Feedback prior to the census date: Please use the weekly homework problems as an indicator of whether you are progressing satisfactorily in the unit. If you are having difficulties, please see the unit convenor and consider withdrawing before the census date.

Assessment criteria for all assessment tasks will be provided on the unit iLearn site.

It is the responsibility of students to view their marks for each within session assessment on iLearn within 20 working days of posting. If there are any discrepancies, students must contact the unit convenor immediately. Failure to do so will mean that queries received after the release of final results regarding assessment marks (not including the final exam mark) will not be addressed.

Required technology:

Non-programmable calculator

Lecture and workshop times:

Students are required to enrol in one three-hour class per week and attend the class in which they are enrolled. See details from the University timetable.

Learning and teaching strategy:

Face to face - Classes typically consist of a one-hour workshop followed by a two-hour lecture. Workshops are used to review the homework problems and to apply concepts to more difficult problems. Participation is strongly encouraged for you to check your progress towards achieving the learning outcomes for the unit. Lectures are used to set the scene and show how the topic fits into the overall unit of study aims.

Print - The textbook for the unit is Lange, H., Saunders, A. and Cornett, M.M. (2015), Financial Institutions Management: A Risk Management Approach, 4th edition, McGraw-Hill (denoted LSC on the reading list). Textbook material will be supplemented by articles and handouts. Chapters from the textbook and specified articles should be read prior to attending the scheduled lecture on that topic. Homework problems will be assigned at the end of lectures and these should be completed before coming to the workshop the following week. Important handouts can be downloaded from the unit's iLearn site.

Online - iLearn (https://ilearn.mq.edu.au) provides the main online learning support. It is essential that you log in at least twice per week to keep abreast of unit-wide announcements and use the resources to supplement your learning. Lecture slides are available by the Friday before each lecture for you to download from iLearn. Solutions to homework problems are made available online after the problems are discussed in the workshop.