Courses Bachelor Display 2020-2021
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| Course title | Financial Analysis and Risk Management | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course code | EBC1048 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ECTS credits | 6,5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assessment | Whole/Half Grades | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Level | no level | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinator |
Peter Schotman For more information: p.schotman@maastrichtuniversity.nl |
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| Language of instruction | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goals |
* Students learn about the basic principles of corporate financial decisions and the functioning of financial markets.
* Students will be able to read and interpret financial information. * Students can judge investment proposals. * Students can reflect on the contents of articles in the financial press. * Students learn about shareholder value and the interaction with other stakeholders in the firm. * Students present solution of small cases. |
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| Description |
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT METHOD(S) USED IN THIS COURSE IS WITH RESERVATION. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED HERE IS BASED ON THE COURSE SETUP PRIOR TO THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS. AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE CRISIS, COURSE COORDINATORS MAY BE FORCED TO CHANGE THE TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT METHODS USED. THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEACHING/ASSESSMENT METHOD(S) WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE COURSE SYLLABUS. This course provides an introduction to the fundamentals of finance. Students learn about basic concepts such as discounting and risk. Using these concepts they learn about methods to value stocks and bonds, about tools for guiding investment decisions by firms, and about models for how investors allocate their capital. Apart from these analytical tools the course also covers institutional aspects regarding the functioning of financial markets and the role of intermediaries such as banks. The final part of the course provides an introduction to options as a financial instrument for risk management. For companies, real options add flexibility to manage the risk of investment projects.
Formative assessment: Tasks and cases, computational exercises Summative assessment: Exam, participation Instructional approach: Lectures and tutorials |
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| Literature |
ISBN: 9781292304281
TITLE: Corporate Finance, plus MyFinanceLab with Pearson eText, Global Edition AUTHOR: Berk & De Marzo EDITION: 5th edition / 2019 |
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| Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) | PBL / Lecture / Assignment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) | Participation / Written Exam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evaluation in previous academic year | For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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