Syllabus | FC201.1x

WELCOME TO THE COURSE TITLED 'INTRODUCTION TO BANKING AND FINANCIAL MARKETS - I'

This page will guide you through the course. You will find here the important courseware resources along with the deadlines related to each week's assessments.

Happy Learning!!

Note: Course-related dates are subject to change. Please visit the Home page to view the latest dates.

Prerequisites

Basic understanding of statistics and mathematics concepts is recommended. Knowledge of basic finance would be an advantage.

Course Agenda

Week	Section Name	Topics Covered	Start Date
1	Overview of the Financial System	Role of Banking and Financial Markets in any Economy How and Why are Banks Different From Manufacturing Companies? How and Why are Financial Markets Different From Product Markets? 'Market for Lemons' and it's Relevance for Banking and Financial Markets	19th Jan 2016 (03:30 UTC)
2	Theory and Structure of Interest Rates	Determinants of Interest Rates Term Structure of Interest Rates Recap of Time Value of Money Yield, Yield-to-Maturity and Bond Pricing Bond Valuation	26th Jan 2016 (03:30 UTC)
3	Short Term Financial Markets	Financial Markets: An Overview Call Money Market Treasury Bills Market REPO Market CBLO Market Commercial Paper Market Market for Certificate of Deposits Bankers' Acceptance Pricing Money Market Instruments	2nd Feb 2016 (03:30 UTC)
4	Long Term Financial Markets	Bond Market Equity Stock Market Private Equity Market	9th Feb 2016 (03:30 UTC)
5	Catch Some Breath!!	No fresh content will be uploaded this week During this time you can catch up with the remaining or pending courseware and assessments	16th Feb 2016 (03:30 UTC)
6	Other Important Financial Markets	Foreign Exchange Market Derivatives Market Mortgages Market	23rd Feb 2016 (03:30 UTC)
7	Final Exam	Testing Time!! Do remember to complete your final assessment before 8th March, 2016 (03:30 UTC)	8th March 2016 (03:30 UTC)

Time Commitment

Course Length:

7 weeks (5 weeks of content, 1 week of break and 1 week for the final exam)
Each week is released across the globe on Tuesday, 03:30 UTC.

Weekly Commitment

3-4 hours per week.This includes the time spent in going through the course materials (videos and reading materials), taking up the assessments and participating in the discussion forums.

COURSE MODERATOR

In this MOOC, our course team members will participate actively in the Discussion Forum as Discussion moderators during the course run. They will make important announcements, answer questions and offer any necessary clarifications.

The moderators will typically spend 10-15 hours per week to go through the discussion threads, reply and editing posts, and communicate important course updates in the forum. Please note that support on Saturday and Sunday will be limited.

Grading

Grading Scheme

You will have graded assessments at the end of each week and 1 final assessment at end of your course.

Grading Policy

Week	Weightage (%)	Assignment (or Question Format)	Due Date
One to Five	12%(per week)	MCQ	7th March 2016 23:59 (UTC)
Final Exam	40%	MCQ	15th March 2016 03:30 (UTC)

Week

Weightage (%)

Assignment (or Question Format)

Due Date

One to Five

12%(per week)

MCQ

7th March 2016

23:59 (UTC)

Final Exam

40%

MCQ

15th March 2016

03:30 (UTC)

Certification

You will need to get a total mark of 60% or higher to earn a verified certificate.

Click the Introduction to Banking and Financial Markets - I course enrollment page to pursue a verified certificate.

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Note: You do not receive a certificate if you audit a course. To know more about the types of certificates offered in edX, visit edX Help Center.

Assessments

All our courses include both graded and un-graded assessments. The un-graded assessments contain practice questions that will test your understanding of the concepts presented in the course.

The score that you receive in the weekly-graded assessments count towards your final course grade.

Graded Assessments Instructions

Graded assessments may also have due dates, or the last possible time you can submit an assessment. Once the due date has passed, you cannot receive credit for any incomplete problems in the assessment.

Some graded assessments do not have due dates, and some assessments with due dates are not graded. If an assessment has a due date, the due date appears under the learning sequence name in the course accordion. If an assessment is graded, the name of the assessment appears under the name of the learning sequence, and a blue alarm clock appears next to the learning sequence name in the course accordion.

The image below shows an example of three different assessments. In this example, both first and last assessments are graded, but only the last assessment has a due date.

The course accordion with three examples of assignments: one with a due date, one with a grade, and one with a due date and a grade.

Please ensure the following:

Click the Save button to save your answer. These answers will not be graded at this stage.
Click the Check button at the end of every question to record your choice and get your answer graded.

Note:

You need to score 60% to pass the assessment.
Please check the number of attempts specified for each assessment.

Discussion

All registered participants of a MOOC on edX will have access to a course-specific online discussion forum. Participation in such forums is encouraged because it contributes significantly in the form of peer learning. Discussion forums are commonly used in online courses to provide learners an opportunity to reflect on, discuss and share knowledge gained from the online content. Participation in these forums is strongly encouraged by the course staff.

Download the IIMBx Discussion Forum Guidelines PDF for more information.