MN52145: Technology and financial services
[Page last updated: 23 October 2023]
| Academic Year: | 2023/24 |
| Owning Department/School: | School of Management |
| Credits: | 5 [equivalent to 10 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 100 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
| Period: |
- Semester 1
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| Assessment Summary: | CWES 60%, CWOG 40% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Group Essay (CWES 60%)
- Group Presentation (CWOG 40%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
By the end of the unit, you will be able to:
- Explain the roles of innovation and technology in financial establishments.
- Explain challenges facing financial establishments in taking up new technologies.
- Formulate an understanding of basics decentralised finance and distributed ledged technology.
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| Synopsis: | Develop your understanding of how to apply recent technological innovations in the finance sector and their implications for financial services. You will explore topics like:
- artificial intelligence
- machine learning
- distributed ledger technology
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| Content:
| Key elements to be included:
- Introduction and History of Fintech
- The role of Fintech in shifting the conventional paradigms in financial services
- The rise of technology start-ups
- Introduction to recent financial innovations such as Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies
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| Course availability: |
MN52145 is Compulsory on the following courses:
School of Management
MN52145 is Optional on the following courses:
School of Management
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2023/24.
- Courses and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
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