Juergen H. Rahmel
Anthony Lam
For the example of Transaction Banking, this course offers a well-rounded view on the linkage between business, process, organization and technology - since understanding the business is the most elementary step for information technologists. Thus, beyond the actual topic, this course offers a unique opportunity to learn about the industry’s approach to using technology for business support. The course is held by a practitioner from Banking IT with 20+ years of international experience in the field.
| Course Learning Outcomes | Relevant Programme Learning Outcome |
| CLO1. Students will be able to understand the key properties of basic financial products and their processing in a transaction banking scenario – both in the prevailing market structure as well as in future tokenization-based environments | PLO.5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16 |
| CLO2. Students will be able to describe the required organizational structure of a transaction bank and the existing outsourcing and offshoring opportunities | PLO.4, 6, 7 |
| CLO3. Students will be able to explain how the requirements of products, customers, markets and regulators are implemented by the necessary functions of an IT department in a transaction bank | PLO.11, 12, 13 |
| View Programme Learning Outcomes | |
| Course Content | No. of Hours | Course Learning Outcomes |
| 1. Types of securities, financial markets, custody functions and regulatory requirements | 9 | CLO1 |
| 2. Transaction Banking | 8 | CLO2 |
| 3. Internal Organisation of a Securities Transaction Bank | 3 | CLO2 |
| 4. Information Technology in Transaction Banks | 10 | CLO3 |
| Description | Type | Weighting * |
Tentative Assessment Period / Examination Period ^ |
Course Learning Outcomes |
| Written Assignment | Continuous Assessment | 40% | - | CLO1, CLO2 |
| Written exam covers all taught content in the course. | Written Examination | 60% | 8 - 23 December 2021 | CLO1, CLO2, CLO3 |
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* The weighting of coursework and
examination marks is subject to approval
^ The exact examination date uses to be released when all enrolments are confirmed after add/drop period by the Examinations Office. Students must oblige to the examination schedule. Students should NOT enrol in the course if they are not certain that they will be in Hong Kong during the examination period. Absent from examination may result in failure in the course. There is no supplementary examination for all MSc curriculums in the Faculty of Engineering. |
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- Available from the course webpage
| Date | Time | Venue | Remark | |
| Session 1 | 3 Sep 2021 (Fri) | 7:00pm - 10:00pm | Online | Zoom |
| Session 2 | 10 Sep 2021 (Fri) | 7:00pm - 10:00pm | Online | Zoom |
| Session 3 | 17 Sep 2021 (Fri) | 7:00pm - 10:00pm | Online | Zoom |
| Session 4 | 24 Sep 2021 (Fri) | 7:00pm - 10:00pm | Online | Zoom |
| Session 5 | 8 Oct 2021 (Fri) | 7:00pm - 10:00pm | Online | Zoom |
| Session 6 | 22 Oct 2021 (Fri) | 7:00pm - 10:00pm | Online | Zoom |
| Session 7 | 29 Oct 2021 (Fri) | 7:00pm - 10:00pm | Online | Zoom |
| Session 8 | 5 Nov 2021 (Fri) | 7:00pm - 10:00pm | Online | Zoom |
| Session 9 | 12 Nov 2021 (Fri) | 7:00pm - 10:00pm | Online | Zoom |
| Session 10 | 19 Nov 2021 (Fri) | 7:00pm - 10:00pm | Online | Zoom |
| Session 11 | 27 Nov 2021 (Sat) | 2:00pm - 4:00pm | CYP-P3 | Face-to-face |
| CYP - Chong Yuet Ming Building | ||||