Financing and Risk Management (5 cr)
Code: 3011655-3006
General information
- Enrollment
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02.07.2023 - 12.09.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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04.09.2023 - 20.12.2023
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- Engineering and Business
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- English
- Seats
- 15 - 40
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Business
- Teachers
- Sami Nummela
- Course
- 3011655
Evaluation scale
H-5
Content scheduling
Content topics:
- Profitability, liquidity, solvency
- Alternative sources of financing for a company
- Financially stable business operations
- Financial analysis of investment opportunities
- Risk management
Scheduled online meetings:
12.09.2023 16.00 - 18.00
19.09.2023 16.00 - 18.00
26.09.2023 16.00 - 18.00
03.10.2023 16.00 - 18.00
10.10.2023 16.00 - 18.00
24.10.2023 16.00 - 18.00
31.10.2023 16.00 - 18.00
07.11.2023 16.00 - 18.00
14.11.2023 16.00 - 18.00 Final Examination
21.11.2023 16.00 - 18.00 Final Examination 2nd opportunity (for those who wish to retake)
28.11.2023 16.00 - 18.00 Final Examination 3rd opportunity (for those who wish to retake)
Objective
The student is able to
- introduce alternative sources of financing for a company
- make up a short-term cash budget and utilize it in cash management
- chart the risk factors of a company and the methods of risk management related to them.
Content
- Financial planning and alternatives
- Cash management
- Capital budgeting
- Risk management and insurances
- Investment alternatives of a private person
- Financing International Business
Materials
Ebooks (to be confirmed at the beginning of course, there may be better newer books available):
Bettner, Mark S.(2015), Using accounting & financial information : analyzing, forecasting & decision making
Tiffin, Ralph (2006), Finance and Accounting Desktop Guide
Complementary study material will be presented during the course in itslearning
Teaching methods
Course attendance and activity, quality of returned course assignments, points earned in examination.
International connections
Innopeda, which is based on experiments, sharing of information and knowledge as well as combining different view points. Student-centered learning, problem solving, flipped classroom.
Student workload
Course assignments will be described in Itslearning platform and introduced during the course.
Exercises and other course tasks
Study journal
Final exam
Further information
Course requires independent work and applying financial management theory to practice, for example by literature study plus applying the knowledge in course tasks.