Introduction to Investing
Informacje ogólne
Kod przedmiotu: | 330-ERA-1INI |
Kod Erasmus / ISCED: |
14.3
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Nazwa przedmiotu: | Introduction to Investing |
Jednostka: | Wydział Ekonomii i Finansów |
Grupy: | |
Punkty ECTS i inne: |
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Język prowadzenia: | angielski |
Rodzaj przedmiotu: | obowiązkowe |
Założenia (opisowo): | This course aims to provide students with basic theoretical as well as practical knowledge that gives the foundations to make investment decisions. Students acquire basic knowledge and practical skills in the field of preparing an investment plan, sourcing the appropriate capital and techniques of evaluation of investments. On successful completion of this course, the student should be able to recommend whether and why an investment should be accepted or rejected. |
Skrócony opis: |
This course is designed to provide students with very little or no finance background with basic knowledge and practical skills in the field of investing. It gives an introduction to fundamental issues of investing and covers such topics as preparation and procedure in making the investment projects, methods and models for estimation of cost of different types of capital (e.g. cost of equity, cost of debt, cost of preferred shares) and basic methods of analysis of projects effectiveness. The course covers the evaluation of investments at an introductory level and is suitable as a preparation for the course such as Methods of Evaluating Investment Projects. Number of hours: 30 (Lecture: 15, Classes: 15) Teaching methods: The course subject matter will be taught through a combination of formal lectures with presentations and case studies as well as in-class exercises and class discussions. |
Pełny opis: |
This course is designed to provide students with very little or no finance background with basic knowledge and practical skills in the field of investing. It gives an introduction to fundamental issues of investing and covers such topics as preparation and procedure in making the investment projects, methods and models for estimation of cost of different types of capital (e.g. cost of equity, cost of debt, cost of preferred shares) and basic methods of analysis of projects effectiveness. The course covers the evaluation of investments at an introductory level and is suitable as a preparation for the course such as Methods of Evaluating Investment Projects. Number of hours: 30 (Lecture: 15, Classes: 15) Teaching methods: The course subject matter will be taught through a combination of formal lectures with presentations and case studies as well as in-class exercises and class discussions. W cyklu kształcenia 2020/2021 z uwagi na ograniczenia wynikające z pandemii COVID-19 wykłady i ćwiczenia odbywają się w trybie zdalnym z wykorzystaniem aplikacji MS Teams. Egzamin oraz kolokwium zostaną przeprowadzone za pośrednictwem platformy Blackboard. |
Literatura: |
Gallagher T.J., Financial Management: Principles and Practice, Textbook Media Press, 2016 |
Efekty uczenia się: |
At the end of the course students will be able to: - define investment, describe types of investment, distinguish financial investment from real investment - explain the process of making financial decisions about investing money in investment projects - explain the time value of money concept and its importance in the business world - describe the sources of capital, calculate the cost of capital, build a loan amortization schedule - estimate cash flows for investment project appraisal - make investment decisions, apply discounted cash flow techniques to investment project appraisal |
Metody i kryteria oceniania: |
Teaching methods: The course subject matter will be taught through a combination of formal lectures with presentations and case studies as well as in-class exercises and class discussions. Lectures: The course ends with a written exam Classes: Students are evaluated throughout the course |
Właścicielem praw autorskich jest Uniwersytet w Białymstoku.