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.

• 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

Lectures (3 hours per week) and Tutorials (1 hour per week)

Written final exam that may include multiple choice questions, short answer questions, solving exercises, financial interpretation of results. The final grade of the course results from the performance in the final exam. In case the students prepare a paper, then the final grade results cumulatively from the performance in the final exam and the written paper.

Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)  in teaching (e-class).