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Nivå/kategori
Undervisningsspråk
Engelska
Kurstyp
Obligatorisk
Cykel/nivå
Yrkeshögskoleexamen
Rekommenderat studieår
2
Omfattning
5 sp
Kompetensmål
The aim of the course is to give a detailed
understanding of the financial markets and the
financial services industry. This relates to
both instruments and structures as well as
market participants and their roles.
Läranderesultat
At the end of the course the student is
expected to
- understand the functioning of financial
markets - know the main financial instruments and their
use - analyze pros and cons of different financial
instruments - know the different counterparties, their
roles and the functioning of the Financial
Services Industry - analyze and discuss the main trends on the
financial markets during recent years
Innehåll
- financial markets and structures
- main financial instruments available, and
their use - market counterparties and roles
- the financial services industry
- characteristics of the Finnish financial
markets
Förkunskaper
The course Introduction to Financial Management or
equivalent
Kursen ersätter följande kurser
none
Litteratur
The course literature is not limited to the
literature listed below. The student can freely
use alternative literature with similar contents.
Principles of Corporate Finance
Brealey, Myers, Allen 889p
McGrawHill, Latest edition
Material relevant to each individual topic,
published by financial market actors, government
bodies, regulators etc.
Studieaktiviteter
- Föreläsningar - 25 timmar
- Basgruppsarbete - 15 timmar
- Projekt- och produktionsarbete/konstnärlig verksamhet - 40 timmar
- Självstudier - 54 timmar
Arbetsbelastning
- Kursens totala antal arbetstimmar: 134 timmar
- Varav självstyrda studieformer: 134 timmar
- Varav schemalagda studier: 0 timmar
Undervisningsform
Närundervisning
Examinationsformer
Essä, rapporter, produktioner och portfolio
Examinationskrav
No mandatory attendance at lectures
Mandatory attendance at 50% of presentations
Group assignment:
In groups of 3 students, prepare a written report
or essay on a selected topic. Minimum 12 pages of
text (+ title page, index, list of sources etc).
Presentation of the report to the class
Discussion after presentations
Report stands for 80% of the grade, presentation
20%
Groups are assessed as one unit and every member
in a group gets the same grade. Teacher allocates
members to groups. Each group prepares an
individual report: direct copy-pasting will lead
to failure.
Grade given cannot be improved on, but a failed
report can be resubmitted.
Missing the deadline will reduce grade by 1.
Lärare
Stenius Andreas
Examinator
Stenius Andreas
Kursens hemsida
Antal kursplatser
Ingen begränsning
Delprestation i kraft till
12 månader efter kursens slutdatum
Examinationsformer
Datum meddelas senare - Rapporter och produktioner