MG436      Half Unit
Firms, Markets and Crises

This information is for the 2015/16 session.

Teacher responsible

Dr Daniel Beunza NAB4.08

Availability

This course is available on the MSc in Management and MSc in Management, Organisations and Governance. This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.

Pre-requisites

Any social science background

Course content

This course focuses on the financial sector and financial markets. It discusses current research in the social sciences on how this sector has emerged and operates, and sheds some light on the recent financial crisis. A constant theme is that academic research helps us explain major phenomena in current business and organizational life. In each lecture and class, faculty will discuss a major aspect of or issue in the financial sector internationally, and show how relevant research can help us understand it. The classes will use readings or cases to explore these matters in depth.

Teaching

30 hours of lectures in the LT. 1 hour and 30 minutes of lectures in the ST.

Students on this course will have a reading week in Week 6, in line with departmental policy.

Formative coursework

Students will be expected to produce 1 essay in the LT.

Indicative reading

Davis, G.F. (2009) Managed by the Markets; How Finance Reshaped America, Oxford University Press.

Mackenzie, D. (2006) An Engine, Not a Camera; How Financial Models Shape Markets, MIT Press, Chapter 2 p. 37-68

Assessment

Exam (75%, duration: 2 hours) in the main exam period.
Essay (25%, 2000 words) in the LT.

Key facts

Department: Management

Total students 2014/15: 26

Average class size 2014/15: 16

Controlled access 2014/15: Yes

Lecture capture used 2014/15: Yes (LT)

Value: Half Unit

Guidelines for interpreting course guide information

Personal development skills

  • Application of information skills
  • Communication

Course survey results

(2013/14 combined)

1 = "best" score, 5 = "worst" score

The scores below are average responses.

Response rate: 70.4%

Question

Average
response

Reading list (Q2.1)

1.9

Materials (Q2.3)

1.9

Course satisfied (Q2.4)

1.6

Lectures (Q2.5)

1.6

Integration (Q2.6)

1.9

Contact (Q2.7)

1.8

Feedback (Q2.8)

2.1

Recommend (Q2.9)

Yes

91.2%

Maybe

8.8%

No

0%