Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Fabozzi F.J. (2012) Bond Markets, Analysis and Strategies (8th Edition), Pearson Education.
The Business School Student Administration Manual - for information about all processes such as illness, appeals etc (
http://sydney.edu.au/business/currentstudents/student_information/student_administration_manual) When deciding applications and
appeals relating to these matters it will be assumed that every student has taken the time to familiarise themselves with these key policies
and procedures.
The Business School seeks feedback from students and staff in order to continually improve all units offered. For information on previously
collected feedback and innovations made in response to this feedback, please see
http://sydney.edu.au/business/learning/planning_and_quality/feedback/student
3. Assessment
Program
Assessment Individual/ Assessment Learning
Length Weight Due Time Due Date Closing Date
Name Group Conditions Outcomes
Assessed
Mid-semester
Individual Compulsory 2, 3 1 hour 25% 12:00pm 20-Sep-2017 20-Sep-2017
Exam
Group 12
Group Compulsory 2, 4, 5 25% 4:00pm 16-Oct-2017 26-Oct-2017
Assignment pages
2.5 Final Exam Final Exam
Final Exam Individual Compulsory 2, 3 50%
hours Period Period
Academic
Week 4
Honesty
For the meaning and operation of this table, see policy information in the box on the front page or click here
Assessment details
Mid-semester Exam
Task Description
The objective of the mid-semester exam is to motivate you to regularly revise the course material and to
complete the tutorial questions. The exam will provide you with feedback on your performance over the first 4
weeks of the course. The test will be 1 hour in duration and will be held in Week 8 in class. It will examine all
material covered in Weeks 1 to 4
Assessment Criteria
1. Attention to purpose
2. Use of literature/ Knowledge of theory
3. Analysis
4. Problem solving
5. Conceptualisation
6. Critical reasoning / critical thinking
7. Time management/self management
Feedback - What, when and how feedback will be provided for this assessment
Worked solutions presented in Lectures
Group Assignment
Task Description
Students will be required to form groups of 2-3 and conduct a study of fixed income markets with the goal of
forming a bond portfolio from a range of individual fixed income securities. The particular details of the project
will be posted on blackboard in the first few weeks of the semester. The assigment will be submitted via
turnitin
Assessment Criteria
1. Conforming with instructions (e.g. word length, font, other instructions)
2. Presentation, communication & style (written)
3. Clarity of expression (incl. accuracy, spelling, grammar, punctuation)
4. Attention to purpose
5. Use of literature/ Knowledge of theory
6. Methodology used is the most appropriate to the aims and objectives of the task
7. Data/information gathering/processing
8. Context in which subject is used
9. Analysis
10. Critical reasoning / critical thinking
Feedback - What, when and how feedback will be provided for this assessment
Marked assignments with comments will be available for collection. Disussion of what was required for top
marks will be presented in lectures
Final Exam
Task Description
This will be a closed-book examination of two hours duration held during the Examination Period. The
questions will cover the entire 13 weeks of the course. Further administrative details on the final exam will be
provided in Week 13.
Assessment Criteria
1. Presentation, communication & style (written)
2. Attention to purpose
3. Use of literature/ Knowledge of theory
4. Methodology used is the most appropriate to the aims and objectives of the task
5. Analysis
6. Problem solving
7. Conceptualisation
8. Critical reasoning / critical thinking
9. Time management/self management
Feedback - What, when and how feedback will be provided for this assessment
Final marks released subject to the University policy and timetable arrangement. The final exam will be
available for review during the exam review period.
All lectures and seminars are recorded and will be available within Blackboard for student use. Please note the
Business School does not own the system and cannot guarantee that the system will operate or that every
class will be recorded. Students should ensure they attend and participate in all classes.
The following books are on library reserve and may help you in your study of Fixed Income Securities:
* Sundaresan, S. (2009) Fixed Income Markets and Their Derivatives, 3rd edition, Academic Press
* Martellini, L., P. Priaulet and S. Priaulet (2003) Fixed Income Securities: Valuation, Risk Management, and
Portfolio Strategies, John Wiley [also available online via the library catalogue]
* Hull, J. (2009) Options, Futures and Other Derivatives, 7th Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall
http://bonds.about.com/?once=true http://www.bondresources.com/
http://www.bondsonline.com/
http://www.investinginbonds.com/
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/bonds/
5. Unit Schedule
9
Securitization Part I
2 Oct 2017
10
Securitization Part II
9 Oct 2017
11
Interest Rate Derivatives
16 Oct 2017
12
Bonds with embedded options/Guest Lecture Assignment is due
23 Oct 2017
13 Credit Default Swaps
30 Oct 2017 Review Lecture