MN50319: Theory of financial decision making
[Page last updated: 15 October 2020]
Academic Year: | 2020/1 |
Owning Department/School: | School of Management |
Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
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Assessment Summary: | EX 100% |
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Description: | Aims: This unit is designed to provide students with fundamentals of financial decision-making theory and corporate policy. Learning Outcomes: At the end of the unit students will be expected to: (a) calculate and assess appropriate investment appraisal criteria in a multi-period framework. (b) understand theories of investors' behaviour under uncertainty. (c) use and critically evaluate various techniques of asset pricing. Skills: 1. Numeracy (T/A). 2. Problem-solving (F/A) 3. Critical Thinking (F/A) 4. Time management (F/A). 5. Writing skills (A). 6. Use of IT (F). Content: Consumption and Investment Decision-making, Theory of Choice under Uncertainty; Real Options; Investment Appraisal; Mean-Variance Theory; Capital Market Equilibrium; Cost of Capital; Basics of Derivatives and Hedging. |
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MN50319 is Compulsory on the following programmes:School of Management
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