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COURSE OUTLINE

Mutual Funds and Alternative Investments

1. General

School

School of Finance and Statistics

Academic Unit

Department of Banking and Financial Management

Level of Studies

Undergraduate

Course code

ΧΡΑΚΕ01

Semester

5th or 7th

Course Title

Mutual Funds and Alternative Investments

Idependent Teaching Activities

Weekly Teaching Hours

Credits

Lectures
4
7,5

Course Type

Special background

Prerequite Courses

Language of Instruction and Examinations

Greek

Is the course offered to Erasmus Students?

Url (Eclass)

https://eclass.unipi.gr/modules/auth/opencourses.php?fc=64

2. Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

The main objective of the course is to delve into issues related to investments in Mutual Funds, Real Estate, Private Equity and Commodities. For a better understanding of the concepts, the presentation of alternative investments will be done in a realistic context with the extensive use of examples and the presentation of corresponding content by professionals in the respective market.

General Competences

3. Syllabus

The course will be divided into 4 main sections:

Section 1: Introduction and Mutual Funds

Section 2: Real Estate Investments

Section 3: Private Equity

Section 4: Commodities

4. Teaching and Learning Methods - Evaluation

Delivery

Face-to-face

Use of Information and Communications Technology

Powerpoint, E-class

Teaching Methods

Activity

Semester Workload

Lectures
52
Independent Study
135,5
Course Total
187,5

Student Performance Evaluation

5. Attached Bibliography

Suggested Bibliography
Related Academic Journals