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Syllabus Introduction to Finance - 55904
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Last update 16-09-2024
HU Credits: 3

Degree/Cycle: 2nd degree (Master)

Responsible Department: Business Administration

Semester: 1st and/or 2nd Semester

Teaching Languages: English and Hebrew

Campus: Mt. Scopus

Course/Module Coordinator: Guy Lakan

Coordinator Email: mslm@huji.ac.il

Coordinator Office Hours: by appointment

Teaching Staff:
Guy Lakan,
Prof. Moshe Levy,
Mr. Itay Sabag

Course/Module description:
The course explains fundamental concepts in investments and corporate finance. The main topics: time value of money, decision-making under uncertainty, risk and return, valuation of risky projects, portfolio theory, and capital structure.

Course/Module aims:
To provide a basic understanding of the key concepts in finance.

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
To understand the main principles of the theory of finance, and to know how to employ them in practice.

Attendance requirements(%):
80

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Lecture and weekly assignment.

Course/Module Content:
Decision making under certainty

Risk and return

Valuation of risky projects

Capital structure

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Required Reading:
none

Additional Reading Material:

Grading Scheme :
Written / Oral / Practical Exam / Home Exam 100 %

Additional information:
You are required to hand-in at least 80% of the HW assignments, and to attend at least 80% of the lectures
 
Students needing academic accommodations based on a disability should contact the Center for Diagnosis and Support of Students with Learning Disabilities, or the Office for Students with Disabilities, as early as possible, to discuss and coordinate accommodations, based on relevant documentation.
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