1. GENERAL
SCHOOL |
SCHOOL OF ECONOMIC SCIENCES |
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ACADEMIC UNIT |
DEPARMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE |
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LEVEL OF STUDIES |
Undergraduate |
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COURSE CODE |
BA206 |
SEMESTER |
2 | ||
COURSE TITLE |
Financial Mathematics | ||||
INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES |
WEEKLYTEACHING HOURS |
CREDITS | |||
Lectures | 0 | ||||
Hours Lab | 0 | ||||
Hours Exercises | 3 | ||||
Total |
3 | ||||
COURSE TYPE | Scientific Field, Compulsory | ||||
PREREQUISITE COURSES | No | ||||
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION and EXAMINATIONS | Greek | ||||
IS THE COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS | Yes (upon request) | ||||
COURSE WEBSITE (URL) |
https://
eclass.uowm.gr/courses/BA115/
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2. LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning outcomes |
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After successful completion of the course, students are expected to be able to: 1. Achieved familiarity with the basic concepts of modern finance, as these are described in the Course Contents above. 2. Developed their interpretational skills and a critical mind with regard to the use of mathematical models within the context of finance. 3. Gained a solid conceptual background for any further study of financial mathematics |
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General Competences |
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• Decision-making • Autonomous work • Group work |
3. SYLLABUS
The course content includes: • Percentage and practical arithmetic problems • Time value of money • Interest and rate of interest • Simple and compound capitalization • Discounting • Expired and perpetual leases • Initial and final value of future rand • Variable rate loans • Evaluation of investments |
4. TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS - EVALUATION
DELIVERY |
Face to face | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY |
Use of the electronic platform e-class During office hours Presentations are made using Power Point. There is also the possibility of electronic communication via e-mail to the teacher. Providing electronic teaching presentations to Students, via e-class |
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TEACHING METHODS |
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STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION |
• Mid-term Exam 30% • Final Exam(multiple choice, short-answer questions, problem solving) 70% |
5. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
-Suggested bibliography: |
• Sormas, A, and Sarianidis, N. (2020) Applications of Economic Applications of Economic, ALEXANDROS IKE Publications, Kozani • Apostolopoulos, Th. (2003) Financial Mathematics and Banking Facts, Modern Publishing Ltd. [ISBN: 978-960-8165-38-0] • Katopodis & Kikilias (2004), Economic Mathematics, Dimitros Publications Ltd. |
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