Public University of Navarre



Castellano | Academic year: 2014/2015
International Double Bachelor's degree in Economics, Management and Business Administration at the Universidad Pública de Navarra
Course code: 176105 Subject title: FINANCIAL OPERATIONS
Credits: 6 Type of subject: Basic Year: 1 Period: 1º S
Department: Business Administration
Lecturers:
SUAREZ SUAREZ, NURIA   [Mentoring ]

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Contents

The subject is organized in three units:

•The first one deals with the main basic concepts and methodological aspects of financial valuations.

•The second one studies the behavior of the different types of financial annuities and perpetuities.

•Finally, the third one is dedicated to examine long-term financial operations. In particular, is dedicated to the study of repayment loans.

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Descriptors

Introduction to financial operations; the time value of the money and the interest rate; simple and compounded financial laws; annuities and perpetuities; long-term financial operations

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General proficiencies

• CG03 Oral and writing communication skills.
• CG05 Computational skills related to the field of study.
• CG07 Development of solving-problems skills.
• CG09 Development of teamwork skills.
• CG12 Social skills.
• CG15 Ethic behavior in the job.
• CG17 Self-directed learning.

 

  • BP1 - Students demonstrate that have and understand the knowledge of a field which starting point is the general secondary education and usually with an advanced level that also includes aspects that come from the most current issues in the field of study.
  • BP2 - Ability to apply the acquired knowledge to particular professional or vocational working areas and evidence the necessary proficiencies to elaborate and support arguments and to solve problems related to the field of study.
  • BP3 - Ability to collect and interpret relevant data (often from students' field of interest) to provide judgments covering reflections on significant social, scientific or ethic issues

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Specific proficiencies

•CE01 Understanding economic institutions as a result and application of theoretical or formal representations of how the economy works.

•CE02 Identify sources of relevant economic information for the company and its contents.

•CE03 Recognize information from data in a professional way.

•CE04 Apply professional criteria and technical tools to solve business problems.

•CE05 Assess and prepare reports on the financial situation and future performance of a company.

•CE09 Integrate in any functional area of a firm or organization and perform adequately in any management task entrusted in.

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Methodology

METHODOLOGY-ACTIVITY

PRESENCIAL   HOURS

NON-PRESENCIAL   HOURS

A-1 Lectures sessions

29

 

A-2 Practical sessions

29

 

A-3 Personal study

 

42

A-4 Teamwork activities

 

20

A-5 Individual   activities

 

20

A-6 Office hours

 

8

A-7 Final exam

2

 

Total

60

90

 

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Languages

English

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Evaluation

The proposed assessment system is as follows:

a) Recoverable activities (60%):

Final exam: 60%

To pass the course it will be necessary to obtain, at least, a 50% over the final mark of the exam.

b) Non-recoverable activities (40%)

Individual evaluation exercises (Unit1, 2, and 3): 20%

Teamwork activities: 15%

Computer lab activities (Unit 1, 2, and 3): 5%

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Agenda

•UNIT 1: Financial Valuation, Financial Laws, and Short-Term Financial Operations

•UNIT 2: Annuities and Perpetuities

•UNIT 3: Classical Long-Term Financial Operations and Other Financial Operations

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Bibliography

Access the bibliography that your professor has requested from the Library.


Basic Bibliography:

Córdoba-Bueno , M. (2010) “Fundaments and Practices of Financial Mathematics”, 2nd Edition. Ed.: Dykinson.

De Pablo López, A. (2002) “Valoración Financiera” Editorial Centro de Estudios Ramón Areces.

Additional Bibliography:

De Pablo López, A. (2002) “Matemáticas de las operaciones financieras” Editorial UNED.

Delgado, C y Palomero, J (2002) “Gestión Financiera: Teoría y 800 ejercicios“. Palomero-Delgado Editores.

Ruiz Cabestre, F.J. y Rodríguez Oses, E. (2005): “Valoración de las Operaciones Financieras: Manual teórico-práctico”  Ed. Thomson.

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Location

Classroom and computer lab.

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