust narrative of the existing literature behind your area of research. You should structure this narrative appropriately so that it provides the reader with the clear, and logical understanding of the foundations of your research topic, and the lead up to the current issue at hand. Your research report should focus on the academic literature with minimal use of actual data.
The individual research report should contain the following sections:
Title (less than 15 words)
Abstract (less than 150 words)
Introduction – this should provide the motivation of the research question and some background. The introduction should also briefly state your core research question, identifying the key issues, and briefly summarise what you have found from your review of the academic literature
Main body – you should section the main body of your research report. Use subheadings, to divide your research paper into sections that examine different aspects of your research question, to provide a logical structure for your research paper and which shows the logical development of your ideas.
Conclusion – this section should state your findings in relation to your research question and the possible implications of your research on practice
References – Harvard format
Notes:
Use Times New Roman font with font size not smaller than 12. For “line spacing”, use 1.5 lines or double. Text should be justified and use 1” margins.
Length (2500 words for part A and B) as specified above
RMIT Cover Page which includes your name, student ID, course, date, lecturer’s name, and title of your research paper. The title should succinctly state the issue your research paper examines. The title should be a short sentence or question.
Use quotes judiciously and paraphrase whenever possible.
Referencing: Follow the Harvard referencing system for documenting your sources, for both in-text citations and your reference list.
Appendices: Diagrams, charts, tables should only be used if they are relevant to the issues and arguments being discussed in your research paper.
Number and type of sources: Find at least fifteen (15) academic journal articles that relate to your area of research interest. You may also add internet/online sources, professional publications, textbooks, newspapers but keep these to a minimum.
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