6 ECTS credits
153 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4015150ENW for working students in the 2nd semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
Om een inschrijving te kunnen nemen voor 'Financieel management en investeringsanalyse' moet men ingeschreven of geslaagd zijn voor 'Inleiding tot financiƫn' en 'Kwantitatieve methoden voor bedrijfskunde' indien deze opleidingsonderdelen deel uitmaken van het voortraject Bedrijfskunde. Bovendien dien je minstens tegelijk ingeschreven of reeds geslaagd zijn voor 'Algemeen boekhouden en kostprijsberekening'. LET OP: Inschrijven voor deze aanbieding is daarnaast enkel mogelijk voor studenten die als werkstudent geregistreerd staan of die geregistreerd staan met een toelating om de specifieke lessen voor werkstudenten te volgen. Gewone studenten kunnen niet inschrijven voor de lessen behorend bij deze aanbieding, zij kunnen enkel lessen volgen van aanbiedingen waarvan het studiegidsnummer eindigt op een R. Bij vragen of problemen, neem contact op met het Studenten Administratie Centrum via SAC@vub.ac.be.
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Social Sciences & SolvayBusinessSchool
Department
Business
Educational team
Lieven De Moor (course titular)
Wouter Vangeel
Activities and contact hours

12 contact hours Lecture
13 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
128 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

In this course the following topics will be covered: general valuation principle, valuation of bonds, stocks and investment projects with the calculation of net cashflows and equivalent annual cost; introduction to risk and return, portfolio theory and the Capital Asset Pricing Model, risk and the cost of capital; introduction to international finance with exchange risk management. Possibly, also a guest lecture will be organized about a theme to be announced.

Course material
Handbook (Recommended) : Principles of Corporate Finance, Richard Brealey and Stewart Myers and Franklin Allen, 13th of earlier version, McGraw-Hill, 9781260565553, 2019
Digital course material (Required) : Slides, Beschikbaar via Canvas
Additional info

N/A

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

The purpose of this course is to provide students a thorough understanding of the fundamental concepts and techniques in the areas of financial management and investment analysis.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Schriftelijk Examen with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

    Note: Written closed book exam. The use of an own calculator is required.

Additional info regarding evaluation

(!) In accordance with the supplementary faculty regulations to article 8§3 of the Teaching and Examination Regulations, the examination in the first examination session for all students only takes place in the additional examination block, organized in the two weeks following the spring break.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Management: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Mathematics: Financial and Applied Mathematics (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Physics and Astronomy: Minor Economy and Business