Financial Economics
Course ID:
ECO_322
Semester: 5th
Year of Study:
Category: Economics Elective
For Erasmus Students: Όχι
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate in-depth understanding of the information and conceptual underpinnings in areas of business planning and managing business complexity.
- Apply theory to practice by analytically engaging with the interconnected nature of business practices such as business management, design management, sustainability management, financial management, and marketing management in the global context.
- Identify and define complex managerial and organizational problems and apply appropriate knowledge as well as creative and entrepreneurial thinking to reach solutions.
- Apply problem-solving techniques drawn from business management, design management, sustainability management, financial management, and marketing management, as appropriate, to determine effective solutions
- Analyze and evaluate the impact of business decisions and formulate strategies that are appropriate for the short, the medium, and the longer term, within a global business context.
Course Contents
- Introduction to the basic concepts of modern finance
- Time Value of Money
- Debt Valuation and Interest Rates
- Stock Valuation
- Risk and Return relationship & Portfolio Theory
- Asset Pricing Models (CAPM)
- The cost of capital
- Capital Expenditure Budget. Criteria for Investment Decisions
- Capital Structure Policy & Dividend Policy
- Corporate Risk Management
Teaching Activities
Lectures (3 hours per week)
Teaching Organization
Activity |
Semester workload |
Lectures, 3 hours per week |
13X3 = 39 hours |
Individual study |
111 hours |
Total number of hours for the Course (25 hours of work-load per ECTS credit) |
150 hours (total student work-load) |
Assessment
Final written exam
Use of ICT
Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in teaching (e-class).