| Competences |
| Type A | Code | Competences Specific |
| A2 | Find, analyze and interpret quantitative and qualitative information of a financial, accounting, economic, social and legal nature that is relevant to the taking of business decisions. | |
| Type B | Code | Competences Transversal |
| B4 | Autonomy, responsibility and initiative | |
| Type C | Code | Competences Nuclear |
| C2 | Be advanced users of the information and communication technologies | |
| C4 | Be able to express themselves correctly both orally and in writing in one of the two official languages of the URV |
| Learning outcomes |
| Type A | Code | Learning outcomes |
| A2 |
Understand the functions and tasks performed by the financial director within the company and short and long-term financial cycles. Understand and use the analysis criteria of analysis required to make investment decisions. Know how to solve problems related to evaluating investment projects. | |
| Type B | Code | Learning outcomes |
| B4 |
Do the work planned in accordance with the quality criteria provided. Recognize the good and bad points of their approach to a particular task. | |
| Type C | Code | Learning outcomes |
| C2 |
Use software for off-line communication: word processors, spreadsheets and digital presentations. Use software for on-line communication: interactive tools (web, moodle, blogs, etc.), e-mail, forums, chat rooms, video conferences, collaborative work tools, etc. | |
| C4 |
Produce well structured, clear and effective oral texts. Produce well-structured, clear and rich written texts |
| Contents |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| 1. Financial cycle of the firm | 1.1 Introduction 1.1.1 Investment and financial management 1.1.2 Introduction to financial dynamics of the firm 1.2 Short-term cycle 1.3 Long-term cycle 1.4 The excess of the cycle: internal financing |
| 2. Valuation and selection of investments (I) | 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Static methods 2.3 Dynamic methods: NPV, IRR and VFN 2.3.1 The value of money through time 2.3.2 Net Present Value (NPV) 2.3.3 Internal Rate of Return (IRR) 2.3.4 Similarities and differences between the NPV and IRR 2.3.5 Disadvantages of NPV and IRR. Inconsistencies and other problems 2.3.6 Modification of the basic hypotheses 2.3.7 Net Final Value (NFV) 2.3.8 Inter-relationships among NPV, IRR and VFN 2.3.9 Payback dynamic (PBD) |
| 2. Valuation and selection of investments (II) | 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Sensitivity as a measure of risk 3.3 Investment decisions in a random environment 3.4 The expectation and variance of NPV 3.5 The equivalence of investment project |
| Planning |
| Methodologies :: Tests | ||||||||||
| Competences | (*) Class hours |
Hours outside the classroom |
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| Introductory activities |
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1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Lecture |
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28 | 26 | 54 | ||||||
| ICT practicals |
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26 | 62 | 88 | ||||||
| Personal tuition |
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1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| Objective multiple-choice tests |
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4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| (*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher. (**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. | ||||||||||
| Methodologies |
| Description | |
| Introductory activities | S'introdueixen els objectius globals de l'assignatura i l'estructura de les classes |
| Lecture | Es defineixen i aporten els continguts teòrics i pràctics que permeten a l'alumne realitzar una correcta anàlisi i selecció d'inversions |
| ICT practicals | S'utilitzen eines de programari informàtic (fulls de càlcul, etc.) per tal d'automalitzar la recerca d'informació i el càlcul. |
| Personal tuition | Els alumnes disposen d'hores de consulta per resoldre dubtes del temari, dels exercicis, i de totes les activitats complementàries |
| Personalized attention |
| Description |
| Els alumnes disposen d'hores de consulta per resoldre dubtes del temari, dels exercicis, i de totes les activitats complementàries |
| Assessment |
| Methodologies | Competences | Description | Weight | |||||
| ICT practicals |
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Els coneixements teòrics i pràctiques seran avaluats en les diferents sessions, així com amb la realització d'un o diversos treballs | 20% | |||||
| Objective multiple-choice tests |
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Els coneixements teòrics i pràctics, tant de les sessions magistrals com de les pràctiques a través de TIC, seran avaluats a través de proves objetives tipus test. | 80% | |||||
| Others |
| Other comments and second exam session | |||
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L'assignatura, tant en primera com en segona convocatòria, és avaluable a través d'avaluació continuada (AC), que consisteix en les següents activitats: Proves i treballs: un 50% de la nota provindrà de les diferents proves realitzades durant el curs (tests, presentacions, treballs, exercicis...). Examen final: el 50% restant provindrà d'un examen final tipus test. Comentaris:en segona convocatòria, en cas de que la nota de l'examen final sigui superior a la que s'obtindria d'aplicar els criteris (50-50%) prevaldrà la nota de l'examen final, passant a suposar aquesta el 100% de la nota. |
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| Sources of information |
| Basic |
BORRÀS, F.X.; CÀMARA, X., Introducció a la direcció financera, , 2009
BREALEY, R.; MYERS, S.C.; MARCUS, A.J , Fundamentos de finanzas corporativas., , 2007
KELETY ALCAIDE, A. , Análisis y evaluación de inversiones., , 1992
MENÉNDEZ, C.; MONTLLOR, J. , “Planificación financiera y análisis de viabilidad de inversiones por medio de proyectos agregados: el valor final neto", Técnica contable, , 1991
SUÁREZ SUÁREZ, A.S. , Decisiones óptimas de inversión y financiación de la empresa, , 2005 |
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| Complementary |
FERNÁNDEZ, A.I.; GARCÍA OLALLA, M, Las decisiones financieras de la empresa., , 1992
ROSS, S.A.; WESERFIELD, R.W.; JAFFE, J.F. , Finanzas Corporativas. , , 1997
BLANCO, F.; FERRANDO, M. , Dirección financiera de la empresa. , , 1996
PÉREZ, C.; DE LA TORRE, A. ; JIMÉNEZ, J.L. , Dirección financiera de la empresa : teoría y práctica, , 2007 |
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(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.