MLM717 - Financial Services Regulation
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 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Zehra Kavame Eroglu |
Prerequisite: | For students enrolled in M729: MLJ701 and MLJ715 All other students: MLC707 |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | MLC714, MLI714, MLL329 |
Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 2h class + 1h seminar per week |
Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | 2h class (recordings provided) + 1h online seminar per week |
Content
This unit gives students an advanced and integrated understanding of Financial Services Regulation in Australia. Over the course of a trimester, students will gain a wealth of knowledge and critical perspectives on current and emerging legal and policy issues relating to the financial services industry.
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 | Demonstrate a knowledge of the theories and principles of financial services regulation. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO2 | Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of statutory provisions, case law and principles in the field of financial services regulation in order to solve complex problems. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO3 | Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the financial regulation regime in Australia, as well as the recent domestic and international practices of financial services regulation in order to solve complex problems. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO4 | Identify and address the critical issues surrounding financial services regulation, such as finance industry self-regulation, regulation and deregulation, financial disclosure regulation, in the context of a critical appreciation of global trends in financial regulation. |
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These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
Assessment 1: (Individual) – Report (Research) _ based on a case study | 4000 words | 40% | Week 8 |
Examination (open book) | 2 hours | 60% | Exam period |
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: MLM717 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.
Unit Fee Information
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