BE-200-G Financing and Investment

Bachelor's Programme in Business Administration

Autumn

Norwegian

Mathematics, Statistics, Financial Accounting and Analysis and Managerial Accounting

During the course, students will learn:

- Basic mathematical methods in finance

- Theoretical and applied skills in valuation analysis (Net Present Value (NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)).

- Tax issues in discounted cash flow analysis

- Theory of equilibrium in capital asset markets (CAPM)

- Discount factors for riskless and risky cash flows

- Financing decisions - trade off between debt and equity

- The strategy aspect of financial decisions

- Ethical issues in finance

The course focuses on the company's capital budgeting and financial decisions. The course covers various investment analysis techniques in, and financing decisions for such investments (debt versus equity) at the company level. The theory of equilibrium in capital asset markets (CAPM) is central for understanding these issues.

Lectures and group work, 4-6 hours per week

Approved mandatory assignment

4-hour written examination with graded marks

Theoretical

Undergraduate

Normally second year

Head of Department Dag G.Aasland

Available on request

Face-to-face

The syllabus will be published on the home page of the course when finalised. See link in the upper right hand corner of the page.

BE-200- 1 - 10 ECTS credits
BE-201- G - 10 ECTS credits
BE-2500- 1 - 10 ECTS credits
BE-2500- 2 - 10 ECTS credits
BE-2500- G - 10 ECTS credits
BE-2500- G2 - 10 ECTS credits
BE-2000- 1 - 6 ECTS credits
BE-2000- 2 - 6 ECTS credits
BE-2000- G - 6 ECTS credits
BE-2900- 1 - 6 ECTS credits
BE-2900- 2 - 6 ECTS credits
BE-2900- G - 6 ECTS credits

No

Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences

ECTS Course Catalogue University of Agder 2010-11
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