Module manager: Valeriya Dinger
Email: V.N.Dinger@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
| LUBS2205 | Corporate Finance |
| LUBS2260 | Banks and Banking Systems |
| LUBS2265 | Commercial Banking |
| LUBS3003 | Business Ethics |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
The aim of this module is to develop your higher level technical, professional and ethical skills appropriate for a career in banking and finance in times of technological and sustainability challenges. The module is focused on a critical evaluation of the ethical and financial dimensions of various aspects of sustainability, e.g., environmental and societal sustainability. It is delivered by academics based in the Business School with support from the Inter-disciplinary Ethics Applied Centre. As well as academic literature, the module includes realistic unstructured complex case study scenarios in which you will need to demonstrate professional and ethical judgement.
The aim of this module is to develop students' higher level technical, professional and ethical skills appropriate for a career in banking and finance in times of technological and sustainability challenges. As well as the academic literature, the module includes unstructured complex case study scenarios in which students will need to demonstrate appropriate professional and ethical judgement.
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
1. Discuss key ethical concepts and evaluate their application in banking and finance;
2. Evaluate alternative theories on ethics and relate them to corporate responsibility practice in the banking and finance sector especially with respect to sustainability;
3. Demonstrate an understanding of how decisions in banking and finance affect environmental sustainability; and
4. How artificial intelligence shapes the interaction between financial firms and the society in general.
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
- Identify issues that raise professional responsibilities and consequences of unethical behaviour and formulate appropriate professional recommendations with regard to various dimensions of sustainability
- Demonstrate technical, analytical, evaluative and integrative skills appropriate to a professional in the banking and finance discipline.
Indicative content:
Business ethics and corporate social responsibility, banking as a profession and professional ethics, leadership and organisational culture, whistleblowing, banking and finance in the age of Green Finance, financial and ethical aspects of AI and big data in banking and finance, technological and environmental challenges to risk management.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workshop | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| Lecture | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| Private study hours | 160 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 40 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
This could include a variety of activities, such as reading, watching videos, question practice and exam preparation.
Your teaching methods could include a variety of delivery models, such as face-to-face teaching, live webinars, discussion boards and other interactive activities. There will be opportunities for formative feedback throughout the module.
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 3.0 Hrs 0 Mins | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 100 | |
The resit for this module will be 100% by 3 hour examination.
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 5/1/2024
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