Basic knowledge about mathematical and financial concepts, such as calculus and numerical series, progressions, logarithms, derivation and basic integration, interest rates and financial transactions, among others.
Objective of the course
The purpose of this compulsory subject is to provide basic knowledge regarding the three classical problems of corporate finance: investment decisions, optimal financing company and the dividend policy. In this subject we address the issue of which projects to accept and how to finance them. This topic requires to examine associated issues of corporate finance and an understanding of the financial markets. We describe the fixed income financing instruments available to the firm and how they are priced. The financial leverage, the project evaluation under uncertainty, the uses of capital and financial structure are also taken up in detail. These concepts allow students to make decisions as financial managers of a company.
Relationship with other subjects
This subject is related with many others, because of concepts such as interest rate, financial transactions, loans and valuation of financial assets (directly interrelated with Economic Policy, Basic Accounting, Principles of Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Introduction to Econometrics, Economic History, Financial System, etc.).
Relevance for the professional career
The subject of "Financial Management" is an essential part of the background in a degree in Business Management and Administration as well as the professional career, both in private enterprise, a financial institution or a public entity. The role of this subject is essential because of the relevance of the financial aspects.
Course competences | |
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Code | Description |
E01 | Develop the ability to manage and run a company or organization, understand their competitive and institutional position, and identify their strengths and weaknesses. |
E03 | Develop and enhance the ability to establish the planning and organization of any task in a company with the ultimate goal of helping make business decisions. |
E06 | Develop and enhance the ability for general management, technical management and the management of research, development and innovation projects in any company or organization. |
E08 | Ability to produce financial information, relevant to the decision-making process. |
E09 | Ability to carry out a financial evaluation of the different assets of a company at different points in time and at different levels of risk. |
E13 | Ability to make logical representative models of the business reality |
G01 | Possession of the skills needed for continuous, self-led, independent learning, which will allow students to develop the learning abilities needed to undertake further study with a high degree of independence. |
G02 | Ability to understand the ethical responsibility and the code of ethics of professionals working in the field of economics. To know and apply the legislation and recognition of human rights and questions of gender equality. |
G03 | Develop oral and written communication skills in order to prepare reports, research projects and business projects and defend them before any commission or group of professionals (specialised or non-specialised) in more than one language, by collecting relevant evidence and interpreting it appropriately so as to reach conclusions. |
G04 | Ability to use and develop information and communication technologies and to apply them to the corresponding business department by using specific programmes for these business areas. |
G05 | Capacity for teamwork, to lead, direct, plan and supervise multidisciplinary and multicultural teams in both national and international environments so as to create synergies which benefit organisations. |
Course learning outcomes | |
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Description | |
Apply the theories and approaches of economic analysis to explain the behavior of economic agents. | |
Assume social and ethical responsibilities in business decision-making. | |
Search for information in order to analyze it, interpret is meaning, synthesize it and communicate it to others. | |
Know the exchange of economic resources over time between individuals, companies and financial institutions, which involves the analysis of investment decisions and financing in the company, the theory of portfolios, the valuation of assets and the functioning of the financial markets. | |
Listen, negotiate, convince and defend arguments both in oral and writing ways. | |
Additional outcomes | |
Not established. |
Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | Description | |
Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Combination of methods | E01 E05 E06 E08 E09 E13 | 1.33 | 33.25 | N | N | ||
Class Attendance (practical) [ON-SITE] | Problem solving and exercises | E03 E06 E08 E09 G02 G03 G04 | 0.67 | 16.75 | Y | N | ||
Problem solving and/or case studies [ON-SITE] | Self-study | G01 | 0.3 | 7.5 | Y | N | ||
Final test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | E03 E06 E08 E09 G01 G02 G03 G04 G05 | 0.1 | 2.5 | Y | Y | ||
Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | E03 E06 E08 E09 G01 G02 G03 G04 G05 | 2 | 50 | N | N | ||
Other off-site activity [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | E03 E06 E08 E09 G02 G03 G04 | 1.6 | 40 | N | N | ||
Total: | 6 | 150 | ||||||
Total credits of in-class work: 2.4 | Total class time hours: 60 | |||||||
Total credits of out of class work: 3.6 | Total hours of out of class work: 90 |
As: Assessable training activity Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).
Evaluation System | Continuous assessment | Non-continuous evaluation * | Description |
Other methods of assessment | 30.00% | 0.00% | Problem solving activities |
Final test | 70.00% | 100.00% | Combination of theoretical and practical questions |
Total: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
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Hours | hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] | 33.25 |
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Problem solving and exercises] | 16.75 |
Problem solving and/or case studies [PRESENCIAL][Self-study] | 7.5 |
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | 2.5 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 50 |
Other off-site activity [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 40 |
Unit 1 (de 7): Introduction | |
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Group 12: | |
Initial date: 09-09-2019 | End date: 20-12-2019 |
Group 13: | |
Initial date: 09-09-2019 | End date: 20-12-2019 |
Global activity | |
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Activities | hours |