Offered
Sunway First semester 2008 (Day)
Sunway Second semester 2008 (Day)
Synopsis
Topics covered include: Shariah and rationale for Islamic banking; history of Islamic banking; deposit, financing and other banking facilities; Islamic financial markets; Islamic finance in selected countries; and contemporary issues.
Objectives
The learning objectives of this unit are to:
- describe the need, structure and operations of Islamic banking and finance;
- explain the concept of shariah, its sources and applicability to Islamic banking and finance;
- identify the types of Islamic banking facilities;
- apply critical thinking, problem solving and presentation skills to individual and/or group activities dealing with Islamic banking and finance.
Assessment
Within semester assessment: 30%+ Examination (3 hours): 70%
Contact hours
3 hours per week
