Study Guide

Objective

Students
-know the activities of financial and stock markets as well as the most important financing instruments
-can prepare capital budgets and financing budgets
-are familiar with risk management and its importance

Content

Financing and securities market, various financing instruments, investment and financing calculations and risk management

Location and time

VT23, Vasa. For schedule, see Peppi

Materials

Brealey, Myers & Allen (edition 13) Principles of Corporate Finance (kapitel 1-6). (The book i available as PDF, see link in Moodle)

Teaching methods

Lectures, exercises and assignments

Exam schedules

Announced at the beginning of the course

Completion alternatives

Examination and assignments

Student workload

Hours in class: 35 h
Own work: 46 h

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Knows about the financing and securities market and the most common financing instruments
Students understand the importance of investment and financing calculations
Students understand the importance of risk management in financing and investment decisions

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Have good knowledge of the financing and securities market and have some ability to apply this knowledge
Students can make easier investment and financing calculations
Students can do simpler risk management analyzes and understand how this affects the company's financing and investment decisions.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Can apply the understanding of the financing and securities markets in different situations
Students can make more advanced investment and financing calculations and interpret them.
Students can do more advanced risk management analyzes and understand how this affects the company's financing and investment decisions.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail: The criteria for grade 1-2 are not met.

Assessment methods and criteria

The assessment is based on the exam and the assignments

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

The criteria for grade 1-2 are not met.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Knows about the financing and securities market and the most common financing instruments
Students understand the importance of investment and financing calculations
Students understand the importance of risk management in financing and investment decisions

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Have good knowledge of the financing and securities market and have some ability to apply this knowledge
Students can make easier investment and financing calculations
Students can do simpler risk management analyzes and understand how this affects the company's financing and investment decisions.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Can apply the understanding of the financing and securities markets in different situations
Students can make more advanced investment and financing calculations and interpret them.
Students can do more advanced risk management analyzes and understand how this affects the company's financing and investment decisions.

Qualifications

Basics of Financial Accounting 5 cr and Basics of Management Accounting 3 cr