COURSE OUTLINE
Mutual Funds and Alternative Investments
1. General
School
Academic Unit
Level of Studies
Course code
Semester
Course Title
Idependent Teaching Activities
Weekly Teaching Hours
Credits
Course Type
Prerequite Courses
Language of Instruction and Examinations
Is the course offered to Erasmus Students?
Url (Eclass)
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
Use of Information and Communications Technology
Powerpoint, E-class
Teaching Methods
Activity
Semester Workload
Student Performance Evaluation
As part of the course, students will participate in a group assignment, consisting of four (4) individual projects, each corresponding to one of the main course chapters. Each project will be carried out in groups and presented in class during the final lectures of the semester.
Participation in the group assignment and project presentations is optional, and results are included in the overall course evaluation.
An optional midterm exam will cover approximately half of the syllabus and will take place in the middle of the semester. If the midterm grade is above 5 (out of 10), 20% of the midterm grade will be added to the final exam grade.
In the final examination, 60% of the questions will be open-ended (including reasoning and calculations) and exercises similar to those solved in class. 40% will consist of multiple-choice questions (with justification).
5. Attached Bibliography
Suggested Bibliography
No specific textbook is required. All necessary reading material will be included in the lecture slides.