FINA0071-1

Duration

30h Th, 24h SEM

Number of credits

	Master in management (120 ECTS) (evening classes)	5 crédits

Lecturer

Marie Lambert

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Introduction to Finance
From Accounting to strategic / « corporate » finance
From Corporate Finance to Financial Markets (Modern Portfolio Theory)Case discussion "Scott's hospitality Inc. - EVA" - mandatory pre-readings

B1. Tools and strategies to manage the financial environment: valuation and investments
Financial and performance analysis
Financing and investment in a global environment: International investments, international capital structure and the cost of capital
Financial analyst report
Credit analysis and debt valuation

B2. Tools and strategies to manage the financial environment: asset & risk management
Investment policy, asset allocation and market views
International risk management
Investment policy, asset allocation and market views

C. Putting all pieces together
Investors' asset allocation preferences
- Types of investors
- From Modern Portfolio Theory to Asset Management
Final quizz

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The intended learning objectives (ILOs) for this course are:

Identify and synthetize theories, concepts, tools, skills practices and research to address problems, accomplish complex tasks and complete projects that are common in a business environment;
Develop, implement and evaluate a strategy to assess opportunities that sustain and improve the organization's competitive position;
Compare the environment in which business operates in a Euregional context and elsewhere through direct experience and interaction with local, regional and multinational businesses;
Examine the implications of corporate strategy for financing, knowledge and management; estimate the need for funds, training and project management;
Organize and lead a team to collective group accomplishment;
Demonstrate managerial communication skills.
Synthetize the global context of Risk Management Rules
Specify typology and identification of key risks
Assess the risk-adjusted performance of your asset allocation
Employ main models and tools for risk management
Evaluate the characteristics, objectives and risks of derivatives

After this Course, students should be able to:

Perform diagnostics on company's operating performance and on the key value drivers to improve its performance
Understand the international financial landscape and the challenges and opportunities of a Global Financial Environment
Identify the key financial dimensions facing the firm (interest rates, credit risk, exchange rates, commodities, equity and liquidity risks) and the adequate ways to proactively manage them
Identify the key dimensions of risk management in an international framework and develop a strategic vision of the firm's positioning in this landscape.
Understand approaches to asset management and security selection
Identify the nature and usefulness of derivatives products

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Accounting

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Readings (book chapters) and assignments to prepare the seminar,
Repeating and deepening the subject matters prepared by the participants,
Casework in small groups applying the relevant market finance concepts. To do so, we ask you to form three groups of participants and to enroll into your group on the OMBA platform,
Brief presentations by the participants on confined topics; they will serve for a further learning and assessment of the cases on one hand and they will be one of the criteria for the mark or grade acquired for the course on the other hand,
Other case and practical exercises.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Distance learning and on-site seminar

Assessment methods and criteria

The evaluation will be done on the basis of the following grid:

Team preparation of the report: 30% of final grade
Individual grading on group presentations (Saturday): 15% of final grade
Integrative case slides: 20% of final grade
Individual grading on group presentations (Sunday): 15% of final grade
Final (individual) quiz: 20% of final grade

This involves that 50% of the final grade is based on teamwork, and 50% of the final grade is individual.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks