Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Liberal Arts Education Program
Lecture Code 65131001 Subject Classification Area Courses
Subject Name 教養としての金融
Subject Name
(Katakana)
キョウヨウトシテノキンユウ
Subject Name in
English
Finance as a Culture
Instructor NITTA NOBUO
Instructor
(Katakana)
ニッタ ノブオ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Weds1-4:IAS L101
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Basically face-to-face 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 03 : Economics
Eligible Students Freshman and above
Keywords About SDG_04, finance as a culture, financial products 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education
Area Courses(Courses in Arts and Humanities/Social Sciences) Category:Law / Political Sciences / Sociology / Economics / Education 
Expected OutcomeAcquire the basics of financial knowledge that will be needed in the future. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
You will acquire financial knowledge and will be able to make the choice that suits you. 
Class Schedule lesson1: Life and money
lesson2: Social insurance, public pension, corporate pension
lesson3: History of finance and economy
lesson4: Exchange and world economy
lesson5:  Securities companies and securities industry "Financial products handled by securities companies"
lesson6: Increase money
lesson7: Insurance company and insurance business "Financial products handled by life insurance companies"
lesson8: Insurance companies and insurance business "Financial products handled by non-life insurance companies"
lesson9: Prepare for risk
lesson10: Bank and banking business "Financial products handled by banks"
lesson11: borrow money
lesson12: Basics of real estate investment
lesson13: Draw a life plan
lesson14: Forex, futures trading, derivative trading
lesson15: Laws surrounding financial products

Final Examination is mandatory.

Some guest speakers will talk on securities, banking, insurance, real estate. 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
No textbook is emploied.  Lecture notes are to be distributed. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
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Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Lesson1:Think about your own tuition fees.
Lesson2:Look into social insurance system and annuity insurance.
Lesson3:Investigate the factors of the economic crisis in Japan and the world.
Lesson4:We investigate the influence of yen appreciation and yen depreciation.
Lesson5:Understand stocks, bonds, investment trusts.
Lesson6:Understand the necessity of diversified investment and the way of thinking of investment.
Lesson7:Learn about life insurance.
Lesson8:Learn about non-life insurance.
Lesson9:We know how to reduce risk.
Lesson10:Learn about the banking business.
Lesson11:Learn about credit cards, loans, etc.
Lesson12:We know risk and return of real estate investment.
Lesson13:Draw a life plan
Lesson14:Learn about Forex, futures trading, and derivative trading.
Lesson15:Learn about troubles in financial products.
 
Requirements  
Grading Method 60 points for the final exam, 25 points for the quiz, 15 points for the presentation 
Practical Experience Experienced  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it Worked for a security institution and work as a financial consultant. 
Message I will also give familiar examples so that you can think of yourself.
Please think carefully so that you will not be in trouble with money in the future.
 
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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