Level/category

Professional studies

Teaching language

English

Type of course

Compulsory

Recommended year of study

3

Total number of ECTS

5 cr

Competency aims

The objective of the course is to enable the student to prepare investment and financing calculations of the type needed in many small and medium-sized companies. The student will also be familiar with financing terminology, enabling her to participate in related discussions in a company. The student is able to evaluate investments on the financial markets.

Learning outcomes

The student will be able to demonstrate a basic knowledge of the various issues related to the financing of a company´s activities. The student can analyze investment alternatives and calculate financing requirements as well as choose between different types of financing methods.

The student will have a basic understanding of some of the central theories of the financial markets (e.g. the relationship between risk and return) and available instruments

Course contents

Analyzing industrial investments using net present values
The cost of capital
Financing structures: debt and equity financing,leasing
Risk and return
The financial markets

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Financial Accounting
Microeconomics

Previous course names

None

Recommended or required reading

Two Choices
1.
Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
Richard A. Brealey, Stewart C. Myers, Alan J. Marcus
6/e, 2009, McGraw Hill
ISBN: 0073382302

2.
Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
David Hillier, Lain Clacher
European Edition, 2011, McGraw Hill
ISBN: 9780077131364

Study activities

  • Lectures - 48 hours
  • Individual studies - 85 hours

Workload

  • Total workload of the course: 133 hours
  • Of which autonomous studies: 85 hours
  • Of which scheduled studies: 48 hours

Mode of Delivery

Participation in tuition

Assessment methods

  • Demonstrations and presentations
  • Reports and productions

Teacher

Ai Kang

Examiner

Stenius Andreas

Group size

No limit

Course completion date

Date for course completion will be announced later

Assignments valid until

Until further notice

Assessment methods

  • Date will be announced later - Demonstrations and presentations
  • Date will be announced later - Reports and productions

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