FM101 Half Unit
Finance
This information is for the 2020/21 session.
Teacher responsible
Dr Elisabetta Bertero OLD.M.2.13
Availability
This course is compulsory on the BSc in Management. This course is available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit and to General Course students.
This course cannot be taken with AC100 Elements of Accounting and Finance.
Course content
This course includes an introduction to the financial decisions of firms, in particular capital budgeting; the financial decisions of households; the role of the financial system in the economy and the flow of funds; causes and consequences of the recent financial crises.
Teaching
10 hours of lectures and 9 hours of classes in the LT. 1 hour of classes in the ST.
Formative coursework
Classwork exercises will be set each week. Two classworks will be marked by class teachers.
Indicative reading
The main readings for this course are selected chapters from two textbooks combined in a customized textbook, Finance (2020), prepared specifically for this course by Dr E. Bertero. The book is available from the Economist’s Bookshop on campus. The textbooks it draws from are:
Hillier et al (2017) Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, European Edition, McGraw-Hill.
Cecchetti et al (2017) Money, banking and financial markets, McGraw-Hill.
A few additional readings will be discussed during the lectures and posted on Moodle for downloading.
Assessment
Exam (100%, duration: 2 hours) in the summer exam period.
Important information in response to COVID-19
Please note that during 2020/21 academic year some variation to teaching and learning activities may be required to respond to changes in public health advice and/or to account for the situation of students in attendance on campus and those studying online during the early part of the academic year. For assessment, this may involve changes to mode of delivery and/or the format or weighting of assessments. Changes will only be made if required and students will be notified about any changes to teaching or assessment plans at the earliest opportunity.
Key facts
Department: Finance
Total students 2019/20: 276
Average class size 2019/20: 15
Capped 2019/20: No
Value: Half Unit
Personal development skills
- Self-management
- Problem solving
- Application of information skills
- Application of numeracy skills
- Commercial awareness
- Specialist skills
