KTTP4110 Introduction to Finance (8 cr)
Study level:
Basic studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
Finnish
Responsible organisation:
Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics
Curriculum periods:
2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Description
Content
The lecture course gives an introduction to finance and to financial markets. The key points are asset pricing, portfolio diversification and optimization, the concept of risk, and efficient market hypothesis. In addition, the lecture course gives an introduction to basic corporate finance including topics such as the evaluation of investment projects, capital structure of a corporation and the determination of dividend policy.
Completion methods
JSBE:
Book exam
Assessment details
Accepted completion of the designated assignments. The assessment criteria of the course is specified in the study program annually.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the lecture course students are expected to be able to:
• recognize, define, and report basic concepts and theories of finance and to evaluate the applications and restrictions of these theories
• to apply theories of finance to investment decisions and basic problems of corporate finance
• to identify, report and analyze the structure of financial markets and the behavior of financial institutions at a general level
• to analyze market behavior and report the analysis results
• recognize, define, and report basic concepts and theories of finance and to evaluate the applications and restrictions of these theories
• to apply theories of finance to investment decisions and basic problems of corporate finance
• to identify, report and analyze the structure of financial markets and the behavior of financial institutions at a general level
• to analyze market behavior and report the analysis results
Description of prerequisites
KTTP2110 Principles of Economics
Study materials
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Literature
- Brealey, R., Myers, S. & Allen, F. 2011. Principles of Corporate Finance. 10. painos.; ISBN: 978-0-07-131417-6
Completion methods
Method 1
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Parts of the completion methods
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