Module manager: Julia Zhu
Email: W.Zhu@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
| LUBS1035 | Foundations of Finance |
| LUBS2035 | Finance for Small Business |
| MATH1510 | Financial Mathematics 1 |
This module is approved as a discovery module
Introduction to Finance is intended to provide an introduction to the basic concepts underpinning modern finance. The syllabus provides a basic insight into the concepts and theories underpinning finance as an academic discipline. Indicative content includes: time value of money and discounted cash flow techniques, bond and equity valuation, techniques for making capital investment decisions, project analysis and evaluation, an introduction to the relationship between risk and return and the Capital Asset Pricing Model, cost of capital and short-term capital management. Although a good introduction to finance in its own right, the module also provides a good base on which you can develop your understanding of finance in some of the more advanced finance modules available in levels 2 and 3.
Introduction to Finance is a level 1 module intended to provide an introduction to the basic concepts underpinning modern finance. The module provides a strong base on which students can then build to develop their understanding of finance, banking and the financial markets in the more advanced finance modules available in levels 2 and 3. The module relates theory to current business practice and requires students to confidently use and manipulate financial formulas and numerical data.
On completion of this module, students will be able to:
- Identify key concepts of the time value of money and risk to apply discounted cash flow techniques to value bonds and equities and evaluate investment opportunities;
- Outline relevant contemporary theories and supporting empirical research evidence in corporate finance; and
- Outline some of the mainstream and alternative technical languages and practical uses of corporate finance in companies and the financial markets.
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
- Apply current theory and appropriate analytical tools to solve simple financial problems
- Apply core mathematical and statistical skills to address a range of financial problems
Indicative content
The syllabus provides a basic insight into the concepts and theories underpinning modern finance as an academic discipline and indicative content includes: time value of money and discounted cash flow techniques, bond and equity valuation, techniques for making capital investment decisions, project analysis and evaluation, an introduction to the relationship between risk and return and the Capital Asset Pricing Model, cost of capital and short-term capital management.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 20 | 1.5 | 30 |
| Seminar | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Supervised Workshop | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Independent online learning hours | 10 | ||
| Private study hours | 148 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 42 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
This could include a variety of activities, such as reading, watching videos, question practice and exam preparation.
Formative feedback will be available through feedback on some of the seminar activities as well as Q&A related to the exam.
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 3.0 Hrs Mins | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 100 | |
The resit for this module will be 100% by 3 hour examination.
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 4/29/2024
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