TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	3
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Get familiar with up-to-date financial theory, 2) Learn asset pricing models and portfolio theory, 3) Achieve thorough grounding in current investment techniques.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	This course provides an introduction to investment techniques and financial theory through discussions of derivatives, bonds and fixed interest, equity investment, as well as private client accounts.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction, Financial Assets 2nd Week Security Markets 3rd Week Investment Companies 4th Week Risk and Return 5th Week Capital Allocation and Portfolio Theory 6th Week The Capital Asset Pricing Model 7th Week Arbitrage Pricing Theory 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Multifactor Models 10th Week The Efficient Market Hypothesis 11th Week Behavioral Finance 12th Week Macroeconomic and Industry Analysis 13th Week Equity Valuation Models 14th Week Equity Valuation Models
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Bodie, Kane and Marcus (2021); Essentials of Investments, 12th Edition.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 35 Assignment 2 20 Total(%) 55 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 55 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 45 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 14 14 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 2 5 10 Total Workload 90 Total Workload / 30 3 ECTS Credits of the Course 3
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No