COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: FINANCE THEORY AND MANAGEMENT

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
BAF 801	C	1	3	0	0	3	10

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Chrysanthi Balomenou
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Course Description:	This course is focused on applying financial principles to the main decisions faced by the financial manager. It explains why the value maximization provides a coherent framework for making financial decisions, and it looks at how companies can make investment and financing decisions that add value. It also describes the main features of financial markets and the various securities that companies may issue.
Course Objectives:	The aim of course to provide students ability to analyze, interpret and offer solutions to local and global Financial issues and problems.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Academic writing
2	How and Why Central-Bank Culture Supports Predatory Risk-Taking
3	Ways of choosing the right topics for the academic paper

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook:	Chenghu Ma (2011).Advanced Asset Pricing Theory (Series in Quantitative Finance). Imperial College Press
Other References:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Doctorate (PhD) in Economics: Economics profile Program
1	The students are gained the ability to look at the problems of daily life from a broader perspective. They gain the needed skills not only to understand economic problems but also to construct a model and defend in meaningful way.	3
2	To comprehend the interaction between economics and related fields; to achieve original results by using expert knowledge in analysis, synthesis and evaluation of new and complex ideas.	4
3	To be able to obtain new knowledge in economics systematically and to acquire high level skills in research methods in economics.	4
4	To be able to develop new methods that make a contribution to science or to be able to apply existing techniques to an original research idea.	4
5	They have ability to use mathematical and statistical methods in international economics.	4
6	They know how to use computer programs in both daily office usage and statistical data evaluations in economics department.	4
7	They have necessary economics skills that needed in private and public sector.	5
8	They are intended to be specialist in one of departmental fields that they choose from the list of general economics, finance economics, public finance, corporate finance, finance management, international finance markets and institutions, banking and central banking, international finance and banking, money and banking, international trade and banking.	5
9	They have ability to utilize fundamental economic theories and tools to solve economic problems in international level.	5
10	They are aware of the fact that international economics is a social science and they respect the social perspectives and social values of the society’s ethics.	5

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Project	1	50
Term Paper	1	50
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	3	48
Mid-terms	1	20	20
Assignments	2	25	50
Final examination	1	36	36
Other	6	8	48
Total Work Load:			250
Total Work Load/25(h):			10
ECTS Credit of the Course:			10