Investments (Classroom and Asynchronous e-learning)
About This Course
This course provides a rigorous introduction to the fundamentals of modern finance and their applications to business challenges in investments. Models of investments are at the heart of every investment decision, whether it is to buy, sell, or hold. As global financial markets evolve, pricing financial assets has become increasingly complex.
Learners will be equipped with the basic understanding and tools to conduct portfolio analysis, make investment decisions, and manage portfolios. This course is suitable for anyone interested in investment and finance for business but possess minimal exposure to this field at a tertiary academic level.
As this micro-credential course is only offered in the FlexiMasters in Business Finance programme, learners are required to enrol into the programme and complete all required courses within this programme.
What You'll Learn
1. Explain various financial assets and instruments and the mechanics, risks, and calculations involved in trading financial assets.
2. Explain the relationship between risk and return and capital allocation.
3. Explain the optimal risky portfolio and efficient diversification.
4. Apply Capital Asset Pricing Model, Arbitrage Pricing Theory, and multi-factor models.
5. Distinguish different forms of Efficient Market Hypothesis and explain their implications on investment decisions.
6. Conduct market research in assigned topics.
7. Evaluate the performance of mutual funds and other portfolios.
Entry Requirements
While no pre-requisites are needed to enroll in the course, learning finance can be challenging. The coverage is comprehensive, and learners are expected to do a lot of readings before and after every class.