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Level 6 Diploma in Accounting and Business

Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

AB603 · Financial Securities Markets — Week 13 of 16

CourseAB603
Week13 of 16
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This week’s topics

Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

  1. Unpacking the assignment brief and criteria
  2. Finding and evaluating sources
  3. Planning and referencing
  4. Academic writing workshop

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Explain types of securities and associated concepts.
  • 1.2 Analyse key characteristics of each type of security.
  • 1.3 Assess the impact of regulations and procedures used in trading securities.
  • 2.1 Explain the principles of investment theory.
  • 2.2 Analyse the valuation of shares, debts and other financial assets.
  • 2.3 Assess the use of securities.
  • 2.4 Critically review the underlying concepts of market analysis and efficiency.
  • 3.1 Explain the need for legislation and regulation to control the financial services industry.
  • 3.2 Explain the main features of legislation and regulation to control the financial services industry.

Activity

Start with this week’s video, then: Plan the unit assignment against every criterion; source and reference the evidence.

Study materials

Videos

  • Academic writing workshop · YouTube · University of Staffordshire Student Life · 14 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Writing for Success, ch. 8.1–8.3: Prewriting, outlining and drafting · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 281–318 · for registered students
  • Harvard Referencing quick guide 2025 (York St John University) · PDF · Other, report · for registered students
  • Evaluating Information: Applying the CRAAP Test · PDF · Other, report · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Equity and Debt Securities
  • Week 2: Derivatives and Hybrid Instruments
  • Week 3: Strategic Uses of Securities
  • Week 4: Foundations of Investment Theory
  • Week 5: Valuation of Financial Assets
  • Week 6: Market Analysis and Market Efficiency
  • Week 7: Securities Trading Procedures and Execution
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: The Rationale for Financial Regulation
  • Week 10: Regulatory Architectures and Statutory Frameworks
  • Week 11: Trading Regulations and Market Integrity
  • Week 12: Applying Financial Securities Markets in practice: case stu…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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