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Decision-making in the capital market

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Course ID: 2600-PDI-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED: 04.3 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0411) Accounting and taxation The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title: Decision-making in the capital market
Name in Polish: Podejmowanie decyzji inwestycyjnych na rynku kapitałowym
Organizational unit: Faculty of Management
Course groups: General university courses
General University Courses in Faculty of Management
General university courses in the social sciences
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): 3.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles:
  • the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS;
  • the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h;
  • 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes;
  • weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS;
  • work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.

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Language: Polish
Type of course:

general courses

Prerequisites (description):

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Mode:

Remote learning

Short description:

The course aims to introduce the basics of investing in the capital market. During subsequent meetings, course participants will be introduced to capital market concepts, i.e. classification of financial instruments, supervisory institutions and market participants. In particular, the following will be presented: profitability and risk of financial investments, and basic measures of investment performance. The course will conclude with a presentation on how to manage investment risk, and the basics of investment portfolio construction.

Full description:

Characteristics of the capital market. Regulators and participants

Classification and characteristics of financial instruments.

Assumptions and basics of technical and fundamental analysis, stock market indicators.

Characteristics of financial investments

Determinants of financial investments

Criteria for financial decisions. Rate of return and risk

Basic performance measures of financial investments

Types and measures of investment risk

Investment risk management using futures contracts

Basics of investment portfolio construction

Diversification of investment portfolio risk

Bibliography:

Jajuga K., Jajuga T., Inwestycje, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 2010

Francis J.C. Inwestycje. Analiza i zarządzanie, WIG Press 2000

Ostrowska E. 2011, Portfel inwestycyjny klasyczny i alternatywny, C.H. Beck, Warszawa.

Bodie, Kane, Marcus 2018, Essential of Investments, Mc Grow Hill Education

Learning outcomes:

After the completion of the course the student:

- be able to decide on the choice of instruments to invest in the capital market

- find differences between equity and debt instruments

- decide on the choice of investment

- estimate the investment risk

- apply derivatives to manage financial risk

- compare investment performance

- construct a portfolio of instruments with an assumed level of risk

Assessment methods and assessment criteria:

A pass in the form of a single-choice test in a remote form on an online platform. Possibility to increase the grade by one step for students who actively participate in the classes.

Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span: 2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28
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Type of class:
Lecture, 30 hours, 40 places more information
Coordinators: Renata Karkowska
Group instructors: Renata Karkowska
Students list: (inaccessible to you)
Examination: Course - Grading
Lecture - Grading

Classes in period "Summer semester 2023/24" (in progress)

Time span: 2024-02-19 - 2024-06-16
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Type of class:
Lecture, 30 hours, 40 places more information
Coordinators: Renata Karkowska
Group instructors: Renata Karkowska
Students list: (inaccessible to you)
Examination: Course - Grading
Lecture - Grading

Classes in period "Winter semester 2024/25" (future)

Time span: 2024-10-01 - 2025-01-26
Selected timetable range:
Navigate to timetable
Type of class:
Lecture, 30 hours, 40 places more information
Coordinators: Renata Karkowska
Group instructors: Renata Karkowska
Students list: (inaccessible to you)
Examination: Course - Grading
Lecture - Grading
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