The course focuses on deriving of and understanding the major formulas used in present value calculations, evaluation of different investment alternatives on total and equity capital and dealing with risk and uncertainty applying sensitivity analysis. The course includes a compulsory course project, in wich the courseparticipants evelop an MS-excel spreadshett for investment decision-making.
Some keywords are: Net Present Value (NPV), Interna rate of Return (IRR), sensitivity analysis, calculations in real and nominal terms, origins of market interest rates, financial decisions.