Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

Course Specific Skills:

1. Understand how the banking firm is different from a non-financial corporation

2. Understand the importance of operational risk for the banking, learn about non-interest income and expense

3. Understand the importance of interest rate risk for the banking firm, learn how to measure interest rate risk

4. Develop skills in using derivative contracts to hedge against interest rate risk

5. Understand the importance of different funding sources for the banking firm

6. Understand the importance of liquidity risk for the banking firm, learn how to measure liquidity risk

7. Develop skills in short-term and long-term liquidity planning

8. Understand the importance of bank capital, learn about capital regulations

9. Understand the importance of solvency risk for the banking firm

10. Understand the importance of credit risk for the banking firm

11. Develop skills in evaluating commercial and consumer loan applications

Discipline Specific Skills:

12. Develop skills in analyzing the performance and riskiness of a banking firm and financial institutions in general

Develop an understanding of:

13. The significant role played by the banking industry in an economy

14. How firms compete in highly regulated markets

15. How a lender evaluates a borrower

Personal and Key Skills:

16. Develop problem solving skills

17. Develop writing and discussion skills

18. Learn to apply the abstract concepts learned in the classroom to everyday decisions made by financial institutions