Course

Investment Analysis (IND500)

The course focuses on analyses of return in investment projects, portfolio analysis, cost for capital and processes for management of risk in projects.


Dette er emnebeskrivelsen for studieåret 2023-2024

See course description and exam/assesment information for this semester (2024-2025)

Semesters

Fakta

Emnekode

IND500

Vekting (stp)

5

Semester undervisningsstart

Autumn

Undervisningsspråk

English

Antall semestre

1

Vurderingssemester

Autumn

Content

The course focuses on analyses of return in investment projects, portfolio analysis, cost for capital and processes for management of risk in projects.

Learning outcome

The following list summarizes some of the topics the student should know after taking the course:

  • Calculate present value for different types of investment projects.
  • Understand the effects of decision makers' attitudes to risk on investment decisions.
  • Calculate return requirements for investments using CAPM.
  • Identify and describe real options in investment projects.
  • Use decision trees to analyze investment projects with uncertainty and flexibility.
  • Perform sensitivity and Monte Carlo analyzes on investment projects.
  • Understand trade-offs and possible consequences of the form of financing for investments.

Forkunnskapskrav

Ingen

Exam

Form of assessment Weight Duration Marks Aid Exam system Withdrawal deadline Exam date
Written exam 1/1 3 Hours Letter grades Basic calculator Inspera assessment


Vilkår for å gå opp til eksamen/vurdering

Mandatory assignment
The student is required to get a mandatory assignment approved to be able to take the exam. If the assignment is not approved, the student cannot take the exam.

Fagperson(er)

Head of Department:

Tore Markeset

Course coordinator:

Andreea-Laura Cojocaru

Method of work

Approximately 3 hours lectures per week and recommended exercises. Lectures will be given in English.

Overlapping

Emne Reduksjon (SP)
Investment Analysis (IND500_1) , Investment analysis (MIN100_1) 5

Åpent for

This course is open to all master students at the faculty for science and technology as well as the business school at UiS.

Emneevaluering

There must be an early dialogue between the course supervisor, the student union representative and the students. The purpose is feedback from the students for changes and adjustments in the course for the current semester.In addition, a digital subject evaluation must be carried out at least every three years. Its purpose is to gather the students experiences with the course.
The course description is retrieved from FS (Felles studentsystem). Version 1