Course Syllabus
SYLLABUS: FI323 BANK MANAGEMENT
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Course Objectives:
This course builds on basic financial theory and the principles courses in economics. It addresses topics that are important for managing financial institutions in a rapidly changing international environment. Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to understand the role of financial institutions in the economy; explain why banks are unique, and therefore merit special attention; to understand the analytical foundation underlying financial institutions management, and be able to use them to analyze important financial issues, including financial crisis; be familiar with risk management techniques to deal with the various risks banks and other financial institutions face.
Time and Location:
- Thursdays 2:00 pm – 3:40 pm DONG ZHONG YUAN (东中院) 2-103
- Thursdays 4:00 pm – 5:40 pm DONG ZHONG YUAN (东中院) 2-103
Contact Points:
- Canvas: oc.sjtu.edu.cn（上海交通大学线上课程平台）
- Announcement
- Lecture notes
- Lecture video/links
- Class Assignment
- Project group up sign up
- Q&A at Discussion Board
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https://www.icourse163.org/course/SJTU1-1457912173 (Links to an external site.) (中国大学慕课爱课程平台)
- Mooc videos of each class （课程预录视频，用于复习回看）
- In-class Interaction, survey, and quizzes during the class each week. (慕课堂上课时互动答题，问卷，堂上测验等)
- Scan the QR code to join the MOOC Class (Note: Please join the class you registered for)
- Bank Management003 (16:00-17:40), Class Code(课堂码)：8QMEKW
- Bank Management004(14:00-15:40), Class Code(课堂码)：8QKHTW
- Backup course website: http://sjtu.fanya.chaoxing.com/portal (Links to an external site.) (TBA) （上海交通大学超星网课平台）
Office Hour and Contact:
- The most efficient way to contact me is by email or wechat group (QR code available at Canvas), and I will usually reply in 24 hours.
- Email: nanli@sjtu.edu.cn
- You can also post your questions in the Discussion Board on Canvas or at icourse163.
- Teaching Assistants:
- Miss Yuhong Zhu (朱宇宏) email: jixiangzh@sjtu.edu.cn
Prerequisites:
- FI100 Finance
- FI005 Money and Banking
- Students are expected to have some background in basic economic theory (macroeconomics and microeconomics), algebra, differential calculus, statistics, and a disposition to keep themselves informed of current developments in the area of banking and finance.
- Note: Please ensure you have an adequate background in analytics, linear algebra, statistics, economics, and finance. This is a course in finance, with a focus on risk management and quantitative analysis. This course is NOT suitable for students without any training in economics, statistics, analytics, or linear algebra.
Textbooks and References:
Textbook:
- Saunders and Cornett, Financial Institutions Management: A Risk Management Approach, 8th edition/International Edition, McGraw Hill, 2014 (FIM)
- Peter S. Rose and Sylvia C. Hudgins, Bank Management and Financial Services, 9th Edition, International Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2013 (BMFS)
- Peter S. Rose and Sylvia C. Hudgins, Bank Management and Financial Services, 9th Edition（英文缩减影印版）, 中国人民大学出版社
- Peter S. Rose and Sylvia C. Hudgins, Bank Management and Financial Services (中文版), 9th Edition, 机械工业出版社, 2016
Reference book：
- John C. Hull, Risk Management and Financial Institutions, Second Edition, Pearson, 2010
Weight of Assessment:
- Final Exam: 40%
- Class Assignments: 30%
- Presentation and Term Paper: 20%
- Class Participation: 10%
Warning:
- Plagiarism is taken very seriously. Students caught plagiarizing in-class assignments, term papers, and/or exams in this course have been severely penalized. Any student caught cheating in the final exam will be failed in this course and reported to the school for further penalty.
Class Assignment:
There will be 3-4 class assignments. Students are encouraged to discuss assignments, but each student should finish the assignment on his or her own and hand in separate answers.
Term Paper and Class Presentation:
Students are advised to form a working group of no more than 5 students. Each group should write a term paper and present it in the class. Each group can choose to write a paper on a case study from the list given in the syllabus or a topic related to bank risk management. However, the topic chosen by each group is subject to the approval of the lecturer.
Note: I expect each group to apply the methods/theory learned in the class to analyze the case or topic of your choice. A simple review of the case or literature review of a topic will result in a low score.
The following questions should be addressed in your term paper if a case study is chosen,
- What has happened, and how did it happen?
- In your opinion, what are the specific risks involved? You need to present arguments based on data or facts to support your opinion.
- As a bank manager, what lesson can we learn from this case?
The following questions should be addressed in your term paper if the self-selected topic is chosen,
- What is the question or problem?
- Why is this question important or interesting?
- How do you address this question, i.e., empirical analysis or theoretical analysis?
Each group should prepare to present the term paper in 20 minutes with 3-5 minutes for Q&A. The presentation slides should be submitted before the presentation.
The term paper should be no more than 20 pages with double spaces and fonts no smaller than 10pt. The data source and references should be clearly and completely documented.
Timeline for term paper and presentation (subject to change)
- Week 3-5: Form a group and bid for a term paper topic
- Week 7: Allocation of the project topic and presentation slot.
- Week 15-16: Presentation of term paper
- On the day of the Final Exam: Due date for the term paper.
A “Best Presentation” prize will be awarded to the group who does the best job in the presentation. Each group needs to evaluate the performance of other groups. The Best Presentation prize will be awarded to the group with the highest average score from group evaluation and lecture evaluation.
Class Participation:
Students are encouraged to participate in the class discussion actively. Such activities include good comments, questions, articles, and even pointing out flaws and typos in class material.
A “Best Question” prize will be awarded to the student who raises interesting questions and/or makes good comments in the class or on the forum.
List of the Case Study and Research Topics:
- AIG, Allied Irish Bank, Bankers Trust, Barings Bank, China Aviation Oil, Continental Illinois, Daiwa Bank, Lehman Brothers, LTCM, Société Générale, Washington Mutual Fund, Norther Rock, UBS Rogue Trader (2011), Citibank in 2008, IPO Suspension of Ant Group in 2020
- Online Banking, Mobile Payment, Micro Finance, Bitcoin, FinTech, P2P, etc.
Suggested Periodicals:
- Asiamoney www.asiamoney.com (Links to an external site.)
- The Asian Wall Street Journal www.awsj.com (Links to an external site.)
- The Banker www.thebanker.com/ (Links to an external site.)
- The Business Times business-times.asia1.com.sg (Links to an external site.)
- The Economist www.economist.com (Links to an external site.)
- Euromoney www.euromoney.com (Links to an external site.)
- The Financial Times www.ft.com (Links to an external site.)
- The Financial Times Chinese www.ftchinese.com (Links to an external site.)
- The Wall Street Journal www.wsj.com (Links to an external site.)
Useful Links:- Federal Reserve (Links to an external site.)
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Links to an external site.)
- FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile (Links to an external site.)
- FDIC Quarterly Report (Links to an external site.)
- Monetary Authority of Singapore (Links to an external site.)
- China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (Links to an external site.)(中国银行保险监督管理委员会) (Links to an external site.)
- The People's Bank of China (中国人民银行) (Links to an external site.)
- The People's Bank of China (English) (Links to an external site.)
- China Security Regulatory Commission (Links to an external site.)(中国证券业监督管理委员会) (Links to an external site.)
- (Links to an external site.)China Security Regulatory Commission(English) (Links to an external site.)
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