Study Guide

Objective

The Student:
- is familiar with the area of financing and securities market as well as the central financing instruments
- can calculate investment and financing calculations and use relevant assessment methods
- knows risk management and its importance in financing decisions
- knows sustainable financing alternatives

Content

-introduction to financial and securities markets
-financial instruments and their usage
-investment and financing calculations
-risk management in financing and investment
-sustainable financing options
-practical application of investment evaluation methods

Qualifications

Basics of Financial Accounting
Management Accounting

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Student:
-can describe the basic aspects of the functioning of financial and securities markets and identify the central financial instruments.
-has a basic understanding of the time value of money and can apply basic methods to prepare simple investment and financing calculations, such as NPV and IRR.
-can identify basic types of risks in financing and investment and describe their significance for decision-making.
-can describe the basic principles of sustainable financing options and provide examples of such alternatives.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Student:
-can analyze how financial and securities markets function in practice and explain how different financial instruments are used by various actors.
-can correctly use multiple calculation methods to analyze and compare different investment projects, and can also adjust for factors such as risk and time value of money.
-can analyze various risks and propose suitable risk management strategies, as well as apply these to concrete investment and financing decisions.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student:
-demonstrates a deep understanding of market dynamics and can analyze securities, providing investment recommendations based on these analyses.
-can develop advanced investment and financing calculations, incorporating complex factors such as uncertainty and fluctuating market conditions, and provide well-supported recommendations based on these calculations.
-shows the ability to develop and implement complex risk management strategies, and can critically evaluate how different strategies impact return and risk-taking in a portfolio or financing structure.