CORPFIN 7055 - Fintech and Disruption in Financial Services (M)
North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2025
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code CORPFIN 7055 Course Fintech and Disruption in Financial Services (M) Coordinating Unit Adelaide Business School Term Semester 1 Level Postgraduate Coursework Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 3 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange N Incompatible CORPFIN 3005 Assessment individual assignment, group assignment and final exam Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Ivan Indriawan
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course students will be able to:- Explain in detail how bank lending, payments and securities trading work in practice.
- Discuss critically how fintech fills the gap in the current financial services industry.
- Identify clearly the opportunities and challenges faced by fintech in penetrating financial markets dominated by the incumbents.
- Advise effectively on the specific application of fintech to the financial services industry now and in the future.
University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Attribute 1: Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth
Graduates have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of their subject area, the ability to engage with different traditions of thought, and the ability to apply their knowledge in practice including in multi-disciplinary or multi-professional contexts.
1, 2 Attribute 2: Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving
Graduates are effective problems-solvers, able to apply critical, creative and evidence-based thinking to conceive innovative responses to future challenges.
2, 3, 4 Attribute 3: Teamwork and communication skills
Graduates convey ideas and information effectively to a range of audiences for a variety of purposes and contribute in a positive and collaborative manner to achieving common goals.
2, 3 Attribute 4: Professionalism and leadership readiness
Graduates engage in professional behaviour and have the potential to be entrepreneurial and take leadership roles in their chosen occupations or careers and communities.
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Learning Resources
Recommended Resources
Hill, John. Fintech and the remaking of financial institutions. Academic Press, 2018. -
Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
The course will be primarily delivered through three activities:
- Interactive Seminars
- Assignments (Individual and Group)
- Test
The Seminars, including lectures, will introduce and motivate the basic concepts of each topic. Significant discussions and two-way communication are also expected during seminars to enrich the learning experience. The assignments will reinforce concepts by their application to problem solving specifically for the financial services industry. All material covered in the lectures and assignments are assessable.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.The University expects full-time students (i.e. those taking 12 units per semester) to devote a total of 48 hours per week to their studies. This means that for a three-unit course you are expected to commit approximately 9 hours of private study outside of your regular classes. This time commitment will include reading relevant materials, preparing for seminars, and other assessment tasks.Learning Activities Summary
Week Topic
Week 1: Disruption and disintermediation in financial products and services
Week 2: Fintech and the new types of money
Week 3: Financial institutions, market bubbles and crises
Week 4: Technical analysis in cryptocurrency
Week 5: Bank lending
Week 6: Fintech in fixed income markets
Week 7: Fintech in equity and foreign exchange markets
Week 8: Fintech in derivative and commodities markets
Week 9: Financing fintech startups
Week 10: Fintech support and regulation globally
Week 11: Social issues with fintech and market structure of the future
Week 12: End-of-semester revision
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Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
Assesment Title Weight Due Date Course Learning Outcomes Individual Quiz 10% End of Week 4 1, 2 Individual Report 25% End of Week 6 1, 4 Group Report 25% End of Mid-Semester Break 2, 3, 4 Final Exam 40% Exam Week 1, 2, 3 Assessment Detail
- Individual Quiz (10%): All students must complete a 1-hour open book test via MyUni that includes multiple choice questions drawn from materials presented in the first four weeks of the course.
- Individual Report (25%): A written submission of no longer than three pages, with a 25% weighting, will be undertaken by students and submitted via MyUni by the end of Week 6.
- Group Report (25%): This is a group assignment in teams of 3-4 students with a 25% weighting. Students will be required to write a recommendation report on fintech adoption for a major financial institution. The assignment is designed to enable students to write a report from a “consultant’s” perspective.
- Final Exam (40%): All students must complete a 3-hour university examination consisting of multiple choice and short answer questions drawn from all material presented in the course.
Submission
- The individual quiz will be undertaken via MyUni.
- Submission of the individual and group reports will be made via Turnitin in MyUni.
- Please attach an ‘Assignment Cover Sheet’, which is signed and dated by you before submission.
- Lecturers can refuse to accept assignments, which do not have a signed acknowledgement of the University’s policy on plagiarism.
Students are expected to submit their work by the due date to maintain a fair and equitable system. A late assignment (without prior arrangement) will be penalized by a 10% of the total assessment mark for each day that it is late. Assessment that is late for more than 5 days will no longer be marked.
Extensions for coursework assignments
Extensions are granted on medical, compassionate or other special circumstances recognised under the University’s Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment Policy.
The completed extension application form and any documentation (such as a medical or counsellor's certification) should be emailed to the lecturer and submitted before the assessment due date. You will be notified of the result of your request.
Academic grievance
If you are dissatisfied with the mark awarded for a particular assessment task, please refer to the University policy on student grievance.Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through .
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Student Feedback
The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.
SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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Student Support
- Academic Integrity for Students
- Academic Support with Maths
- Academic Support with writing and study skills
- Careers Services
- Library Services for Students
- LinkedIn Learning
- Student Life Counselling Support - Personal counselling for issues affecting study
- Students with a Disability - Alternative academic arrangements
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Policies & Guidelines
This section contains links to relevant assessment-related policies and guidelines - all university policies.
- Academic Credit Arrangements Policy
- Academic Integrity Policy
- Academic Progress by Coursework Students Policy
- Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy
- Copyright Compliance Policy
- Coursework Academic Programs Policy
- Intellectual Property Policy
- IT Acceptable Use and Security Policy
- Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment Policy
- Reasonable Adjustments to Learning, Teaching & Assessment for Students with a Disability Policy
- Student Experience of Learning and Teaching Policy
- Student Grievance Resolution Process
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