TULANE’s UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

Money & Banking (UFIN 331)

Instructor: Mark Rosa

Username: Finance. Password: money (They are case sensitive)

OFFICE HOURS: Before class and by appointment. I am a part-time faculty member; the best way to reach me, other than in class, is by email.

TEXT: The Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets. 6th Edition. by Frederic S. Mishkin

COURSE OBJECTIVE: To introduce the student to the concepts of Money & Banking. Financial and Securities Markets will be studied along with some economic concepts.

Week 1 – Chapter 1. Why study Money, Banking & Financial Markets?
Week 2 – Chapter 2. An Overview of the Financial System.
Week 3 – Chapter 3. What is Money?
Week 4 – Chapter 4. Understanding Interest Rates & Time Value of Money.
Week 5 – Chapter 6. The Risk and Term Structure of Interest Rates.
Week 6 - EXAM 1 will cover Chapters 1,2,3,& 4, the exact date will be announced in class. Terms and sample questions for this exam are on my website.
Week 7 – Chapter 8. An Economic Analysis of Financial Structure.
Week 8 – Chapter 9. The Banking Firm & the Management of Financial Institutions.
Week 9 – EXAM 2 will cover Chapters 6,8, & 9, the exact date will be announced in class. Terms and sample questions for this exam are on my website.
Week 10 – Chapter 10. Banking Industry: Structure and Competition.
Week 11 – Chapter 11. Economic Analysis of Banking Regulation.
Week 12 – Chapter 12. Nonbank Financial Institutions.
Week 13 – Chapter 13. Financial Derivatives.
Week 14 – Chapter 13. Financial Deriviatives (cont.)
FINAL EXAM will cover Chapters 10, 11, 12, & 13. Final will be held on Tuesday, May 4, 2004.

Grading:
90 – 100% = A
80 – 89 = B
70 – 79 = C
60 – 69 = D
0 – 59 = F

EXAM VALUES:
Exam 1 = 33%
Exam 2 = 33%
Exam 3 = 33% (Final Exam)