AF4S999 - Contemporary Issues in Finance 01 Sep 2019 - 30 Aug 2027 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: AF4S999
Module Title: Contemporary Issues in Finance
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Accounting and Finance
Faculty Sub Group: Accounting and Finance
Module Leader: Rebecca Bushell
Module Team: Jia Cao, Jared Davies, Donald Amuah, Liam Hutchinson, Chibuzo Amadi, Michael Daniels
First Intended Intake: SEP 2019 Final Year of Intake:
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes:
HECOS Code Weighting:

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Sep 2019
Valid To 30 Aug 2027

Module Aims

To enable students to investigate specific contemporary issues in finance.

Content Summary

Four contemporary issues will be covered.

Given the nature of the module the following list is indicative only:

Islamic Finance.

SME sources of finance, including micro finance, in emerging economies.

Inclusive finance. Environmental finance.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 20
Seminar 20
Independent Study 140
Directed Study 20
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Able to research a contemporary issue in finance by sourcing literature and published evidence, critically evaluating those sources and presenting in an essay format.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Written Assignment (CW) Essay (CW) 2 Select one of the four issues covered during the module, source the available literature and published evidence, critically evaluate and produce an essay. 0 3000 50 No 40
Written Assignment (CW) Essay (CW) 1 Select one of the four issues covered during the module, source the available literature and published evidence, critically evaluate and produce an essay. 0 3000 50 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1
Essay (CW) 2
Essay (CW) 1

Reading List

Cattelan, V. (ed.) (2013) Islamic finance in Europe: towards a plural financial system.

Visser, H. (2013) Islamic finance: principles and practice.

Hirschey, M., Kose, J. and Makkya, A. Issues in corporate governance and finance

Kohn, D. (2012) Greening the financial sector: how to mainstream environmental finance in developing countries.

Zhou, G., Gong, K. Luo, S. and Xu, G. (2018) Inclusive Finance, Human Capital and Regional Economic Growth in China.

Journal of Finance

Journal of Corporate Finance

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Journal of Financial Markets

Quantitative Finance

Review of Corporate Finance Studies