Course schedule
| Date | Time | Activity | Assignment | Presentations | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/28 | 3:00 pm | Orientation | Meet outside of apartments | ||
| 6:00 pm | Welcome dinner at Tas | Meet at Accent Office | |||
| 12/29 | 9:00 am | Coach tour of London | Meet outside of apartments | ||
| 12/31 | 8:30 am - Noon | Class 1 | Lecture 1 | Classroom 17, Accent Center | |
| 1/2 | 8:30 - 11:00 am | Class 2 | Lecture 2 | Carbon Trading | Classroom 17, Accent Center |
| 11:15 am | Group 1 visits LME | Meet at Accent Office | |||
| 7:30 pm | "Lord of the Rings" | Information given in class | |||
| 1/3 | 8:30 am - Noon | Class 3 | Lecture 3 | Financial Services Authority, Lloyds, Bank of England, London Metals Exchange |
Classroom 17 |
| 1:00 - 5:00 pm | Work time | ||||
| 1/4 | 9:00 am | Visit Principal Global Investors | Meet outside Bedford Place. Group will take tube to St. Pauls. Principal is at 10 Gresham. | ||
| 1:00 - 4:00 pm | Work time | ||||
| 1/7 | 10:45 am | Group A visits Lloyds | Albert - Kuhn. Meet outside Bedford Place escorted by Katie and Rick Tubbs. Visit scheduled for 11:30-1. Bring your passport. After Lloyds your class commitment is over. Or you could walk to Brick Lane with Rick Tubbs. | ||
| 11:15 am | Group 2 visits LME | Morrison - Yarcho. Meet outside Bedford Place escorted by Karolina and Beth Ingram. LME 12-12:30. Free from approx. 12:30 - 1:50. You could explore Leadenhall Market (adjacent to Lloyds) and eat lunch. At 1:50, meet at Lloyds. Bring your passport. Lloyds tour from 2-3:30, Beth Ingram will escort. | |||
| 1:50 pm | Group B visits Lloyds | Layne - Millspaugh visited LME Wednesday. Meet outside Bedford Place. Katie or Alice will escort you to Lloyds to meet up with Group 2 from LME to form Group B for Lloyds. Bring your passport. Join Lloyds tour at 2 pm. Beth Ingram will escort. | |||
| 3:15 pm | Group C visits Lloyds | Scerba- Yarcho. After LME you are free from approximately 12:30 - 3:15. You could be on your own, or walk to Brick Lane with Shari P. Meet at Lloyds at 3:15 for 3:30 tour, Shari P to escort. | |||
| 1/8 | 8:30 am - 12:00 pm | Class 4 | Lecture 4 | Regulatory Climate, Big Bang, Trade Agreements, Legal Services |
Classroom 17 |
| 2:30 - 5:00 pm | Work time | ||||
| 1/9 | 8:30 am - 11:30 am |
Class 5 | Lecture 5 |
Rise of the Euro, Immigration Relationship to other financial centers |
Classroom 17 |
| 1/10 | 8:30 am - 11:30 pm | Class 6 | Wrap-up | Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, Role of skilled labor |
Classroom 17 |
Due dates
December 20th: login to wiki and pick a subject area
January 4th: Outline for section is created. The outline should contain an idea of what topics will be covered in the section. All students should participate
January 4th: At least one post in travel section is completed
January 14th: Section is complete and ready for commentary
January 14th: Second travel section edit is complete
January 21st: Editing of two sections is due
January 24th: All materials must be complete by 5:00 pm.
Lectures
- Lecture 1: Exchange Rates (Powerpoint and Adobe)
- Lecture 2: Global Trade (Powerpoint and Adobe)
- Lecture 3: Trade Accounts (Powerpoint and Adobe)
- Lecture 4: Nominal Exchange Rates (Powerpoint and Adobe)
- Lecture 5: Currency Crises (Powerpoint and Adobe)
Presentations
Each group is responsible for a 15 minute presentation on their chosen topic. Dates for presentations are given in the table. The presentation should include a description of the topic, it's role in London as a financial center, and an evaluation of how it may contribute to the future of London as a financial center. Take, for example, the topic of monetary policy. You should describe how monetary policy works in the UK, why it's important for a financial center, and if the course of monetary policy is likely to change in the near future. On the topic of Lloyds, you should give a brief history of Lloyds, describe what Lloyds does and why it's important, why this service is offered in London, and how Lloyds contributes to London as a financial center.
Assignments
The success of the course is dependent on the collaboration of all of you. Each student will be responsible for creating the content in one of the sections of the wiki book. At the end of the course, if successful, we will have created a source for information about London as a global center and as a destination for Tippie students. I encourage you to incorporate pictures, observations, and information that you obtain while touring in London into the site. I also encourage you to analyze critically the posts of your other students. Do their arguments make sense? Are they accurate? Is the data factual?
Wiki content pages
Each group of students is responsible for one section of the wiki. In addition, each student is responsible for providing editing advice on two other sections.
Wiki travel pages
Each student is required to create three posts on the travel advice and commentary pages.
Attendance
Attendance at all events is mandatory. Each unexcused absence will reduce your grade by 1/3 of a letter grade. Due to the nature of group travel, we really need everyone to be on time. As an additional incentive, lateness of more than 10 minutes will reduce your grade by 1/3 of a letter grade.
Grades
Grades are based on participation (30%), content page contributions (30%), content editing (20%) and observation posts (20%). Participation includes group work, assignments, and attendance at all events.