Postgraduate Course: Financial Services and Related Skills (LAWS11249)

Course Outline
School	School of Law	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	To develop knowledge and understanding of the provision and regulation of financial services in a legal context, and (ii) to develop knowledge and understanding of the content and interpretation of accounts, including the regulatory framework of Solicitors' Accounts
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Blocks 1-3 (Sem 1-2)
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 12, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 2, Online Activities 4, Summative Assessment Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 38 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Classwork - 100% if individual standard of 60% achieved across assignments/both parts Failure to achieve this - Examination - 100%
Feedback	Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)	Financial Services & Related Skills		3:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)	Financial Services & Related Skills		3:00

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able to:- o Understand the need for financial awareness and expertise o Understand the purpose of the main areas of financial advice for companies and individuals o Demonstrate an understanding of the global economic environment o Explain and discuss the various forms of financial services available for clients: deposit-based, fixed interest and equity investments o Explain and discuss the various forms of financial services available for clients: collective investment, insurance for protection and life assurance, derivatives o Explain and discuss the various forms of financial services available for clients: mortgages o Understand loan finance o Explain and discuss the various forms of financial services available for clients: pensions o Understand the process of giving financial advice to companies and individuals: tax elements o Understand the principles a set of company accounts o Demonstrate an ability to and practice of tax planning as it relates to private clients o FSA o Analyze and understand compare sets of accounts by using ratios o Demonstrate Professional communication o Demonstrate Team working (Investment exercise) o Practice file and risk management o Undertake Transactional research: the need to complete a full fact-find o Understand the Client-Solicitor relationship o Understand the Regulatory framework and professional standards, including guidance by the Law Society of Scotland o Interviewing o Demonstrate Writing and drafting o Demonstrate Negotiation