Course Title: |
Economics and the Role of Banks |
Learning Method: | Distance learning method |
Pre-requisites: |
Secondary school graduates |
Course Aims
The course is aiming to supply the specialists working in the banking and financial sphere with knowledge of modern methods and analytical approaches in the field of Economics and provides them with various patterns for producing analysis through comparing both the Western and Bulgarian banking practices.
Course Summary
The course “Economics and the Role of Banks” is a compulsory one for studying the Basic course of Programme for Banking and Finance. The course provides learners with knowledge of various economic phenomena grouped in clusters as follows:
All these clusters consist of several sessions discussing separate topics and outlining the expected results achieved. The material delivered in the course-book is enriched with practical cases and exercises. Self-test questionnaires are applied after finishing each session of the book.
Outline Syllabus
Part 1 - Micro economics & Elements of Macro-economics |
Session 1 |
The meaning of Economics |
Session 2 |
Measuring the Economic Activity: The Circular Flow of Income |
Session 3 |
Production of Goods and Services |
Session 4 |
Demand and Supply 1 |
Session 5 |
Demand and Supply 2 |
Session 6 |
Elasticity’s of Demand and Supply |
Session 7 |
Economic Systems and Market Forces |
Session 8 |
Perfect Competition and Monopoly |
Session 9 |
Imperfect Competition and Oligopoly |
Part 2 - Money and Banking |
Session 10 |
Money: Role and Functions |
Session 11 |
Supply and Demand for Money |
Session 12 |
Banking and Finance |
Session 13 |
Economic Trends and Banking Development |
Part 3 – Macro-economics and Macro-economic Polices |
Session 14 |
State Intervention in the Economy |
Session 15 |
Macro-economic Policy and Economic Thought |
Session 16 |
Managing the Economy |
Part 4 - International Economics |
Session 17 |
International Trade |
Session 18 |
Exchange Rates and Exchange Rate Mechanisms |
Session 19 |
Further Aspects of International Economics |
Session 20 |
Reflections on Banks and the Economy- Review and Conclusions |
Learning Outcomes
The learning outcomes of the “Economics and the Role of Banks” course should be the following skills:
Assessment Strategy
Evidence:
Assessment criteria:
Marking
100 points maximum
Learning Strategy
The above structured aims and the learning outcomes of the “Economics and the Role of Banks” course can be achieved by applying a special time schedule for self-studying the course’s content delivered by the course-book and is practiced through specifically designed exercises included in the course-book. The time designed for learning a session is two and a half hours. The total time fixed for learning the entire material is 60 hours distributed in six weeks period.
Indicative References
Hoye, Barry “The economics and the Role of Banks”, International Banking Institute, Sofia: 1999
Additional References
Any economic information available through newspapers or mass-media
Resources Required
The printed edition of the course-book “The Economics and the Role of Banks”