MAF716 - Introduction to Fintech
Unit details
| Year: | 2021 unit information |
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| Important Update: | Unit delivery will continue to be provided in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. This may include a mix of on-campus and online activities. To find out how you are impacted, please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Unit sites open one week prior to the start of each Trimester/Semester. Thank you for your flexibility and commitment to studying with Deakin in 2021. Last updated: 4 June 2021 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Mike Mao |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include 3 face-to-face contact hours per week (1 x 3-hour seminar) for on-campus students. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 3 hour seminar per week |
Content
This unit focuses on the connection between banking, finance and technology. Students will learn how this emerging sector uses the technology to improve and make financial services more accessible to the wider public. Topics such as digital payments and remittances, crowd funding, blockchain and cryptocurrencies will be covered. It also offers students the experience in cryptocurrency trading in the Telstra Trading Room. Case studies to be explored include P2P (Peer to Peer) funding, digital currency (Bitcoin), settlement (Blockchain) and financial advisory.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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| ULO1 | Explain how FinTech is shaping the financial services sector and how banks and other financial service providers respond to emerging technology. | GLO1 Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO2 | Compare and contrast diverse financial services and technologies to evaluate emerging practices for enhancing the quality of delivery | GLO1 Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO3 | Analyse multiple asset types to develop and evaluate an optimal trading strategy which includes cryptocurrencies. | GLO1 Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO4 | Propose new solutions using emerging technologies to improve the delivery of financial services to the broader community. | GLO1 Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
| Assessment 1 - Report (Business) Part A (individual)- Written report | Part A: 1000 words Part B: 2000 words | Part A: 20% Part B: 20% | Part A: Informtion not yet available
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| Assessment 2 (Group of 3) Case Study | equivalent to 3000 words | 30% | Informtion not yet available |
| Assessment 3 (Individual) - Business Proposal | 2000 words | 30% | Informtion not yet available |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below for the Department of Finance: Link to department.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list.
Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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