LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
1) Understand basic concepts of finance, financial markets and securities, investments, portfolio theory, asset pricing, and market efficiency.
2) Understand the fundamentals of the pricing of financial assets such as stocks, bonds, and derivatives, and understand the role of systematic factors in the behavior of asset returns.
3) Apply commonly used methods to construct an investment portfolio, and understand the sources of the risks and expected returns of a portfolio.
4) Analyze the performance of an investment portfolio and understand the role that skill and luck play in observed investment outcomes.
5) Understand the role of investors and financial markets in enabling and advancing sustainable development.
Credits: 6
Schedule: 25.10.2022 - 08.12.2022
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Petri Jylhä
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
Time value of money, assets and markets, portfolio theory, asset pricing, market efficiency, portfolio management, security analysis, fixed income, derivatives, socially responsible investing.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Assignments (30%)
Final exam (70%)
Workload
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Lectures: 27 h
Lecture preparation: 54 h
Assignments: 50 h
Exam preparation: 27 h
Exam: 3 h
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
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Prerequisites
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FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
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Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn II
2023-2024 Autumn IIEnrollment :
Mandatory course in Minor in Finance. A maximum of 400 students can be accepted to the course. BIZ degree and exchange students are prioritized to the course.
Not open for BIZ Finance major students (finance degree students can register for the course 28C00300 Investments). Not open for first year students at the Bachelor's programme in Business (Kauppatieteiden kandidaattiohjelma).