Finance (5 ECTS)
Code: LX00BX47-3022
General information
- Enrollment
- 10.01.2020
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 13.01.2020 - 15.05.2020
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 ECTS
- Mode of delivery
- On-campus
- Campus
- Leiritie 1
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 20 - 35
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in International Business and Logistics
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course the student will be able to
- understand the features of different financial instruments
- understand how the financial markets operate
- obtain information from the financial markets
- evaluate risk and return
Content
- The time value of money
- Sources of financing
- Role of Central banks
- Role of financial intermediaries
- Financial markets
- Financial terminology
- Techniques for debt and equity valuation
- Measures of risk and return
Teaching methods
Lectures, worked examples, homework assignments in Moodle, final exam
Learning materials and recommended literature
Mishkin, Frederic S. Financial Markets and Institutions, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2012 (ISBN 978-0-273-75444-2)
Alternative completion methods of implementation
Final exam 100%
Student workload
5 credit course = 130 hours of student workload which can be broken down as follows:
Contact classes/ exams 45 hours
Self-directed learning 85 hours
Assessment methods and criteria
Final Exam 100%
Evaluation scale
0-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Sufficient performance:
showing just enough understanding of the subject to merit a pass grade but requiring greater effort to achieve a more satisfactory result
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Good performance:
showing strong understanding of basic concepts and good grasp of techniques, but with certain minor problems still requiring further attention
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Excellent performance:
not only fulfils all standard requirements but demonstrates originality and imagination
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Not applicable