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Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learning outcomes for this course, upon successful completion, include the ability to: 1) know and understand basic concepts and vocabulary of finance, 2) identify and assess the financial health of a company, 3) predict the financial position of a company in short-term frameworks, 4) understand and incorporate time value of money in decision making, 5) understand and evaluate expected benefits and risks of investment decisions, 6) understand and estimate a company s cost of funds, 7) evaluate capital expenditures proposals, and 8) understand valuation models of corporate securities.

Credits: 6

Schedule: 28.08.2023 - 15.09.2023

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Kathleen Henebry

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:

    This course is intended to be a comprehensive introduction to the principles of financial management. Emphasis is given to major functions of financial management as they pertain to valuation, risk and risk-return trade-off, financial analysis and planning, and capital budgeting. The course will begin with discussions of the various fields of finance, the basic concepts of financial statements, security markets, interest rates, taxes, risk analysis and the time value of money. That knowledge will then be used to discuss several topics including, but not limited to, bond and stock valuation, the cost of capital, capital budgeting, capital structure and debt and equity valuation.

DETAILS

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Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language : English

    Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Module 1
    2022-2023 Module 2
    2022-2023 Module 3
    2023-2024 Module 1
    2023-2024 Module 2
    2023-2024 Module 3

    Enrollment :

    The course is targeted only for the Mikkeli Campus students.

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