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Faculty of Science Handbook, Session 2015/2016

Medium of Instruction: Medium of Instruction:
Bahasa Malaysia/English English

Humanity Skill: Humanity Skill:
CS4, CT3, TS2, LL2, EM2, LS3 CS2,CT2, LL1

References References:
University of Malaya Guidebook for Industrial Training 1. Katz, Michael L. and Rosen, Harvey S. (1999).
Microeconomics, 2nd ed., McGraw Hill.
2. Sloman, J., Hinde, K. and Garratt, D. (2013).
SIN3015 MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE PROJECT Economics for Business, 6th ed., Pearson.
3. Begg, D. (2012). Economics for business. McGraw Hill
Subject to supervising lecturer Higher Education.
4. Bade, R., Parkin, M. (2014). Foundation of
Assessment Economics. Pearson.
Continuous Assessment: 100%

Medium of Instruction: SIQ2002 MACROECONOMICS
Bahasa Malaysia/English
Macroeconomic issues and problems; fundamental
Humanity Skill: concepts of national income; method of calculating national
CS4, CT4, TS2, LL2 income; simple Keynesian model; derivation of IS curve,
LM curve, aggregate demand curve, and aggregate supply
References curve; relationship between interest rates, monetary
Refer to the lecturer. demand, consumption and investments; relationship
between price levels, monetary demand, aggregate
demand and aggregate supply in a Keynesian model.
SIQ1001 INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING
Assessment:
Basic principles of accounting – including the role of Continuous Assessment: 40%
accounting standards. Different types of business entity. Final Examination: 60%
Basic structure of company accounts. Interpretation and
limitation of company accounts. Medium of Instruction:
English
Assessment:
Continuous Assessment: 40% Humanity Skill:
Final Examination: 60% CS2, CT2, LL1

Medium of Instruction: References:
English 1. Richard T. Froyen (2002). Macroeconomics: Theories
and Policies, 7th ed., Prentice Hall.
Humanity Skill: 2. Case, Karl E. (2007). Principles of Macroeconomics,
CS2, CT1, LL1 Pearson Prentice Hall.
3. Sloman, J., Hinde, K. and Garratt, D. (2013).
References: Economics for Business, 6th ed., Pearson.
1. Reimers, Jane L. (2007). Financial Accounting, 4. Bade, R., Parkin, M. (2014). Foundation of
Pearson Prentice Hall. Economics. Pearson.
2. Hermanson, R.H. and J.D. Edwards (1995). Financial
Accounting: A Business Perspective, 6th ed., Irwin.
3. Hoggett, J., and L. Edwards (1996). Financial SIQ2003 FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS AND
Accounting in Australia, 3rd ed., Queensland: John DERIVATIVES
Wiley and Sons.
4. Kirkwood, L., C. Ryan, J.Falt, and T. Stanley (1993). Time Value of Money: simple interest, compound interest,
Accounting: An Introductory Perspective. 3rd ed., present and accumulated values, nominal rate of interest,
Melbourne: Longman Cheshire. force of interest, equation of value.
5. Meigs, W.B., and R.F. Meigs (1995). Financial
Accounting. 8th ed., New York: McGraw Hill. Annuities: annuity immediate, annuity due, perpetuity, m-
thly annuity, continuous type annuity, deferred annuities,
varying annuities.

SIQ2001 MICROECONOMICS Instalments: Amortization, sinking funds, amortization with
continuous payments.
Fundamental principles of economics; price theory which
covers the demand model, supply model and equilibrium Bonds: Types of bonds, pricing formula, callable and serial
point; shape of demand curve and consumer behavior; bonds, other securities.
substitution effects and income; shape of supply curve and
behavior of firms; theory of production and cost of Cash flows: Discounted cash flows, internal rate of return,
production; analysis of competitive markets in the short money-weighted and time weighted rate of return.
term; monopoly and oligopoly.
Term Structure of Interest Rate: Yield curves, spot and
Assessment: forward rates, duration, convexity, immunization.
Continuous Assessment: 40%
Final Examination: 60% Introduction to Derivatives: Forward and futures, short and
long positions, arbitrage, put and call options, put-call
parity, swaps, put-call parity, hedging.

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