Faculty of Business and Law School of Economics, Finance and Accounting Assignment

Faculty of Business and Law

School of Economics, Finance and Accounting

Assignment Brief Mode E and R Regulations

Module Title:

Financial Technology

Assignment Number:

Coursework 2

Module Code:

6024FIN

Assignment Title:

Individual Coursework

Year

Jan 2022

Assignment Weighting:

15 Credits

Release Date:

TBA

Module Leader:

Pythagoras Petratos

Submission Date/Time:

18.00

25th July 2022

Submission

Time and Place:

Online submission through Turnitin ONLY

Assessment Information

This coursework is designed to assess learning outcomes:

Critically evaluate the governance and regulations of FinTech

Analyse and evaluate FinTech innovations and their role

in transforming the financial and business sectors

Analyse FinTech applications

This coursework (essay) is an individual assignment.

COURSEWORK

Klarna is one of the most successful financial technology companies.

Critically discuss the history of Klarna from its founding till the present days.

Describe and critically evaluate its changes in management (founders, CEO etc.).

(Approximately 1000 words) [30 marks]

Analyse the financial services that Klarna is offering.

What is innovative about Klarna’s financial services?

(Approximately 1000 words) [40 marks]

Analyse which technologies is Klarna using and how they facilitate financial services.

(Approximately 1000 words) [30 marks]

Total 100 marks

Note: Your submission must include the Report and the Excel files

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Word Count

The word count is 3,000.

There will be a penalty of a deduction of 10% of the mark (after internal moderation) for work exceeding the word limit by 10% or more.

The word limit includes quotations and citations, but excludes the references list (bibliography).

How to submit your assessment

The assessment must be submitted by 18:00:00 (BST) 7th of April 2022. No paper copies are required. You can access the submission link through the module web.

Your coursework will be given a zero mark if you do not submit a copy through Turnitin. Please take care to ensure that you have fully submitted your work.

Please ensure that you have submitted your work using the correct file format, unreadable files will receive a mark of zero. The Faculty accepts Microsoft Office and PDF documents, unless otherwise advised by the module leader.

All work submitted after the submission deadline without a valid and approved reason (see below) will be given a mark of zero.

The University wants you to do your best. However, we know that sometimes events happen which mean that you can’t submit your coursework by the deadline – these events should be beyond your control and not easy to predict.  If this happens, you can apply for an extension to your deadline for up to two weeks, or if you need longer, you can apply for a deferral, which takes you to the next assessment period (for example, to the resit period following the main Assessment Boards). You must apply before the deadline.

You will find information about the process and what is or is not considered to be an event beyond your control at https://share.coventry.ac.uk/students/Registry/Pages/Deferrals-and-Extension.aspx

Students MUST keep a copy and/or an electronic file of their assignment.

Checks will be made on your work using anti-plagiarism software and approved plagiarism checking websites.

GUIDELINES AND BACKGROUND TO THIS ASSIGNMENT

Plagiarism

As part of your study you will be involved in carrying out research and using this when writing up your coursework. It is important that you correctly acknowledge someone else’s writing, thoughts or ideas and that you do not attempt to pass this off as your own work. Doing so is known as plagiarism. It is not acceptable to copy from another source without acknowledging that it is someone else’s writing or thinking. This includes using paraphrasing as well as direct quotations. You are expected to correctly cite and reference the works of others. The Centre for Academic Writing provides documents to help you get this right. If you are unsure, please visit www.coventry.ac.uk/caw. You can also check your understanding of academic conduct by completing the Good Academic Practice quiz available on Moodle.

Self-plagiarism or reuse of work previously submitted

You must not submit work for assessment that you have already submitted (partially or in full), either for your current course or for another qualification of this and any other university, unless this is specifically provided for in your assignment brief or specific course or module information. Where earlier work by you is citable, i.e. it has already been published/submitted, you must reference it clearly. Identical pieces of work submitted concurrently will also be considered to be self-plagiarism. Self-plagiarism is unacceptable because you cannot gain credit for the same work twice.

Moodle includes a plagiarism detection system and assessors are experienced enough to recognise plagiarism when it occurs. Copying another student’s work, using previous work of your own or copying large sections from a book or the internet are examples of plagiarism and carry serious consequences. Please familiarize yourself with the CU Harvard Reference Style (on Moodle) and use it correctly to avoid a case of plagiarism or cheating being brought. Again, if you are unsure, please contact the Centre for Academic Writing, your Progress Coach or a member of the course team.

Return of Marked Work

You can normally expect to have marked work returned to you on 15 working days. If for any reason there is a delay you will be kept informed. Marks and feedback will be provided. As always, marks will have been internally moderated only, and will therefore be provisional; your mark will be formally agreed later in the year once the external examiner has completed his / her review.

Coursework Brief: 5019FIN

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