(AY2019/2020, Sem 2) EC3332 : Money and Banking I

Module Title: Money and Banking I
Module Code: EC3332
Taken in AY2019/2020, Semester 2

Lecturer: Professor Seet Min Kok
Tutor: Graduate student pursuing Masters

Components	Percentage
Participation	20%
Mid-term	30%
Assignment 1	20%
Assignment 2	30%

Final Grade: A-

What is it about?

     EC3332 is an essential module for all students looking to specialise in Financial Economics. It covers topics such as Financial System, Risk and Term Structure of Interest Rates and Monetary Policy.

    Students are evaluated through three modes of assessment -- Participation, Mid-term and 2 Assignments. For Participation, students will be asked to write down their answers on the board and present accordingly. When physical tutorials were cancelled subsequently due to COVID-19, the same approach was taken albeit that students selected to present share their screen during Zoom Tutorial. For Mid-term, it is SAQ-based. The paper is manageable except for one question. Having taken two modules under him, I believe it is his style to set at least one hard question for his exam. We were not given any past year papers to practice on. For Final, it was replaced by 2 Assignments due to COVID-19. Honestly, they are not assignments but tests, just that we download it off LumiNUS and submit our answer via Turnitin within 2 hours. The Assignments are naturally open-book but they are not easy.

Review

    Professor Seet Min Kok takes a more qualitative approach for his modules. He does use real-world example to elaborate on the theory that he taught so I find it rather applicable in real life.

    For Mid-Term, it is manageable. However, he didn't release any details as to what is the median score and etc. For the 2 Assignments, I actually submitted Assignment 1 late and as a result, have 15% of my grade deducted off. Assignment 2 was relatively easier. However, it may be due to the lack of self-discipline as I rushed my lectures at the last minute before the Assignment for both Assignments.

   This workload is moderate to heavy and a good introductory financial economics module for students who are interested in finance but do not wish to deal with numbers.

Ratings

4.86/5