Sijoitustoiminta ja arvopaperimarkkinat (LDS007), 3 op

Basic information

Course name:	Sijoitustoiminta ja arvopaperimarkkinat Investment and Financial Markets
Course Winha code:	LDS007
Kurre acronym:
Credits:	3
Type and level of course:	Professional studies
Year of study, semester or study period:	3.year
Implementation:	Not defined
Semester:	0708
Language of tuition:	Suomi
Teacher:	Elisabeth Schauman
Final assessment:	Grading scale (0-5)

Descriptions

Prerequisites

Yrityksen kannattavuus ja rahoitus
Rahoitus ja riskienhallinta

Course contents (core content level)

Investments in securties, the risk-return trade-off, Portfolio theory, CAPM, market efficiency and anomalities, mutual funds and unit linked products, terminology

Course contents (additional)

Derivatives

Core content level learning outcomes (knowledge and understanding)

After completing the course the students will understand the basics of investment theory and will be able to evaluate the risk-return trade-off of alternative investments. The students will be able to apply fundamental investment theories in practise. The students will understand basic investment terminology.

Core content level learning outcomes (skills)

The students will be able to analyse information from different sources and to do calculations and evaluations concerning the risk and the return of the investment. The students will have practiced portfolio management with a small hypothetical portfolio of their own. The students will be able to use excel as a tool for reporting the performance of a portfolio.

Teaching and learning strategies

Lectures, litterature, mathematical excercises, portfolio management excercise, exam

Teaching methods and student workload

Individual research, reading
Exam
Lectures and assignments
Learning tasks / Assignments

Assessment weighting and grading

Each part passed:
Theory exam (60%)
Portfolio excercise (40%)

Related competences of the degree programme

Application of business skills
Personal development