Evaluation of Investment Projects - a subject offered in English 330-ES1-2OPI#E
Study Profile: General Academic
Study Mode: Full-time
Course Type: Major subject
Class Group: GROUP 3 Major Subjects
Field: Social Sciences, Discipline: Economics and Finance
Year/Semester: Undergraduate studies, Year II, Semester 4
Prerequisites: None
Number of teaching hours divided by type:
Lecture: 15 hours,
Exercises: 30 hours.
Teaching Methods:
• Informative lecture conducted using multimedia presentations and activating methods, allowing students to ask questions and participate in discussions;
• Exercises conducted using activating methods that engage students in independent and group work, as well as discussions: solving tasks and tests, joint discussion of issues on a given topic, problem-solving methods, didactic discussion;
• Demonstration method during asynchronous remote classes;
• Problem-solving methods, didactic discussion, and solving tasks and tests during individual consultations according to the lecturer's consultation schedule, depending on the student's needs.
ECTS Points: 5 points.
Student's Workload (type of student's activity and number of hours):
• Attendance in lectures: 15 hours.
• Participation in exercises: 30 hours.
• Studying course literature: 10 hours.
• Preparation for exercises: 20 hours.
• Preparation for the test: 15 hours.
• Exam preparation: 20 hours.
• Participation in consultations: 12 hours.
• Taking the exam: 3 hours.
Total Student Workload: 125 hours (1 ECTS = 25 hours).
Quantitative Indicators:
• Student workload associated with classes requiring the direct participation of the teacher (Number of hours/ECTS points):
60 hours / 2.4 ECTS
Type of course
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Learning Outcomes in the Area of Knowledge:
• 2OPI_W01 - knows and understands, at an advanced level, the key issues related to the evaluation of investment efficiency - KP6_WG1
• 2OPI_W02 - knows and understands, at an advanced level, the methods of financial mathematics and IT tools for collecting, analyzing, and presenting data used in the process of economic evaluation of the profitability of investment projects - KP6_WG5
Learning Outcomes in the Area of Skills:
• 2OPI_U01 - can use knowledge in the field of the evaluation of investment projects efficiency to analyze and interpret the causes of changes in the level of economic profitability of investment projects - KP6_UW1
• 2OPI_U02 - can properly select data for analyzing and forecasting changes in the level of economic profitability of investment projects using suitable methods, statistical tools, and advanced information and communication techniques - KP6_UW2
• 2OPI_U03 - can independently plan and implement lifelong learning using the acquired knowledge and skills in the field of evaluation of investment efficiency - KP6_UU1
Learning Outcomes in the Area of Social Competences:
• 2OPI_K01 - is prepared for a critical assessment of the knowledge possessed and the content received in the field of evaluation of investment efficiency considering the dynamics of market and social processes occurring globally - KP6_KK1
• 2OPI_K02 - recognizes the significance of knowledge in the field of financial mathematics and evaluation of investment efficiency in the process of analyzing and assessing the economic profitability of investment projects, including seeking expert opinions by using national and international expert reports and studies - KP6_KK2
Assessment criteria
General conditions are defined by the Study Regulations of the University of Białystok (Annex to Announcement No. 6/2022 of the Rector of the University of Białystok dated December 7, 2022).
Lecture:
• A condition for passing the lecture is achieving the assumed learning outcomes. The methods designated for their verification include: a written or oral exam (for students who received a grade of 5.0 from exercises).
• A prerequisite for being allowed to take the exam is achieving the learning outcomes set for the exercises.
• To pass the exam, students must obtain at least 51% of the total possible points.
Exercises:
• A condition for passing the exercises is achieving the assumed learning outcomes. The methods designated for their verification include: a written test and active participation during classes.
• To pass the exercises, students must obtain at least 51% of the total possible points.
Depending on the applicable regulations, tests or final exams may be conducted using electronic means of communication.
Bibliography
Basic and supplementary (selected items - details will be provided directly by the lecture and exercise instructors):
Bojańczyk, M., Corporate finance: new challenges, Akademia Finansów i Biznesu Vistula, Warszawa 2022.
Brigham, E.F., Ehrhardt, M.C., Financial management: theory and practice, Cengage Learning, Ohio 2008.
Brooks, R.M., Financial management: core concepts, Pearson, Boston 2016.
Dębski, W., Theoretical and practical aspects of corporate finance management, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, Łódź 2005.
Gallagher T.J., Financial Management: Principles and Practice, 2016.
Gorlewski, B., Project effectiveness evaluation, Warsaw School of Economics, Warszawa 2015.
Gorlewski, B., Wolański, M., Foundations of project feasibility studies, Warsaw School of Economics Warszawa 2015.
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), IFRS Foundation, [online], https://www.ifrs.org/.
Komorowski, J., Investment projects: management, analysis, evaluation, Warsaw School of Economics, Warszawa 2015.
Lumby S., Jones Ch., Corporate finance: theory and practice, Cengage Learning, Andover 2019.
Melicher, R.W., Norton, E.A., Introduction to Finance: Markets, Investments, and Financial Management, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken 2008.
Additional information
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