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Advanced Finance

Title
Advanced Finance
Semester
E2022
Master programme in
Business studies * / Business Administration and Leadership * / Business Administration and Leadership / Business Administration and Leadership
Type of activity
Teaching language
English
Study regulation
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Number of participants
ECTS
5
Responsible for the activity
Johannes Kabderian Dreyer (jodreyer@ruc.dk)
Head of study
Margit Neisig (neisig@ruc.dk)
Teachers
Study administration
ISE Studyadministration (ise-studyadministration@ruc.dk)
Exam code(s)
U60283GB
ACADEMIC CONTENT
Overall objective
Detailed description of content

Overall Content:

Students are expected to learn theories and methods used in financial management for evaluating investments opportunities. They learn to identify and collect relevant data as well as to choose relevant financial theories to help them undertake investment decisions.

The course literature varies and is a collection of articles and chapters of different sources indicated by the teacher.

Although flexible, examples of expected topics to be covered are:

  • Consolidation of Accounting Information in Financial Models;
  • Capital Budgeting in practice;
  • Risk and Return of Single assets and Projects;
  • Risk Management and Diversification;
  • The Efficient Frontier in practice;
  • Required Return x Systematic Risk: Advanced thoughts on the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) and the Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT).
Course material and Reading list

Given the diversified literature used along the course, literature and lists of exercises will be posted at moodle.

Overall plan and expected work effort

5 ECTS, equivalent to 135 hours of work

Expected distribution of hours are as follows:

20 hours of lectures 111 hours preparation for classes: 55 hours theory, 56 hours exercises
4 hours exam

Teaching and learning activities:

Teaching and learning activities will be mainly conducted through: - In class teaching; - Homework individually or in study groups.

Format

Campus

Evaluation and feedback

The evaluation of the course will be mainly done through:

  • Oral mid-term evaluation (selection of a sample of students);
  • A final full teaching anonymous evaluation through a survey.
Programme
  • 10 meetings of 2 hours
  • Most exercises are done by students at home as preparation for classes. They are optional, although students are highly recommended to use them as practice material.
  • The exam is done in the end of the course. Grades are solely based on the result of the exam, even though active student participation during lectures may also contribute to the final grade.
  • Mid-term and final student evaluations of the course are expected to be done between the 4th and the 6th lectures and in the final lecture (10th lecture) of the course.
ASSESSMENT
Overall learning outcomes

  • Students are expected to learn theories and methods used in financial management for evaluating investment opportunities. They learn to identify and collect relevant data, as well as how to choose relevant financial theories to help them undertake investment decisions.

Form of examination
Individual written invigilated exam.

The duration of the exam is 4 hours.

Permitted support and preparation materials for the exam: Computer without internet access during the exam, pocket calculator, course material and own notes.


Assessment: 7-point grading scale.
Form of Re-examination
Samme som ordinær eksamen / same form as ordinary exam
Type of examination in special cases
Examination and assessment criteria

It will be assessed to which degree the student demonstrates

  • Ability to understand the theories and methods covered by the syllabus of the course;
  • Ability to reflect upon the theories and methods covered in a critical way;
  • Ability to implement/use these theories and methods in order to solve practical problems in finance.
  • Ability to recommend financial decisions based on the conclusions of their own financial analysis.

Even though important, English proficiency is secondary in the final assessment. The points of the exam will be weighted to make the exam coherent with the weighting of each topic in the syllabus.

Exam code(s)
Exam code(s) : U60283GB
Last changed 27/05/2022

lecture list:

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Tuesday 27-09-2022 16:15 - 27-09-2022 18:00 in week 39
Advanced Finance (BAL, VL)

Wednesday 28-09-2022 16:15 - 28-09-2022 18:00 in week 39
Advanced Finance (BAL, VL)

Tuesday 04-10-2022 16:15 - 04-10-2022 18:00 in week 40
Advanced Finance (BAL, VL)

Friday 07-10-2022 10:15 - 07-10-2022 12:00 in week 40
Advanced Finance (BAL, VL)

Tuesday 11-10-2022 16:15 - 11-10-2022 18:00 in week 41
Advanced Finance (BAL, VL)

Friday 14-10-2022 10:15 - 14-10-2022 12:00 in week 41
Advanced Finance (BAL, VL)

Tuesday 18-10-2022 16:15 - 18-10-2022 18:00 in week 42
Advanced Finance (BAL, VL)

Friday 21-10-2022 10:15 - 21-10-2022 12:00 in week 42
Advanced Finance (BAL, VL)

Tuesday 25-10-2022 16:15 - 25-10-2022 18:00 in week 43
Advanced Finance (BAL, VL)

Friday 28-10-2022 10:15 - 28-10-2022 12:00 in week 43
Advanced Finance (BAL, VL)

Tuesday 22-11-2022 09:00 - 22-11-2022 13:00 in week 47
Advanced Finance - Exam (BAL, VL)

Monday 13-02-2023 09:00 - 13-02-2023 13:00 in week 07
Advanced Finance - Reexam (BAL, VL)