Module: 1 - V21
Name of module: Financial Markets and Institutions
Course: Financial Markets and Institutions m1
Course code(s): 2FE121
Lecturer: Catherine Lions (course leader), Leif Karlsson
E-mail: catherine.lions@umu.se
Other: Preliminary schedule. Minor adjustments will depend on the number of students. Individual supervision will be online, Zoom meetings can be booked on demand. Textbook is mandatory: Financial Markets and Institutions, Global Edition. Frederic S. Mishkin; Stanley Eakins. Publisher: Pearson (Intl), Print ISBN: 9781292215006, 1292215003
eText ISBN: 9781292215037, 1292215038
Edition: 9th
Copyright year: 2018
Spring semester 2021 will start with teaching and examinations online without physical meetings. Any change in how the course will be delivered will be notified prior to the following course module. In order to participate in teaching and examination you will need access to a computer with internet connection and an updated version of Zoom (see instruction). Keep updated via Umeå University web page www.umu.se/covid-19/ and by providing updated contact information.
Day: Monday
Date: 2021-01-18
Time: 09:15-12:00
Subject: Lecture 1 Course Instructions and Introduction to Financial Markets
Room: Zoom
Lecturer: CL
Other: Part 1, Chapters 1 and 2
Day: Tuesday
Date: 2021-01-19
Time: 09:15-12:00
Subject: Lecture 2 Interest Rates
Room: Zoom
Lecturer: CL
Other: Part 2, Chapters 3 to 6
Day: Wednesday
Date: 2021-01-20
Time: 09:15-12:00
Subject: Lecture 3 Financial Institutions and Crises
Room: Zoom
Lecturer: CL
Other: Part 3, Chapters 7 and 8
Day: Thursday
Date: 2021-01-21
Time: 09:15-12:00
Subject: Lecture 4 Financial Institutions
Room: Zoom
Lecturer: CL
Other: Part 6, Chapters 17 to 22
Day: Monday
Date: 2021-01-25
Time: 09:15-12:00
Subject: Lecture 5 Financial Markets
Room: Zoom
Lecturer: CL
Other: Part 5, Chapters 11 to 16
Day: Tuesday
Date: 2021-01-26
Time: 09:15-12:00
Subject: Lecture 6 Central Banking
Room: Zoom
Lecturer: CL
Other: Part 4, Chapters 9 to 11
Day: Wednesday
Date: 2021-01-27
Time: 09:15-12:00
Subject: Lecture 7 Risk Management
Room: Zoom
Lecturer: CL
Other: Part 7, Chapters 23 and 24
Day: Tuesday
Date: 2021-02-02
Time: -23:59
Subject: Deadline for Group Assignment 1
Room: Cambro
Lecturer: LK
Other: mandatory
Day: Wednesday
Date: 2021-02-03
Time: 08:15-17:00
Subject: Seminar 1 (day 1)
Room: Zoom
Lecturer: LK
Other: Mandatory, part of the examination. Each student will attend a 2-hour seminar, day 1 or day 2 see separate schedule
Day: Thursday
Date: 2021-02-04
Time: 08:15-17:00
Subject: Seminar 1 (day 2)
Room: Zoom
Lecturer: LK
Other:
Day: Tuesday
Date: 2021-02-09
Time: -23:59
Subject: Deadline for Group Assignment 2
Room: Cambro
Lecturer: LK
Other: mandatory
Day: Wednesday
Date: 2021-02-10
Time: 08:15-17:00
Subject: Seminar 2 (day 1)
Room: Zoom
Lecturer: LK
Other: Mandatory, part of the examination. Each student will attend a 2-hour seminar, day 1 or day 2 see separate schedule
Day: Thursday
Date: 2021-02-11
Time: 08:15-17:00
Subject: Seminar 2 (day 2)
Room: Zoom
Lecturer: LK
Other:
Day: Friday
Date: 2021-02-12
Time: 09:15-12:00
Subject: Lecture 8
Room: Zoom
Lecturer: CL
Other:
Day: Friday
Date: 2021-02-12
Time: 13:00-
Subject: Supervision available until exam
Lecturer: CL
Other: Book zoom meeting via cambro
Day: Wednesday
Date: 2021-02-17
Time: 09:00-13:00
Subject: Final written exam (online)
Room: Cambro
Lecturer: CL
Other: Exam. Must sign up at least 10 days before date
Day: Monday
Date: 2021-03-29
Time: 14:00-18:00
Subject: Re-exam (online)
Room: Cambro
Lecturer: CL
Other: Re-Exam. Obligatory registration must be done not later than 10 days before re-exam. The re-exam registration opens after the first exam date has passed.