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Banking and Financial Institutions
This course is part of Managerial Economics and Business Analysis Specialization
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What you'll learn
Appreciate how money and finance can benefit the real economy.
Describe how modern banks earn a profit.
Compare and contrast banks with other providers of debt finance and payments.
Explain why financial regulations are needed and their impacts.
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There are 4 modules in this course
The purpose of this course is to provide you with a basic understanding of the connections between money, the financial system, and the broader macroeconomy. We will examine the economics of modern financial institutions (e.g. banks), including how they are organized, the products and financial services they offer, the risks they take, why and how they are regulated, and how this has changed over time. We will develop a conceptual framework that will allow us to assess how recent financial regulations as well as innovations in finance (e.g., securitization, fintech, cryptocurrencies) may influence the macroeconomic, financial, and business environment.
You will become familiar with the course, your classmates, and our learning environment. The orientation will also help you obtain the technical skills required for the course. This module will then provide a broad overview of money, the financial system, and how this all connects with real economic activity.
What's included
11 videos6 readings5 assignments1 discussion prompt1 plugin
11 videos•Total 83 minutes
- Learn About the Course and Your Instructor•5 minutes
- The Impact of the Gies Community•2 minutes
- Module 1 Overview•2 minutes
- Money and Its Functions•8 minutes
- The Payments System•8 minutes
- Money and Inflation•10 minutes
- What Does the Financial System Do?•6 minutes
- Financial Markets Versus Financial Institutions•12 minutes
- Banks Versus Non-Banks•6 minutes
- Overview of Non-Banks•12 minutes
- Financial Development and Economic Activity•13 minutes
6 readings•Total 60 minutes
- Syllabus•10 minutes
- Coursera Coach•10 minutes
- About the Discussion Forums•10 minutes
- Online Education at Gies College of Business•10 minutes
- Updating Your Profile•10 minutes
- Module 1 Overview•10 minutes
5 assignments•Total 135 minutes
- Money and Finance Graded Quiz•60 minutes
- Orientation Quiz•30 minutes
- Lesson 1-1 Practice Quiz•15 minutes
- Lesson 1-2 Practice Quiz•15 minutes
- Lesson 1-3 Practice Quiz•15 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
- Getting to Know Your Classmates•10 minutes
1 plugin•Total 15 minutes
- Welcome! Please Tell Us About Yourself•15 minutes
In this module, we are going to zoom in on the business model of modern banks.
What's included
12 videos1 reading4 assignments1 peer review
12 videos•Total 88 minutes
- Module 2 Overview•1 minute
- Early Banking in the United States•9 minutes
- Bank Holding Companies•6 minutes
- Deregulation and Modern Banking•5 minutes
- Bank Types and Borrowing•8 minutes
- Bank Lending•6 minutes
- Changes in the Lending Process•5 minutes
- How Are Investment Banks Organized?•7 minutes
- Investment Banking Activities•8 minutes
- Balance Sheet•13 minutes
- Off Balance Sheet•11 minutes
- Income Statement•8 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
- Module 2 Overview•10 minutes
4 assignments•Total 105 minutes
- Modern Banking Graded Quiz•60 minutes
- Lesson 2-1 Practice Quiz•15 minutes
- Lesson 2-2 Practice Quiz •15 minutes
- Lesson 2-3 Practice Quiz•15 minutes
1 peer review•Total 60 minutes
- Financial Institutions Peer Review Assignment•60 minutes
In this module, we are going to focus on the sources of profit at modern banks and the various risks surrounding these profits.
What's included
9 videos1 reading3 assignments
9 videos•Total 66 minutes
- Module 3 Overview•1 minute
- Bank Equity Capital•5 minutes
- Measuring Bank Performance•8 minutes
- Overview of Risk•7 minutes
- Credit Risk•12 minutes
- Interest Rate Risk•11 minutes
- Liquidity Risk•9 minutes
- Market Risk•8 minutes
- Operational Risks•4 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
- Module 3 Overview•10 minutes
3 assignments•Total 90 minutes
- Risk and Return Graded Quiz•30 minutes
- Lesson 3-1 Practice Quiz•30 minutes
- Lesson 3-2 Practice Quiz•30 minutes
In this Module we are going to study why the government regulates banks, and what this regulation looks like in practice.
What's included
10 videos3 readings4 assignments
10 videos•Total 65 minutes
- Module 4 Overview•1 minute
- Goals of Financial Regulation•9 minutes
- The Government Safety Net•9 minutes
- Case Study: Interventions in 2007-2009•5 minutes
- Bank Regulation•9 minutes
- The Supervisory Process•6 minutes
- Stress Testing•6 minutes
- Too Big to Fail•10 minutes
- Defining Shadow Banking•5 minutes
- Case Study: Money Market Mutual Funds•5 minutes
3 readings•Total 30 minutes
- Module 4 Overview•10 minutes
- Congratulations on completing the course!•10 minutes
- Get Your Course Certificate•10 minutes
4 assignments•Total 120 minutes
- Regulation Quiz•30 minutes
- Lesson 4-1 Practice Quiz•30 minutes
- Lesson 4-2 Practice Quiz•30 minutes
- Lesson 4-3 Practice Quiz•30 minutes
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The teacher is exceptional. The course is very informative and brief.
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Prof. Rus is great, enthusiastic and engaging. I learned a lot in this class and left wanting more.
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Peer graded assignment has a rubric grading incorrect answer.Otherwise a good overall course.
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