BUS322 Finansielle investeringer og risikostyring

Upon successful completion of the course the student:

Knowledge

• Should have advanced knowledge of the principles of pricing and valuation in financial markets
• Should know portfolio theory and its relation to the capital asset pricing model (CAPM)
• Should know the underlying principles of asset allocation and strategies, and evaluation of fund performance and risk management

Skills

• Should be able to apply the theories and models on practical problems that are relevant to finance professionals
• Should be well familiar with downloading data from databases such as Refinitiv Datastream and other databases, as well as solving optimization problems and carry out analysis of investments and markets in Excel
• Should be able to identify and critically reflect on the ESG dimensions of finance problems

General competence

• Should be well conversant with the concepts, terms and issues in finance
• Should have a solid understanding of how financial markets function and how risk is measured and managed

Exam: K1 - The use of AI is not permitted. See guidelines for use of artificial intelligence (AI) at NMBU.

Manadatory activities: K2 - Specified Use of AI in Accordance with the Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Usage at NMBU.

AI may be used for brainstorming and proofreading in relation to the mandatory assignments. The use of AI must be documented with a brief explanation of which programs were used and how they were applied in the text. Students are responsible for the final content of the text after the language editing process is completed.

Descriptions of AI-category codes.

Three assignments must be approved in order to receive a passing result in the exam.

Approved mandatory activity from the last time the course was held is valid when retaking the course.